5 inch can in a 6 inch hole

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I have a dilema.

Without thinking, I drilled a hole in sheetrock to install a 5 inch can and drilled a hole for a 6 inch one. (old work)

I was thinking of installing a 6 inch can but it won't match the rest of the cans I already installed.

Now my hole to big. There is a wood I can at least screw into on 1 side that will hold the can in place. Still need better support. What do I do with the other side.

Any suggestions?
 
Vinniem said:
Without thinking, I drilled a hole in sheetrock to install a 5 inch can and drilled a hole for a 6 inch one. (old work)

I was thinking of installing a 6 inch can but it won't match the rest of the cans I already installed.
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I haven't tried this. But, will a 5" trim fit on a 6" can ( cover the opening ), it's not the can that's visible it's the trim.
 
Vinnie, there are over-sized trim-rings available, but they may not come that wide. You might be stuck with having to patch the ceiling and re-make your hole.
 
Didn't the OP say that it was old work. What are the clips for the can going to attach to if the hole is 1" over sized?

I think that you are going to have to patch the ceiling and recut the hole.
 
Okay-- you blew it so now you need to fix it. Take a piece of 1/4" plywood or Luann and cut the correct size hole out of it. Now cut the piece square so that it is a hair smaller than the 6" hole you cut. Slide the piece up into the hole and try to fasten it through the sheetrock very near the edge of the hole.

Get someone to fix the hole then pop in you can unless the trim you have is extra large, then you won't have to mud it in.
 
This is why I always stay on good terms with drywall people. Yeah they can be frustrating when they cover boxes or rotozip wires but they come in real handy when we drill through a wall, step through a ceiling.......

Up here where I'm at it works best to work as a team.
 
if you wipe the edge of the piece with mineral spirits, you can use liquid nails to glue it back. then when it dries, recut a 5" hole. just key in the adhesive with a scrap of wood to make it a good mate with the glue. the good news on remodel cans is that the clips will fit, whereas if you patch it, the clips tend to get stressed or not work at all.
 
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i recall one job where the path of least resistance was to install an access door that we had in the truck to fix the place where i had stepped through the ceiling.
 
I remember working as an Apprentice, with JW, and we were working in this old Italian Barbers shop. He had to cut a spot in the wall, through paneling. When the Barber quizzed the JW on the hole, he looked at him - "You're a handsome man, I think a nice picture of you there would spruce up the place". Needless to say, the Barber didn't think it amusing.

One thing about working that job, you couldn't start the job without sitting down with him and have a cup of coffee with a shot of Anisette.
 
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