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sconces and coach lamps
Ok... I need to run the wiring tape, and I have no fixtures to test
with. I'll get the fixtures in April. Now, here are my problems: 1. How do I attach exterior coach lamps? I know that I'll run the tape around the top of the front door, on the inside. I also know that I'll have to drill hole(s) (presumably first) to run the wires for the coach lamps through the exterior wall. Then what? I'm guessing I can't wallpaper the inside of this room until the coach lamps are installed on the outside. Is there hardware to make this easier? 2. How do I attach sconces? Again, I know that I'l run the tape up the wall, and then I'll wallpaper over it. But how do the sconces attach? 3. Hanging ceiling fixtures: On the first floor it's no biggie. I run the tape on the floor above, and then when I get the fixtures, I run them through a hole in the ceiling, then lay the flooring over it. But what about the second story fixtures? If I run the tape then paper over it (the fixtures will be at the top of the peak) then how do I get the fixures through the paper and into the tape - and what keeps them from falling? The dollhouse is small - only 9" ceilings, so I'm sticking with ceiling lamps, rather than dangling chandeliers. Does that make any difference to ease of installation? Cathy Weeks |
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"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... Ok... I need to run the wiring tape, and I have no fixtures to test with. I'll get the fixtures in April. Now, here are my problems: 1. How do I attach exterior coach lamps? I know that I'll run the tape around the top of the front door, on the inside. I also know that I'll have to drill hole(s) (presumably first) to run the wires for the coach lamps through the exterior wall. Then what? I'm guessing I can't wallpaper the inside of this room until the coach lamps are installed on the outside. Is there hardware to make this easier? 2. How do I attach sconces? Again, I know that I'l run the tape up the wall, and then I'll wallpaper over it. But how do the sconces attach? 3. Hanging ceiling fixtures: On the first floor it's no biggie. I run the tape on the floor above, and then when I get the fixtures, I run them through a hole in the ceiling, then lay the flooring over it. But what about the second story fixtures? If I run the tape then paper over it (the fixtures will be at the top of the peak) then how do I get the fixures through the paper and into the tape - and what keeps them from falling? The dollhouse is small - only 9" ceilings, so I'm sticking with ceiling lamps, rather than dangling chandeliers. Does that make any difference to ease of installation? Cathy Weeks Coach lamps: I have brick on my house. I ran the coach lamp wire between the brick and then put mortar over it. If you have siding you can run the wire under the siding overlap. I ran the wire under the side molding of the front door to the floor inside and connected it with grommets to tapewire on the floor. No need to drill holes. 2. Sconces. Your basic question was how to keep the sconce on the wall. I use superglue gel - a few dabs. Be careful not to get it on the wires as it can corrode them. I would do the same with ceiling lights. I hang sconces with an alternate method as I didn't like the tapewire going up the wall. Here are the ways I do it. a) sconce not near anything. Make a vertical groove in the wall running from the floor to the sconce and put the wire from the sconce in the groove. Putty over the groove and attach sconce to tapewire. If you are running tapewire above the baseboard you can attach it at that point. b) sconce near doors or fireplace. Make a horizontal groove from the sconce to the door or fireplace. Put wire from sconce in the groove. You can then run the sconce wire under the door molding or behind the firepace. If the wire isn't long enough you can extend it with extra wire and shrink tubes or solder. I use shrink tubes. Some people run the wire from the sconce through the wall to the room behind it so that's also a possibility. Carol S P Miniatures http://www.spminiatures.com |
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"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... (Cathy Weeks) wrote in message . com... I know that I'll run the tape around the top of the front door, on the inside. I also know that I'll have to drill hole(s) (presumably first) to run the wires for the coach lamps through the exterior wall. Then what? I'm guessing I can't wallpaper the inside of this room until the coach lamps are installed on the outside. Is there hardware to make this easier? I forgot to mention that the clapboard siding is milled into the MDF. (So running wire under siding isn't an option). Cathy Weeks Not under the siding, but under where the siding overlaps. There should be a little overlap between siding pieces. , Carol S P Miniatures http://www.spminiatures.com |
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