Change Light Over Stairs

Place the base on the lower stair and slide the upright into the base.

Change light over stairs.

Third insert the locking pins. If you are after something more decorative than just spot lights and strip lights then instead opt for a few simple wall lights. But large light fixtures especially large hanging chandelier fixtures are not cheap or easy to replace when they re installed 17 feet up in the air. Near the top of the stairs between 2 3 steps to the top is a globe type fixture that i will have to pull off before changing the bulb.

Choose wall lights for more decorative lighting. How to use a ladder on stairs with the ladder aide. If you want to replace most other interior light fixtures you just need a few tools and simple step ladder to get to the ceiling but with a heavy hanging fixture that s way up in the air. The distance between each light is the same so that there can be an appropriate wash of light over the stairway.

You have stand on a ladder juggling tools and wire and somehow hold a ceiling fixture in place over your head while you do it. That s all there. Changing a light fixture in the ceiling can be a tricky proposition. Second you slide the platform onto the upright and lower it until the it sits level on the upper step.

The lights in this image are set on the wall at a bit higher point but not so far to the staircase. Underside recessed staircase light. But ladders are all balanced legs. Pick a design that won t protrude too far from the wall and won t look too much if you have a number of them going up the side of your stairs.