Mud Around Recessed Lighting

You can use hot mud fast setting drywall compound to fill in the gap smoothing it out so that it is even with the existing drywall.

Mud around recessed lighting.

Plan 1 replacing the light fixture the first way to air seal a recessed light is by replacing it with a non perforated ic rated model then sealing with caulk. This is the best way i ve found to prep and paint around recessed lighting. The bulb is recessed so the light appears to come from a perfectly round or square hole in the ceiling. Lightolier ca2fmr ca2x2fmr flush mount mud in ring for calculite 1 75 inch fixtures.

There are a few different approaches to producing tighter recessed light fixtures. This is the best way i ve found to prep and paint around recessed lighting. Use a hand held jab saw to patiently file away drywall until the recessed light fits into the hole. The gash is about 4 5 long and about 1 2 deep.

Hi all i have a recessed can that has a gap in one area that is bigger then the trim. Recessed and surface mounted led fixtures for hard t bar drop coffered beam ceiling types and more. The best solution is exclusion. Around the lights i will tape and caulk then paint the entire ceiling.

You can easily screen wasps out of larger spaces like roof vents but the best solution for most light fixtures is household caulking. You can then texture and paint to finish. Please note that 4 of the lights are above the shower and the other 4 are semi exposed to moisture if that changes the repair method. Jump to latest follow 1 11 of 11 posts.

Any type will do. The round has either a sharp edge or a smooth sort fu. Discussion starter 1 jun 18 2013. Once the mud has set use fiberglass mesh tape over the patch to reinforce it and then apply a thin layer of mud over the mesh tape.

From landscape lighting to area lights and architectural sign lighting. Several companies pure and wac among others make recessed lighting that gets plastered or spackled into place there is no metal trim ring. I spray foamed it from the top so it is as sealed as i am going to make it for now. Best way to seal gap in drywall around recessed lighting trim.

A non perforated recessed light can doesn t have any holes for air to escape. If the hole is more than just slightly too small draw a new circle around the hole and cut along that new circle. Blending seamlessly with walls and ceilings the vector mud in flange removes all traces of the light fixture save for. Joined jun 18 2013 4 posts.