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Hi, long time lurker, first time poster.
My wife has bought some large - very large - pendant lights. They weigh over 5kg each and I'm looking for advice on how to approach the problems they've presented.
Presently there are two decorative ceiling roses. I can't see any screws, so think they are attached to the ceiling by plaster or glue. The ceiling above is airtex. The house as a whole is lath and plaster but I'm unsure if this ceiling is, as the previous owners may have done some work.
The lights come complete with their own (non-decorative) plastic roses, which are set up to support the lights with three supporting wires. I'm guessing I should aim to screw these into the ceiling joists to make things super strong.
However, given the decorative ceing roses, it isn't possible to screw directly into the ceiling - only into the decorative roses themselves. In the middle of the roses, which are convex, there is a gap of about 2-3cm between it and the ceiling. That makes it nearly impossible to screw into the ceiling - I wouldn't know what I was screwing into - joist or nothing else.
Is there any way to attach the pendant lights without removing the decorative roses, which would be a messy job. I'm presuming attaching directly to the decorative roses wouldn't be string enough?
Grateful for any thoughts.
My wife has bought some large - very large - pendant lights. They weigh over 5kg each and I'm looking for advice on how to approach the problems they've presented.
Presently there are two decorative ceiling roses. I can't see any screws, so think they are attached to the ceiling by plaster or glue. The ceiling above is airtex. The house as a whole is lath and plaster but I'm unsure if this ceiling is, as the previous owners may have done some work.
The lights come complete with their own (non-decorative) plastic roses, which are set up to support the lights with three supporting wires. I'm guessing I should aim to screw these into the ceiling joists to make things super strong.
However, given the decorative ceing roses, it isn't possible to screw directly into the ceiling - only into the decorative roses themselves. In the middle of the roses, which are convex, there is a gap of about 2-3cm between it and the ceiling. That makes it nearly impossible to screw into the ceiling - I wouldn't know what I was screwing into - joist or nothing else.
Is there any way to attach the pendant lights without removing the decorative roses, which would be a messy job. I'm presuming attaching directly to the decorative roses wouldn't be string enough?
Grateful for any thoughts.