Hello everyone,
I just signed up here because we are in the middle of planning our build. We are designing an urban villa with a roof overhang of 80 cm (31 inches) and I would like to install recessed spotlights in the roof overhang. I have read that there can sometimes be issues with insects in such areas. However, on another site I saw that lights with 3000 Kelvin do not attract insects. Does anyone here have experience with this?
Thank you very much
I just signed up here because we are in the middle of planning our build. We are designing an urban villa with a roof overhang of 80 cm (31 inches) and I would like to install recessed spotlights in the roof overhang. I have read that there can sometimes be issues with insects in such areas. However, on another site I saw that lights with 3000 Kelvin do not attract insects. Does anyone here have experience with this?
Thank you very much
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prudi19865 Jun 2023 20:39Thank you all for the very constructive feedback.
Based on all the comments, we have decided not to install recessed spotlights but rather to install lighting on the exterior wall of the house.
Based on all the comments, we have decided not to install recessed spotlights but rather to install lighting on the exterior wall of the house.
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Ytong20235 Jun 2023 22:05Light creates atmosphere and can truly showcase a house. The idea of using spotlights in the roof overhang is actually a good one. It should be done with warm light and a subtle, preferably dimmable solution. There are many options available that aren’t too expensive.
You can also control them with a timer. At 3 watts per spotlight, the electricity costs aren’t high. With 12 spotlights, that’s 36 watts; running for 3 hours a day is about 100 watt-hours. That amounts to roughly 5 cents daily at current electricity prices. Thanks to LED technology, quality lighting costs almost nothing.
You can also control them with a timer. At 3 watts per spotlight, the electricity costs aren’t high. With 12 spotlights, that’s 36 watts; running for 3 hours a day is about 100 watt-hours. That amounts to roughly 5 cents daily at current electricity prices. Thanks to LED technology, quality lighting costs almost nothing.
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Bertram1006 Jun 2023 08:13Ytong2023 schrieb:
properly highlight itYtong2023 schrieb:
Thanks to LEDs, nice lighting costs almost nothingWell, that sounds good in theory. In practice, even "warm LEDs" tend to produce a harsh white light. Truly warm-colored LEDs are difficult to find and more expensive.
Highlighting a house—what for? Maybe the public doesn’t even want to see the house. Somehow, I find it quite a self-centered idea to want to highlight one’s own house.
I think the idea of highlighting your own house is so absurd and silly that it never even crossed my mind. Honestly, I’m already satisfied when people highlight their window decorations around Christmas.
Bertram100 schrieb:
I find showcasing your own house so absurd and silly that I would never have considered the idea. Well, some focus on tiles to highlight the bathroom, others want the facade to look nice because they see the house more often than they use the bathroom. Everyone has their quirks. However, there are definitely different possibilities on the street-facing side.
Bertram100 schrieb:
I find the idea of showcasing one’s own house so absurdly silly that I would never have thought of doing it. Honestly, I’m already fed up with people “showcasing” their Christmas window decorations. To quote two savings bank ads: some proud homeowner wants (if necessary, even with a chest hair toupee) to show “the Schober” what a great house Nikolaus Diestelmeier can afford *LOLLL* *SCNR*
ypg schrieb:
Well, one person focuses on tiles to highlight the bathroom, another wants the facade to look nice because they drive up to the house more often than they use the bathroom. Everyone has their quirks. However, there are certainly very different possibilities for the side of the house facing the street. Murals, for example, could come back into fashion. In a modern version, neighbors might think you know Banksy ;-)
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