Can I install track lighting that sits apart from the junction box?
I'd like to install track lighting, but I'd like to mount it on a beam that runs about 2-3 feet away from the junction box in the ceiling (rather than mounting directly over the junction box).
Does this setup exist? Are there pictures where people have done that?
And do Houzz follks have suggestions for a not-ugly wire shroud that runs from the junction box to the track?
( I should add that there is no access above the ceiling. There is metal roof directly above, no crawl space. And the ceiling wood cannot be removed.)
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last yearlast modified: last yearThanks for the comments thus far. Here is a pic further back (pic is a bit distorted, but you get the idea of the ceiling & table layout).
The current pendant fixture hangs about 2-3 feet from the apex of those beams, and the table is more or less centered under the apex of the beams. So, that is where I was hoping to mount the track lighting.
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last yearlast modified: last yearDecide on the layout you want for your track lighting and suspend and power the track using metal stems that extend from your electrical box to the light track.
You only need one power supply per track. The other stems or cables are just used to suspend the track in the space.
Check Juno or Halo for product. You're not going to find this at a big box store like HD or Lowes.
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last yearPeople run wires across ceilings, yes ...
'80 version ... just run the wire secured with staples, go along natural seams/features to make it less noticable ...
Who's looking approach ... run along the side of the beam, not the face (less applicable across the ceiling itself ... you'll need to pick a less conspicuous color) ... running in the joint between two boards may be less blatently obvious ...
Incorporation ... the wire is hidden by the hanging method, in this case the swagged chain:
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