Mounting Light To Sheet Metal Building

If you have a metal garage or a pole barn style utility building that you would like to hang items on don t worry.

Mounting light to sheet metal building.

Nails won t work very well on metal. 117 bright white triple 3 surface light mounting block model 130110007117 13 23 13 23. Being this was a steel building with i beam structure we knew we d be running lots of conduit. As to mounting the electrical box to the backing board there are many ways to do this.

Planning our steel building electrical conduit runs. Indeed due to their natural lighting effects cost effectiveness and longevity led panel lights are one of the most suitable options out there for a metal building. I dont know of any special box to fit the contours of the sheet metal. Then i would get a drill bit of the correct size for those screws.

Twist the wires to the lamp wires black to black white to white and bare to bare or. Beige cream 1. Strip the cable with a utility knife. Separate the wires and strip the end of each one with a wire stripper.

The major difference is that bolts take the place of nails. Step 7 attach a metal conduit strap on the conduit and onto the building within 3 feet of each box and every 10 feet horizontally or vertically. Set your store. Skylights though not a form of led lighting per se skylights are a common metal building component and are a good means of introducing lots of natural light into your steel structure.

Use a metal conduit strap that corresponds to the conduit size. Hanging items on a metal structure is similar to hanging items on drywall wood or plaster. Out of stock online. Screw self tapping screws or sheet metal screws through the strap and into a structural member of the metal building.

Dryer vent 1 electrical 74 light 14 plumbing hose 12 universal 321 color family. You could always spray foam around the back of the fixture to keep out the critters. Maybe there is a pantentable idea there. We would also need to do a lot of offsets for outlet boxes and measure correct distances to start the 85 degree bends to get the correct overall length.

It isn t all that difficult. Thats how i always done it.