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    bellzerr Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 29, 2010, 11:23 AM
    How to replace an old porcelain lamp socket in a 1950s slat and plaster ceiling?
    There appears to be no junction box in this old 1950s home. Can this be right? To install a new flush mount fixture will I first need to install a junction box? If I cut through the plaster and slats (current hole in plaster is small and close-fitting around socket) how will I be able to secure the junction box?
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    Sep 29, 2010, 11:33 AM

    Try this:
    old work box ceiling - Google Product Search
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    Sep 29, 2010, 11:44 AM
    What Strat provided is great, but keep in mind the box he provided is only for a light fixture.

    If, by chance, you are installing a ceiling fan, the box needs to be rated for a ceiling fan.
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