Reply to Cost to remove recessed lighting

Forum Index » Home Improvement, Design, and Decorating

Reply to "Cost to remove recessed lighting"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually had a true need to remove 1 recessed light.  We're doing a kitchen reno project and didn't realize it when selecting our kitchen cabinets and crown molding trim, but on install date for cabinets and crown molding, learned one recessed light was too close to enable installation of the crown molding.  Even if removing the decorative trim piece around the recessed light, the thin metal rim of the recessed light prevented installation of crown molding unless/until the recessed light is removed.

Received 1 estimate for removal of the recessed light, which came in at $265. ($85 trip cost, etc, etc).  I was told it will cost same amount to remove the existing recessed light as it will to remove the light and install it in a new location a bit further out from the crown molding.  I'm not tracking on how it is same cost for simply removing the recessed light as it is to install in a new location.  But regardless, this cost does not include repair of the sheetrock hole.  However, I have done that same sheetrock hole repair on one other occasion (same kitchen reno project when repairing hole in ceiling where duct from over the range hood vent previously went up into ceiling).

I was previously able to find a sufficient number and good quality how-to videos to render me confident and capable of repairing the residual hole in ceiling, in a way that secured the space so that should any animal ever get into the attic in the future they woiuld not be able to fall through the hole (installed a short 2x4 brace that traversed above the hold spanning between the nearest studs to right and left) then cut the residual hole into a square shape, purchased a small patch square of sheetrock sold for this sort of patching purpose, and easily secured the square patch of sheetrock into the space. Then used sheetrock tape and 'mud' to smooth the surface of the repair.  You are not at all able to tell there was a repair performed in the area.

So it is possible to remove recessed lighting when truly necessary to remove just one or a few - without replacing the entire ceiling. But not inexpensive. And time consuming if repair done yourself.  Comments above about finding white powder dust within drawers for years to come is entirely true! And frustrating. [/quote]

Is this post from AI?
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics