If it s large or flush against a side wall you ll likely have no other place for installation other than above the mirror.
How to install light above bathroom sink.
For pipes with soldered valves heat the junction with a propane torch to melt the solder and remove the valve.
Install the light above the medicine cabinet or mirror at a height of about 75 to 80 inches from the floor.
Mark these lines with a piece of painter s tape.
Both sides of the bathroom mirror.
Vanity lighting comprises any light that is installed over a bathroom sink commonly on either side of or above a mirror.
Measure the height of the base of the light and divide it by two to find the centerline.
You can also use the vanity as a guide.
Now is also a good time to fill any old mounting holes that won t be utilized or covered up.
Run electrical cable to the electrical box from an existing bathroom receptacle or directly from the circuit panel.
The primary place to hang wall sconces in the bathroom is on both sides of the bathroom vanity mirror providing ideal lighting for the sink area.
Level the base plate in the vertical or horizontal position depending on your style of light.
The sink may or may not have a vanity cabinet surrounding it and the mirror might be installed against the wall or part of a functional medicine cabinet.
Install the new light base plate to the box.
This is called crosslighting.
Measure the width of the light at the widest point and.
Be sure to run the circuit wires through a knock out hole.
To avoid burns use pliers to remove the hot valve.
If you only have one receptacle circuit in the bathroom which is common it must.
Place the light about 40 inches above the top of your vanity.
The american lighting association s general rule is to mount them 65 to 70 inches from the floor at about eye level.
The lighting needs remain the same.
Bathroom lights over the mirror should be about 75 to 80 inches from the floor.
To install it clean the pipe and then simply push the valve onto the pipe.
The bathroom mirror height can affect that measurement if it s oversized or hangs higher or lower than normal.
If you re working with a smaller mirror mount bathroom light bars or sconces on either side about 36 to 40 inches apart.
Ideally the vanity will be only.