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Recessed-light debris shields

CanCap keeps paint and ceiling texture out of recessed-light cans during construction

by Roe A. Osborn

• Manufactured by Birk Industries

• 303-408-7463; www.birkindustries.com

• Cost: 6 caps for $15, or 12 for $29

CanCap is an inexpensive and ingenious product that keeps paint and ceiling texture out of recessed-light cans during construction, allowing you to avoid tedious overhead masking. Available in standard sizes, these reusable plastic covers friction-fit into the rough can. For safety, they can be installed only after the lightbulb in the can has been removed.

Photo: Courtesy of Birk Industries

From Fine Homebuilding187 (Houses) , pp. 38 July 1, 2007

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