Hello everyone!
My wife and I are considering getting lighting installed in the planned partial walls (one next to the bathtub and one in the shower).
What are your experiences with this? Has anyone here implemented something like that?
If yes, how much does it roughly cost? Just a ballpark figure... And how is it usually switched? Normally together with the main light? Or do you have a separate switch?
Our vanity unit also has a surrounding LED strip. We will have that controlled separately beside the main light switch, so it doesn’t cause glare at night or fully wake us up...
Would it be a good idea to connect the lighting for the partial walls to that as well?
By the way, how large should such partial walls be? Do you have any practical experience? And is it even feasible to build that into an 11.5 cm (4.5 inch) partition wall?
I would be glad to get some feedback.
My wife and I are considering getting lighting installed in the planned partial walls (one next to the bathtub and one in the shower).
What are your experiences with this? Has anyone here implemented something like that?
If yes, how much does it roughly cost? Just a ballpark figure... And how is it usually switched? Normally together with the main light? Or do you have a separate switch?
Our vanity unit also has a surrounding LED strip. We will have that controlled separately beside the main light switch, so it doesn’t cause glare at night or fully wake us up...
Would it be a good idea to connect the lighting for the partial walls to that as well?
By the way, how large should such partial walls be? Do you have any practical experience? And is it even feasible to build that into an 11.5 cm (4.5 inch) partition wall?
I would be glad to get some feedback.
H
hampshire14 Jul 2019 13:58I had something different in mind than the picture.
Install an LED light strip in a channel with a frosted plastic cover within the drywall. This way, there are no issues with moisture, temperature, or uneven lighting.
Install an LED light strip in a channel with a frosted plastic cover within the drywall. This way, there are no issues with moisture, temperature, or uneven lighting.
H
hampshire14 Jul 2019 17:57No, this is also possible with timber framing, masonry, or other construction methods. Drywall construction is proven, cost-effective, and easy to install.
Golfi90 schrieb:
My wife and I are considering whether we want to have the planned partitions (one next to the bathtub and one in the shower) illuminated. I wouldn’t do it.
As @Mycraft put it nicely
Mycraft schrieb:
Yeah, it’s quite trendy these days... or almost out of style again. I wonder if it still impresses anyone (from the client’s side) or if people think that skipping it means it’s social housing.
We have implemented this in our home, even multiple times. On one hand, we had to enclose almost the entire bathroom with drywall (for routing pipes) and wanted to create variation through different heights, depths, and shapes. On the other hand, these niches are part of our lighting design.
We installed dimmable LEDs in a total of 3 niches (in addition to a spotlight near the bathtub and LED lighting behind the mirror) – essentially the romantic lighting (as a complement or alternative to conventional lighting). Aside from the material costs, there is naturally some extra work involved during construction, which I would estimate at about 2-3 hours per niche for an experienced installer – so it is not particularly expensive.
Regardless of the homeowners’ preference for style, this results in a truly cozy illumination of the bathroom and also saves the need for at least one piece of furniture, as the niches can of course be used to store towels or some nice boxes with shampoo supplies.
When planning, be sure to consider in advance whether to use 12/24 volts, because if so, a power supply will need to be installed somewhere as well.
We installed dimmable LEDs in a total of 3 niches (in addition to a spotlight near the bathtub and LED lighting behind the mirror) – essentially the romantic lighting (as a complement or alternative to conventional lighting). Aside from the material costs, there is naturally some extra work involved during construction, which I would estimate at about 2-3 hours per niche for an experienced installer – so it is not particularly expensive.
Regardless of the homeowners’ preference for style, this results in a truly cozy illumination of the bathroom and also saves the need for at least one piece of furniture, as the niches can of course be used to store towels or some nice boxes with shampoo supplies.
When planning, be sure to consider in advance whether to use 12/24 volts, because if so, a power supply will need to be installed somewhere as well.
Similar topics