My yard sale chandeliers
How can I hang this chandelier?
by
Belen Ramos
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Hi, I bought this chandeliers at a yard sale then I realized that the base was missing. How can I hang this chandelier up in my ceiling? Thank you!
Lots of videos here! If you are replacing a light there should be a crossbar mounted to the box. If there is none you will need one.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PUCo2aXVAU
Buy a ceiling base for it at Home Depot or another hardware store.
You attach it to the piece that is in the outlet up there now but I guess you will need new decorative screws to hold it up there. Perhaps you can use the ones from the old fixture or you can buy them at a hardware store
Let us know how it goes! Good luck!!!
I have 40+ years a construction sub contractor. If you do not know about attaching electrical fixtures with missing parts or what is needed to attach a heavy ceiling fixture correctly/safely, you should not be messing around with it. You are dealing with 120 volts of electricity, that can stop a heart &/or cause permanent damage to the heart & other organs. You can also find yourself in a fire situation in the middle of the night or while you are away. Knowing just enough to be DANGEROUS... IS A THING. I have to recommend you get professional help from a licensed electrician; it is a whole lot cheaper than lifelong expensive medical bills or burning the house down, or just having it fall down on a kid or Aunt Helen. Just a Professional's safety recommendation. If it is already installed, the local fire dept. will for free check it out. They really don't want to put out fires, just prevent them instead.