Totally- very bad idea to hang anything from drywall like that

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May 21, 2019
11:39:47am

cheezedawg medium

Totally- very bad idea to hang anything from drywall like that

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cheezedawg

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Hanging an item from a drywall ceiling

TheLost

5/21/19 11:16am

You miss every shot you don't take.

RyneK

5/21/19 11:19am

can you get into the ceiling from above (attic) and add some backing?

Grit for Brains

5/21/19 11:19am

This is the correct move. Mount a 2X4 between the joists and attach the light to it.

Pimpin4Paradise

5/21/19 11:21am

Nope.. there is no attic/crawl space 🙁

TheLost

5/21/19 11:23am

then I would roll with BYUMizzou suggestion

Grit for Brains

5/21/19 11:24am

In that case, do what Mizzou recommended. A drywall patch is simple.

Pimpin4Paradise

5/21/19 11:24am

Sounds like that is what i'll have to do 🙁

TheLost

5/21/19 11:27am

Another option is a decorative board big enough to span two joists.

Left Shark Coug

5/21/19 11:27am

consider something like this

Creekster

5/21/19 11:20am

Is the cover of the light over the hardware larger than 9" in diameter? How large a hole could you conceal?

Q-grr

5/21/19 11:56am

This is what i'm hanging...

TheLost

5/21/19 12:10pm

How long is it? It looks almost like you could adapt to using the joists. Even offset

Q-grr

5/21/19 12:19pm

40" total.. the joists run parallel to the light.

TheLost

5/21/19 12:27pm

You could do a 12" cut out and place a couple of cantilevers above and set a backing

Q-grr

5/21/19 12:34pm

I think i'm just going to put in some Retrofit Ceiling Fan braces...

TheLost

5/21/19 12:45pm

If it was me, I'd cut out a section of drywall and install a board between the

BYUMizzou

5/21/19 11:20am

Assuming the spot is inaccessible from the attic, but yes.

Left Shark Coug

5/21/19 11:26am

Yep....this is the way to go.

Borg

5/21/19 11:27am

Totally- very bad idea to hang anything from drywall like that

cheezedawg

5/21/19 11:39am

I wanted to do something similar with a projector and people convinced me to put

5/21/19 11:22am

I've used those to hang a couple of TVs on my walls...

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

5/21/19 11:29am

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