How to Add Decorative Tiers to a Ceiling

A decorative ceiling can be added to a room to give an elegant look. To enhance a ceiling and make it look nice, you have to use decorative tiers also known as decorative chandeliers, pendants or lighting fixtures. These come in a wide variety of styles such as two-tier, three-tier, four-tier or multi-tiered. You can add these decorative tiers to ceilings as follows.

Step 1 - Turn off the Electrical Power

To begin, you must check to see if the lights are on or off. If they are on, switch them off. This is a safety measure.

Step 2 - Take out Ceiling Board/Canopy

• Remove the screws and take out the board to reach the outlet box for the ceiling
• Carefully take out the connectors to the wiring
• Use an electric tester to see if the electrical power is in the off position.

Step 3 - Remove the Ceiling Electrical Box

• Take out the screws from the brackets that hold the power box in its place
• When the power box is attached to the ceiling rafters with nails, you should use a ply-bar to remove the power box
• Remove the box and carefully take out the wires

Step 4 - Fix the Fixture

• Adjust the fixture brace and make it short by twisting the 5-sided bar
• Put the fixture in place inside the hole and make sure it’s firmly fixed on the ceiling

Step 5 - Connect the Cable

• Take a slotted screwdriver and pry one knock-out plug from the edges of the outlet box
• If there is no cable connector, fix a non-metallic connector onto the knock-out hole on the power box
• Pass the feed cable via the connectors
• Secure the cable into place by tightening the screws on the cable sheath.

Step 6 - Replace the Electrical Power Box

• Put the U-bolt on top of the fixture brace
• Push the flange support into the ends of the threaded bolts
• Fix the nuts tightly on both sides of the U-bolt
• Put the power box back inside the ceiling
• Fix the power box to U-bolt using hexagonal nuts and firmly tighten them

Step 7 - Adjust the Fixture-Mounting Bar

• Take the fixture and remove the shades. Change the length of the fixtures braces by using short wires or taking out chain links
• Pull the nipple into the mounting bar
• Push the wires into the nipple
• Fix the fixture-mounting bar to the power box

Step 8 - Connect the Wires

• Put the ground wire for the cable around the screw and firmly tighten it
• Take the end of the fixture ground wire and attach it to cable ground wire
• Join the ends of the cable and chandelier wires.

Step 9 - Cover the Wires

• Conceal the wires by tucking them inside the power box
• Push the ceiling board back into place and make sure no wire is sticking out
• Put the glass shades and light bulbs back onto the fixture
• Switch on the power to see if the installation is working