Getting the lights and pot rack lined up to the island is not hard, it just takes a little bit of time; here is what you need:
- Plumb-bob.
- String (Mason's line is the best).
- Ruler.
- Small Square.
- A few nails and hammer.
- Painter's tape.
1- Initial set up:
- Set the rack and lights on island, in the positions you want them to be on the ceiling.
- Make sure you have everything where you want it and that everything is centered.
- Have a someone else to look at it and verify its correct.
2- Marking the pain points on ceiling:
- The two pendant lights make the "long axis" of the layout.
- Put tape on the island and mark the center of the lights.
- Use a plumb-bob to transfer the marks to the ceiling.
- Check the marks against the closest side wall, just to make sure things were OK.
3- Laying out the ceiling:
- Drive a nail at the two points you marked on the ceiling and stretch a string tightly between them.
- Once you figure out where you want the chains to go, mark the positions on the ceiling along the line.
- Using a square, mark the positions from the line where the pot-rack bolts actually go.
- One the marks were in place, check everything against the side wall to verify.
- Put the pot rack chains going slightly outward in both directions; this helps stabilize it and reduce the "swing set" effect. Once a few pans were put on it, it hardly moves at all.
4- Mounting the rack:
- Using toggle-bolts, etc.
- Drive nails through the ceiling where the bolts when and when up in the attic and put some blocking in place.
- Pulling out insulation and putting this in is a pit of a pain, but don't skip it.
- Here is a fairly good article from Lowes on adding blocking for a rack: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Build/hngpotrck.html
- Plumb-bob.
- String (Mason's line is the best).
- Ruler.
- Small Square.
- A few nails and hammer.
- Painter's tape.
1- Initial set up:
- Set the rack and lights on island, in the positions you want them to be on the ceiling.
- Make sure you have everything where you want it and that everything is centered.
- Have a someone else to look at it and verify its correct.
2- Marking the pain points on ceiling:
- The two pendant lights make the "long axis" of the layout.
- Put tape on the island and mark the center of the lights.
- Use a plumb-bob to transfer the marks to the ceiling.
- Check the marks against the closest side wall, just to make sure things were OK.
- Drive a nail at the two points you marked on the ceiling and stretch a string tightly between them.
- Once you figure out where you want the chains to go, mark the positions on the ceiling along the line.
- Using a square, mark the positions from the line where the pot-rack bolts actually go.
- One the marks were in place, check everything against the side wall to verify.
- Put the pot rack chains going slightly outward in both directions; this helps stabilize it and reduce the "swing set" effect. Once a few pans were put on it, it hardly moves at all.
4- Mounting the rack:
- Using toggle-bolts, etc.
- Drive nails through the ceiling where the bolts when and when up in the attic and put some blocking in place.
- Pulling out insulation and putting this in is a pit of a pain, but don't skip it.
- Here is a fairly good article from Lowes on adding blocking for a rack: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Build/hngpotrck.html
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