DIY Day: Changing a Home Light Switch
Welcome to DIY Day at LGBTSr, a weekly feature about doing things ourselves – in the home, outside, wherever a project needs completing. My husband Frank and I moved to our rural home in New Jersey five years ago, after commuting back and forth to our apartment in New York City for ten years. The apartment is gone, and I’ve had to learn to take care of a home without the help of a building super! We call experts when it’s needed (plumber, electrician, landscaper), but there are a lot of little things a house demands of you that you can do yourself.
I’ll also be including other DIY projects in the coming weeks and months: crafts, gardening, starting microbusinesses (eBay here I come!), as I embrace my own retirement from full-time work and dive into life with a lot more free time. I recently had to replace a switch in our bathroom, so this was my first choice for DIY Day. Be sure the electricity to any switch or circuit is off before you try fixing it! And if you’re not confident, ask for help.
There are two videos today: the first is a simple one-switch how-to, which is what I did. the second is longer and more involved. Hopefully one of them will work for you. I DIY-ed it, now you can, too!
I will cover the complete process of changing out or wiring a 2-way light switch. I will also show an example of a 3-way light switch just in case that is the type you need to replace. This video is made with the beginner in mind and as such, I cover all aspects of the project to ensure you only need to take 1 trip to the home improvement store