I'd like to hang a new chandelier. It didn't come with a bracket. The existing light in screwed into the ceiling plasterboard but the new light is too heavy for it. I am guessing that I need a round junction box that will allow me to fasten it to the joist as well as connect the wires coming in from the loft and hang the chandelier. What do I need to complete the job. I will be grateful if you could post links as well. Ta very much
Hanging a heavy chandelier
- Thread starter Yukster
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The chandelier should have come with its own fixtures, fitting and instructions - you should follow them.
You will probably need to attach the light to one of your joists and run your cables alongside the joist and into the top of the chandelier if the top is big enough to take the cables. If not then you will need to put the cables into a chocbox and push it into the ceiling void.
You will probably need to attach the light to one of your joists and run your cables alongside the joist and into the top of the chandelier if the top is big enough to take the cables. If not then you will need to put the cables into a chocbox and push it into the ceiling void.
Thanks. Unfortunately there are no instructions. How do I attach the chandelier tot he joist. Do I screw a hook into the joist
There are chandaliers and chandeliers.
How heavy is it? Does it have a chain or a metal bracket and rod?
A picture may help.
How heavy is it? Does it have a chain or a metal bracket and rod?
A picture may help.
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The problem is I cannot see the chandelier and each one will have a different method of installation.
Some will just attach to a hook in the ceiling and the cable wraps around the hook and the chain, others come with a cap that covers the hook and cables.
So yes you could screw a hook into the joist - it obviously needs to be long enough to go through the plasterboard and a good way into the joist itself.
It will also need to be big enough to take the weight of the light fitting itself.
Whatever you do you do not want the light fitting to rely on the cable for support.
you might want to use one of these http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LDMC11E.html
You are the one with the chandelier, not us.
You know how heavy it is, not us.
You can see what kind of hooks or brackets or chains or rods etc could attach to it, not us.
If your general mechanical, tool-using, problem-solving nous is so lacking that you can't work out how best to do it, then you need to get someone in who can.
Here are some pix. The chandelier weighs about 10Kg. The cable wraps around the chain
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What's at the top of the tube in your second picture?
You are the one choosing to read questions on a DIY advice forum.
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What's at the top of the tube in your second picture?
There's no bracket unfortuately
Sorry for being thick, what tube are you referring to?
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