A friend of mine wants to replace a porch lamp, but he'd like to find one that includes an electrical outlet on the canopy. This was a common feature on bathroom fixtures, but few outdoor fixtures come with them (for obvious reasons), and the styles found on line that do (GFCI, of course) aren't compatible with his MCM home.
I tried finding just a mounting canopy with outlet that could be substituted for the one that would be included with a more stylish fixture, but had no luck. I've installed plenty of wall and ceiling mounted fixtures and honestly the only difference I've found is that the outdoor ones have a rubber gasket on the back of the canopy, which would be easy enough to reproduce.
The lamp would be well-protected under an eave. The outlet would be used for strings of lights. I was thinking we could find a fixture that uses a length of all-thread that goes through a hole in the center of the canopy and substitute a similar canopy with an outlet -- if just that part by itself can be found.
What do you think? Any other solutions for this would be welcome.
I tried finding just a mounting canopy with outlet that could be substituted for the one that would be included with a more stylish fixture, but had no luck. I've installed plenty of wall and ceiling mounted fixtures and honestly the only difference I've found is that the outdoor ones have a rubber gasket on the back of the canopy, which would be easy enough to reproduce.
The lamp would be well-protected under an eave. The outlet would be used for strings of lights. I was thinking we could find a fixture that uses a length of all-thread that goes through a hole in the center of the canopy and substitute a similar canopy with an outlet -- if just that part by itself can be found.
What do you think? Any other solutions for this would be welcome.