Installing A Barn Light On A Stucco Wall

Fish the electrical wire from the box into the wall and to the power source identified in the planning stage.

Installing a barn light on a stucco wall.

Lift the light fixture into place against the wall. Moisten the tip of your finger and smooth the bead of caulk making sure the bead fills all voids between the wall and the fixture. Then trim the conduit back and install a surface mount fixture box sealing the box to the surface of the stucco. Stucco does not have a uniform flat surface so the silicone will ensure the fixture is water tight.

Step 3 turn off the power source and wire the light fixture s according to the included instructions. Twist the ground wire coming from your light fixture to the ground wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion. Apply a bead of exterior silicone caulk along the gap between the fixture and the stucco wall. Yet when installing heavy light fixtures in a stucco exterior there is no second chance at least no second chance that doesn t come with serious repair costs.

Leave the conduit long so that the stucco applicator can install the stucco right around the conduit. Tighten the mounting screws. Make sure they are firmly connected. Thread the two mounting screws through the holes in the mounting plate and into the junction box.

Twist your wire cap on to secure the two wires. Twist the white wire from the light fixture to the white wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.