Recessed lighting dilemma! Need advice please!
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Comments (0)We have a 2076WH Lightolier recessed fixture in our living room and want to replace it with an eyeball recessed light. Is there a fairly easy way to do this or will it involve replacing the entire housing in the ceiling?...See MoreNeed advice on kitchen recessed lighting
Comments (3)Harry, The lights linked recess into the drywall and don't require a can. sjmaye, There are recessed LED systems which include a housing for the LED lights (recessed housing that are installed into the ceiling). The lights you linked from Amazon don't require cans. I don't know the risks to these but I am not sure these are UL approved lights that you linked so check for that. I also wonder about how well they dissipate heat. The lights from Home Depot are very different from the Amazon ones and don't require a recessed housing either. The unit is also not UL listed. This may be an issue in certain jurisdictions. I wonder about replacements in the event of a failure with these units though. The price is not bad for the product you get. I personally like 4" LED cans. Depending on how tall your ceilings are, 3" can may not provide enough light and you will need more of them for your design. Good luck!...See Moreneed advice for recessed lighting in great room
Comments (0)Hello all, we are in the process of having a new home built. Here is the dilemma I'm focusing in on today. Our living room is going to be 19' long x 17'wide, with a vaulted ceiling that will be 14' high in the middle, then it comes down to meet 8' walls. I would like to light this room with recessed lighting. Here's where it gets a little confusing to me. I've spent hours reading on recessed lighting and I'm still not sure exactly what I should do. I know that the recessed lights are going to be the main ( and possibly only ) light source in that room, and I'd like to use LED lights. Should I use 5 or 6 in. lights ( I'm assuming 6 inch ) ? Should I have 8 or 10 lights total in the room ( or some other number) ? Should I use the "eyeball" aimable lights so that the lights can be aimed to project straight down, or would it be having those lights at the same angle as the ceiling, and naturally on opposing sides ? I had planned on putting 2 lights ( opposing each other ) on one switch, and using dimmer switches on all of them, will this be a little "overkill" ? I've talked to the builder about this, and he really hasn't been much help, he is an old fashioned guy, builds a heck of a nice house, but isn't terribly up to date with things like LED lighting. Any input from some of the pros on here would be greatly appreciated. Also, if it matters , the room will have a corner fireplace, and the one exterior 17' wall will have a lot of windows, including high mounted fixed glass. This is also the only "living room" in the house, there's no den, family room....etc. Thanks...See MoreRecessed Kitchen Lighting...Advice Needed
Comments (1)Here is the layout I’m considering. The actual photo below shows the kitchen with mockups I taped to the ceiling in the locations I THINK are appropriate. I really want to go with 4” recessed cans if possible. With this plan I would be using (5) 4” cans. I’m just not sure that 4” is a good idea with a 10’ ceiling. Thoughts? Anyone? I had originally thought I would need additional recessed lights in the center of the kitchen, but much of what I’ve read online seems to follow the idea that the recessed lights around the perimeter (front edge of countertop, in front of fridge and pantry) will provide all the ambient light that’s needed in the center of the kitchen. IE: it seems the current trend is to light up elements in the kitchen and not the kitchen floor. With our kitchen size/layout, do you believe this would be true? Assuming I do go with 4” recessed, I think I will go with the Halo 4” LED retrofits (625 lumens) or the EcoSmart (600 lumens). But again I’m not sure that’s a good idea with a 10’ ceiling? And are there better options of 4” LEDs for my situation? Halo RL4 EcoSmart 4" Integrated LED Recessed Trim Thanks. Gary...See Morewdccruise
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