Here's how to remove an old light and install a ceiling fan brace so you can properly install a new ceiling fan. | Family Handyman

Replacing a ceiling light doesn’t have to be hard! Keep yourself safe by turning off the breaker and double checking the power is off with a non-contact voltage tester. Remove the old fixture and add your new mounting bracket. To wire start by attaching the bare copper wire to the green screw (if present) AND the bare copper wire in the ceiling. Then the black wires match together and get twisted around each other and capped with a wire nut. Same with the white wires - wrap around each other and