While I was in the midst of my bathroom reno I decided to take down the ceiling light and see if I could rewire it so the light and fan worked independantly.

It is one of those bowl shaped fixures with the nut at the bottom holding everything up. Easy to take off, right? HA! I was turning and turning and turning and it wasn’t coming off, or even looking like it was loosening up. Then finally it came off and what did I find?

This is how the fixture was being supported…

I kid you not. Thankfully that duct tape never failed or else it would landed directly on someones head if they were in the room. A 15 minute run to Home Depot and $5 later I had the proper fixture screws and nuts and it was put back together correctly.

WHAT WERE THESE PEOPLE THINKING???