Review on Wellmet Farmhouse Chandelier Lighting Adjustable by Michael Rasberry

I gave this chandelier 5 stars for its finished look but there are a few things to know about the installation that others have also pointed out. Here's what I think: PROS: - Looks GREAT, ESPECIALLY with the Edison bulbs we bought from Home Depot with coiled elements. VERY cool-Good value for money CONS:-Installation is not difficult but tricky. I'll explain below - The mounting bracket design isn't perfect and may require some modifications (ours did). The following cannot make your installation smooth - Adjusting the length of the cables. There is a collar that the cord goes through into the base that goes all the way up to the ceiling. You unscrew this collar to release the tension and pull the cord up through the hole to shorten it, or down to lengthen it. You wrap the extra cord around the base. One person mentioned having trouble keeping the cable in the base while trying to attach it to a bracket on the ceiling. I used surface mounts and zip ties at the base to route any excess cables so that the cables are flush/flat at the base. This saves me from the hassle of threading with one hand, as well as trying to hold the jig and tightening the knurled nuts on the screws hanging from the bracket with the other hand. I recommend getting the cords to the length you need and plugging in all cords BEFORE attempting to ceiling mount the light. Remember that you are doing all of this while the wires from the light fixture are attached to the wires coming out of the ceiling, so you should be able to turn the light to within a few inches of the ceiling with one hand hold and then insert the wires. into the box and the light wires into the base, AND then screw in the knurled nuts, so FIRST remove the wires and it's one less problem when you mount the light. A second person is very helpful. Our box in the ceiling was oriented so the holes were parallel to our table. In other words, the holes run in the same direction as the table. The bracket is a slotted bar welded to a round slotted sheet metal. The strip of metal covers the holes in the bracket when your box is oriented like this, so I had to drill holes to get the screws through the bracket and into the box. How to attach the bracket to the ceiling. The mount is only supported in the center by screwing into the box, but the bolts that go through the base are a few inches long where the mount is unsupported, originally leaving a gap between the base and the ceiling existed. I simply used drywall screws on each side next to the screws that are hanging down and have gone through the strip and into the ceiling. It didn't need any extra support, so I didn't use anchors. A simple penetration into the drywall was enough to close the gap. Oh, and the screws pointing down from the bracket need to be tight and spaced so they line up through the holes in the base before attaching the bracket to the ceiling. These are not bolts that snap and cannot be tightened once you have secured the mount to the ceiling. So the installation was not easy again, but I did it myself with the help of my wife. We didn't have to hire an electrician to install it and it came out great.