How to Install a Ceiling Light With No Electrical in a Mobile Home

Mobile homes often require inventive workarounds for the installation of convenient lighting. Installing a ceiling light without hardwiring it into the electrical system allows for the practical addition of inexpensive lights into any room of a mobile home. By purchasing a light that uses a standard electrical cord and plugs into a standard outlet, it is possible to hang the light in the center of the ceiling and run the cord for it back down the wall to the outlet.

Standard-outlet lamp
Stud finder
Open eyehook
Pliers
Drywall anchor
Drill
Drill bits
Carpentry stapler
Staples
Extension cord (if necessary)
Electrical tape

Instructions

- 1
  Determine the location at which the ceiling light will be installed. Look for the possibility of joists in the ceiling using the stud finder. Drill a hole into the joist if it is found. Drill in a drywall anchor if the joist cannot be found, as is often the case in mobile homes.
- 2
  Insert an eyehook into the hole or drywall anchor. Rotate the eyehook until it is completely installed in the ceiling, using pliers if necessary to rotate the eyehook.
- 3
  Pass the light through the eyehook and run the cord along the ceiling toward the wall. Staple the cord to the ceiling every 3 feet, being very careful to center the staples on either side of the cord and not pierce it. Staple the cord directly in the corner between the wall and ceiling.
- 4
  Run the cord down the wall, stapling it in place every 3 feet. Continue to staple the cord until it reaches the wall outlet. Plug the cord in and turn the ceiling light on.

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