Nope it's very easy to do too,just support them with jack chain so the lights are not just sitting on the-ceiling:thumbsup:I am looking at putting in some 6 inch remodel cans in a dropped ceiling with 2x2 tiles that appear to be of good quality. Has any one had any problems doing this. It is in a persons residence.
Thanks Dave
Nope it's very easy to do too,just support them with jack chain so the lights are not just sitting on the-ceiling:thumbsup:
I am looking at putting in some 6 inch remodel cans in a dropped ceiling with 2x2 tiles that appear to be of good quality. Has any one had any problems doing this. It is in a persons residence.
Thanks Dave
You can use either jack chain or tie wire,also it could be a state thing we use jack chain or tie wire,depending preference :thumbsup:Jack chain, Never heard of using that . I thought that only support wires were to be used.
Jack chain, Never heard of using that . I thought that only support wires were to be used.
I am looking at putting in some 6 inch remodel cans in a dropped ceiling with 2x2 tiles that appear to be of good quality. Has any one had any problems doing this. It is in a persons residence.
Thanks Dave
Why would you use remodel cans for this application? Why not standard cans?
Jack chain, Never heard of using that . I thought that only support wires were to be used.
This is for a landscaper I work with and he bought his own cans.
It actually says in the code that if installed in a dropped ceiling that it has to be attached to the structure. So you can't use an old work can.
It actually says in the code that if installed in a dropped ceiling that it has to be attached to the structure. So you can't use an old work can.
The wires to the deck above are for siesmic requirements.Wouldn't that be tie wire to the deck above?:?
And what would prohibit someone from using an old work can as long as they cobbled together a way to also attach it to the structure?
Does the attachment method have to be part of the product's listing to satisfy you?
The wires to the deck above are for siesmic requirements.
If it's built, it's a sturcture. I don't have the standards right in front of me, but it's no different than screwing a 2x4 to the grid and then putting the wires on the oppisite corners. You want that ceiling to move together otherwise harmonics step in and the lighter stuff and the heavier stuff starts seperating and you beat the ceiling apart. If that does happen then the wires are there to keep the fixture from falling down.You said secured to the structure.
I do not consider a ceiling grid to be 'the structure'.