hi folks - I’m replacing an old (1967 house) original recessed light in my hall and noticed that the original light housing is fastened in a difficult manner. It appears that the nailing bars that fasten the housing to the joists are designed such that they are nailed to the bottom of the joists. I wonder how they expected someone to ever get the housing out, or did they think they would last forever? I must be missing something? Seems to me that now days the housings have adjustable bars that can stretch out and be nailed to the side of the joists. So it seems that for me to remove the old housing I’ll need to use a hacksaw and hold it parallel to the ceiling and saw down on each of the 4 bars? (I can access the fixture from the unfinished attic). Does that seem correct or am I obviously missing something? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated?

Hello do-it-yourselvers, Recently moved into a new home. The outside front door light fixture is a flush mount that looks a lot like this ([url=http://www.lightinguniverse.com/flush-mount-ceiling-lights/kichler-lighting-9322bk-new-street-2-light-flush-mount-ceiling-light_g13143.html?isku=330464&linkloc=cataLogProductItemsImage]Kichler Lighting 9322 New Street 2 Light Flush Mount Ceiling Light - Lighting Universe[/url]). The fixture was probably installed in 1978 when the house was built. I'm sure the bulb has been changed since then but when it blew out this past week, we can't seem to get to it to change it. We've removed the two screws that seem to hold on the cover but alas we are unable to remove it to get to the bulb. We've tried getting to it by pushing in the glass covers but they either don't move or simply press up against the bulb and don't go anywhere else. We feel like by pulling on the fixture cover there is still something holding it to the overhang over the front door. We are completely baffled. We'd welcome any suggestions you might have. Thanks.