Install Recessed Can Light — Install New Electrical Box for Light Fixture

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How to Add a Light Inside an Under-Stair Closet · Step 2 of 9

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After ensuring power is off, use a drywall saw or a hole saw (if the fixture comes with a template) to cut a hole in the center of the closet ceiling for the can light fixture. Route electrical wire from the power source (or previous switch box) to this opening. Connect the electrical wires from the circuit to the can light fixture according to the manufacturer's instructions, ensuring correct polarity (typically black to black, white to white, and ground to ground). Secure the can light into the ceiling opening using its integrated clips or mounting hardware.

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closet if you have what's called a strip closet where it's just two feet deep and say five or six feet wide typically a light is not needed in that and it's going to be blocked by the clothes anyways but if you have say a four foot by four foot closet you probably want to put a little can light right in the middle of that and a switch outside the door so you can see what you're doing inside the closet

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Install Recessed Can Light — Install New Electrical Box for Light Fixture

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How to Add a Light Inside an Under-Stair Closet · Step 2 of 9

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After ensuring power is off, use a drywall saw or a hole saw (if the fixture comes with a template) to cut a hole in the center of the closet ceiling for the can light fixture. Route electrical wire from the power source (or previous switch box) to this opening. Connect the electrical wires from the circuit to the can light fixture according to the manufacturer's instructions, ensuring correct polarity (typically black to black, white to white, and ground to ground). Secure the can light into the ceiling opening using its integrated clips or mounting hardware.

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closet if you have what's called a strip closet where it's just two feet deep and say five or six feet wide typically a light is not needed in that and it's going to be blocked by the clothes anyways but if you have say a four foot by four foot closet you probably want to put a little can light right in the middle of that and a switch outside the door so you can see what you're doing inside the closet

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