Hello,
could you please help me with the placement and selection of recessed ceiling downlights?
I get the impression that some users here have a lot of knowledge. This is a bit overwhelming for me.
It concerns recessed downlights in the precast concrete ceiling, whose positions I need to determine before the ceiling is installed. The holes cost 130 Euro each without the fixtures. I find that quite expensive and therefore don’t want to go overboard with spotlights in the house.
I would like to have recessed lights only in the ground floor hallway and cloakroom. I want good illumination and don’t want to plan too many or too few. I want to be on the safe side!
I deliberately don’t call them spots, because I don’t want directional lighting. As I have learned from posts here, I want a wider beam angle and therefore floodlights. Which manufacturers are good for this? I was thinking dimmable, as I do not plan any other lighting in the hallway besides the recessed downlights.
How would you position the lights, and how many do I need?
The hallway is 5.47 m (18 feet) long from the front door to the living room wall. The dimension from the utility room wall to the end of the cloakroom / WC wall is 4.31 m (14 feet). The wardrobe cabinets probably go up to the ceiling, which changes the center of the room. I read that when planning lighting, the room center is not defined wall to wall but from the cabinet front to the opposite wall.
Thank you very much in advance!!!
Attached is an idea of mine. Does this work like this?
could you please help me with the placement and selection of recessed ceiling downlights?
I get the impression that some users here have a lot of knowledge. This is a bit overwhelming for me.
It concerns recessed downlights in the precast concrete ceiling, whose positions I need to determine before the ceiling is installed. The holes cost 130 Euro each without the fixtures. I find that quite expensive and therefore don’t want to go overboard with spotlights in the house.
I would like to have recessed lights only in the ground floor hallway and cloakroom. I want good illumination and don’t want to plan too many or too few. I want to be on the safe side!
I deliberately don’t call them spots, because I don’t want directional lighting. As I have learned from posts here, I want a wider beam angle and therefore floodlights. Which manufacturers are good for this? I was thinking dimmable, as I do not plan any other lighting in the hallway besides the recessed downlights.
How would you position the lights, and how many do I need?
The hallway is 5.47 m (18 feet) long from the front door to the living room wall. The dimension from the utility room wall to the end of the cloakroom / WC wall is 4.31 m (14 feet). The wardrobe cabinets probably go up to the ceiling, which changes the center of the room. I read that when planning lighting, the room center is not defined wall to wall but from the cabinet front to the opposite wall.
Thank you very much in advance!!!
Attached is an idea of mine. Does this work like this?
hampshire schrieb:
I find the newly released daylight panels from CoreLux very impressive – they really look like an unobstructed view of the sky, and the room lighting is similar to that of a skylight. By the way, there is a typo here. I strongly believe you meant the manufacturer CoeLux (without the r).
annab377 schrieb:
Your posted lamp certainly isn’t exactly cheap, right?? These are simply 5 panels with tunable white placed side by side. Price is about 50 euros each plus the control system. Of course, you can spend a lot more money, but it’s not necessary.We have the same setup in the kitchen, for example.
We will have to see. 30cm (12 inches) might be almost too large for me in the bathroom, but then two might be enough, and that can also look good.
For example, we have three 20cm (8 inches) ones from a different manufacturer in the hallway upstairs, which provides more than enough light.
For example, we have three 20cm (8 inches) ones from a different manufacturer in the hallway upstairs, which provides more than enough light.
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Alessandro5 Oct 2020 08:56Just don’t use Philips recessed spotlights. They have a nice aluminum housing, but the mounting is made of plastic. This means they never sit flush with the ceiling. I have them in my dressing room, and they look quite poor.
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Grobmutant5 Oct 2020 08:57Where is the driver hidden in the slim LED panels? Have they become thin enough to be concealed between the ceiling and the panel, or do you need a suspended ceiling to accommodate the driver?
Does anyone have experience with the lifespan of these panels? The light sources usually cannot be replaced, so if there is a failure, the entire fixture often needs to be replaced. With my E14/E27 LED bulbs, I have frequently experienced electronic failures within the first 24 months. That would be quite frustrating for large and expensive panels.
Does anyone have experience with the lifespan of these panels? The light sources usually cannot be replaced, so if there is a failure, the entire fixture often needs to be replaced. With my E14/E27 LED bulbs, I have frequently experienced electronic failures within the first 24 months. That would be quite frustrating for large and expensive panels.
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