ᐅ Lighting design with exposed timber roof structure

Hello everyone,

we are currently building a house with an exposed roof structure and I am currently thinking about the lighting on the upper floor.
Due to the exposed boarding and the insulation directly attached to it, we cannot use recessed spotlights.
In my view, the following options remain:

1) Surface-mounted spotlights
2) Track lighting system
3) Cable lighting system
4) Pendant light (one per room)

My preference is for surface-mounted spotlights, but I’m concerned that they might not look very good when mounted on the sloped ceiling.
Are there any other lighting options that I might not have considered?
Does anyone perhaps have photos of such an installation?

Kaiser offers specific mounting boxes designed for installation in exposed roof trusses with insulation above. The electrician and roofer need to be informed in advance so they can coordinate the execution and ordering. Then, installing spotlights in this area is no problem.

Trasher19 schrieb:

There are corresponding installation boxes from Kaiser designed for installation in exposed rafter ceilings with insulation above. The electrician and roofer just need to be informed in advance so they can coordinate regarding execution and ordering. Then, recessed lights in this area are no problem.

@Trasher19
Can you tell me which boxes those are? I’ve already done quite a bit of research but haven’t really found anything. Where does the heat from the spotlights go? Is that not a concern?
I’ve researched again and only found solutions where the vapor barrier is not directly on the visible sheathing..

With an exposed rafter roof, you also have visible purlins inside the rooms. Like many others, I installed recessed spotlights on them to illuminate the roof structure. It looks nice, and you don’t even need to buy spotlights with decorative housings since they won’t be visible later.

I would generally avoid installing recessed spots that penetrate the sheathing. There are other solutions available that are more reliable.

If the light is directed onto the wood first, you will need quite a lot of power; otherwise, it will be too dark. Thanks to LED technology, the overall energy consumption is still not too high.