Checking Clearance for Recessed Lighting

By Clifford A. Popejoy Don't cut the hole unless you know there's enough room for the fixture. In this video, Cliff Popejoy, an electrical contractor in Sacramento, California, shares his trick of drilling small holes and then probing the ceiling for clearance to prevent choosing the wrong location for recessed lights. Learn more from Cliff's article, "Retrofitting Recessed Lights," in the December 2004/January 2005 issue of Fine Homebuilding. Click here for the article Return to this month's Fine Homebuilding page Return to the Fine Homebuilding archive