Ceiling Wiring Help

[Ms-Dimity]

Is the ceiling accessible from the floor above? it may be easier to lift a floorboard and fix a wooden batten in place from above wedged between the joists.  other wise you will have to do as Sharpend suggests.  It may be easier to make a larger access hole from below to make it easier to fix a batten from downstairs. Plasterboard is thick enough to sink a plasterboard screw into sufficiently below the surface so you can patch and fill then paint over afterwards if needed. Depending upon how crumbly your ceiling is, you may need to make bigger access just so that you can reach a sufficiently strong section of ceiling to fix your batten to.

Doc H.

Thanks, Hudson.

I managed to get some timber in the end and install the bracket. I'll wire it up soon. Let there be light ... Voilà!

 

[Sharpend]

Well done, ask if there’s anything else we can help with. 

 

[Ms-Dimity]

Well done, ask if there’s anything else we can help with. 

I got it up and it's working ... I'm pretty chuffed with myself. 

Big thanks to all of you,

Leilei