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Lighting Design Dilemma Exterior

HELP: do I really need lights with 5" or smaller backplate?

8 years ago

My contractor has already put in the holes in the wall/wiring (technical term) for the exterior lights, and he told me I need to pick lights with a 5" or smaller backplate. I can't find anything that I like. (I actually can't find anything at all.) Is this really the only option, or is there something he can do to increase the size? I obviously don't know the correct words to use so I'm having a hard time consulting Sir Google on this...

Pic from top side deck, but all the exterior lights are set up this way.

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RL Relocation LLC

8 years ago

yes take down that piece of wood and replace it with a larger one, it can actually be part of the look if you make it larger , pick the light then build the block to suit it... this is childs play in the lighting world.

the real issue is the placement that thing is SO high and above the door jam? make sure the fixture you pick hangs down.

if he cant figure that out, then higher someone who can. remember you pay him. don't let them dictate the outcome.

in fact, he can even mess around with lowering the mounting of it if you have a larger surface area.

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RL Relocation LLC
8 years ago
to have a 4.0 box and only a 5 inch bracket.. they are out there trust me but its not fun to look if you have a style in mind that doesnt work for that.
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Emily R.
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you! He's a great contractor and I'm going to push back on this -- I just don't know if that mounting block is attached to some wiring or something in the guts of the house and it would be a gigantic ordeal to replace them, or if it's really just a matter of unscrewing one $30 piece of wood and replacing it with a bigger one. But now that I know the correct term, I can ask him.
RL Relocation LLC
8 years ago
No that mounting block is NOT electrical its a facade.
RL Relocation LLC
8 years ago
yes it is a simple as a long piece of wood.
RL Relocation LLC
8 years ago
RL Relocation LLC
8 years ago
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kichler-Barrington-16-in-H-Distressed-Black-And-Wood-Medium-Base-E-26-Outdoor-Wall-Light/1000002412
RL Relocation LLC
8 years ago
Hello: The canopy is 4.53 inches in diameter. Thank you for your inquiry.

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Emily R.
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you! I'm going back to my contractor and asking him to put in bigger backplates/mounting blocks.

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