Changing bulbs in more challenging ceiling fixtures

Sure there's enough info. on the Internet on how to change awkwardly designed light fixtures with halogen bulbs, etc.

Looks like maybe I should invest one day...a pole with claws to help clamp onto a ceiling light bulb in a tightly designed light fixture --ie. track lighting,etc.

What a headache. And that's just one design out of several at home, that's awkward. Looks cool, but awkward to change bulbs.

And light bulbs are not cheap though I realize some bulbs are more energy efficient. I wince just even thinking about getting a faux modern chandelier with flame shaped bulbs.

We had some spectacularly awkward ceiling fixtures in the Cleveland apartment. They were awkward not because of design, but because of age an a variety of silly things. It turned out that someone had painted over the parts of the fixture that had to be unscrewed to change the bulbs. Add to it the fact that the floor was uneven, and it was just as well that we didn't have a ladder!

My parents have recessed lighting in their basement, and for whatever reason it just eats bulbs. Pain in the neck, if you ask me.

We have hanging lamps over the entry stairs.:eek: I can just reach them from a stepladder on the outside of the railing, but it's pretty scary. By rights we should erect a scaffold on the stairs, or get one of those $200 telescoping ladders, but to change a light bulb I just refuse.

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Originally Posted by OakLeaf

We have hanging lamps over the entry stairs.:eek: I can just reach them from a stepladder on the outside of the railing, but it's pretty scary. By rights we should erect a scaffold on the stairs, or get one of those $200 telescoping ladders, but to change a light bulb I just refuse.

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I know someone who broke his knee really badly and spent 6 months in a wheelchair after taking a chance with a ladder. It's not worth the risk.