Opening up holes for down lights

[J.C.E]

Morning

any tips on neat ways of opening up a already cut 60mm hole in plasterboard ceiling into a 74mm hole for slightly larger down lights.

or is it just a case of pad saw- slow and steady?

cheers guys

 

[Matth]

I like the oops arbour, might have to invest in one !!

 

[vernam616]

1/ Cut a template of the correct size hole in a piece of plywood.
2/ Hold the plywood over the hole you want to enlarge.
3/ Place the hole saw in the plywood and apply a slow speed to mark and start the hole.
4/ Then either apply more pressure until you're through or remove plywood template and finish the hole cut.
5/ Don't forget to move the existing cables to one side and check also that you actually have the room to make the hole.
6/ Some existing holes sit close to joists, so you may need to offset the new hole.

I can't beleve how many replies there have been here when the problem was solved within the first reply post!

Holesaw within holesaw is exactly how i do it, also with the same dust shroud, saves loads of mess from cutting downlighters


That post above is just comical, what a mess about trying to hold plywood up whilst padsawing the hole out

 

[HandySparks]

That post above is just comical, what a mess about trying to hold plywood up whilst padsawing the hole out

Eh? Where did ackbar mention a padsaw?

In fact, if you need to offset the new hole, to avoid a joist for example, a template is the best way to do it.