Hello everyone,
We are currently planning the arrangement of our recessed lights—mainly in the shower area of our bathroom.
At the moment, our contract includes 4 recessed lights at our request, but this number can of course be increased or decreased anytime (1 recessed light for concrete ceiling = €70.00).
I have attached our bathroom on the upper floor.
Shower: the full depth to the "toilet wall" is 2.10 m (7 feet), with a width of 1.00 m (3 feet 3 inches). The wall towards the door will be built up three-quarters high, meaning the shower is not fully enclosed and may still get some light since the wall does not reach the ceiling. The toilet wall is half height and has glass above it, so light also comes in here. How many recessed lights would you install in the shower, and how would you arrange them? Are 4 recessed lights really necessary here?
I have also attached our kitchen on the ground floor.
We are planning to add 2 recessed lights above the breakfast bar, plus a normal ceiling light centered in the kitchen. Does this make sense or not? The kitchen is quite long, so we assume that 2 recessed lights above the bar area would improve the lighting.
We are also considering typical recessed lighting along the stairs—see the example image attached.
What do you think about that? Is the main contractor allowed to charge the €70.00 per recessed light here as well, or is it somehow cheaper to install wall-mounted lights? Does this make sense at all, or does anyone have experience with it? Or is it ultimately just a visual highlight that ends up costing a lot?
Otherwise, we are not planning any other recessed lights in the house.
We would appreciate brief feedback on our thoughts 🙂
We are currently planning the arrangement of our recessed lights—mainly in the shower area of our bathroom.
At the moment, our contract includes 4 recessed lights at our request, but this number can of course be increased or decreased anytime (1 recessed light for concrete ceiling = €70.00).
I have attached our bathroom on the upper floor.
Shower: the full depth to the "toilet wall" is 2.10 m (7 feet), with a width of 1.00 m (3 feet 3 inches). The wall towards the door will be built up three-quarters high, meaning the shower is not fully enclosed and may still get some light since the wall does not reach the ceiling. The toilet wall is half height and has glass above it, so light also comes in here. How many recessed lights would you install in the shower, and how would you arrange them? Are 4 recessed lights really necessary here?
I have also attached our kitchen on the ground floor.
We are planning to add 2 recessed lights above the breakfast bar, plus a normal ceiling light centered in the kitchen. Does this make sense or not? The kitchen is quite long, so we assume that 2 recessed lights above the bar area would improve the lighting.
We are also considering typical recessed lighting along the stairs—see the example image attached.
What do you think about that? Is the main contractor allowed to charge the €70.00 per recessed light here as well, or is it somehow cheaper to install wall-mounted lights? Does this make sense at all, or does anyone have experience with it? Or is it ultimately just a visual highlight that ends up costing a lot?
Otherwise, we are not planning any other recessed lights in the house.
We would appreciate brief feedback on our thoughts 🙂
Try searching for the Halox box on Google. In the datasheet, you’ll find the exact dimensions and the installation depth for recessed lights and such.
Usually, you should have enough space, so I would probably go for a GU10 bulb with a matching frame. Can you dim the light? If yes, I find the Philips WarmGlow quite good.
What other lighting are you planning for the bathroom, besides the recessed lights in the shower?
Usually, you should have enough space, so I would probably go for a GU10 bulb with a matching frame. Can you dim the light? If yes, I find the Philips WarmGlow quite good.
What other lighting are you planning for the bathroom, besides the recessed lights in the shower?
hippjoha schrieb:
Try searching for the Halox box on Google. The datasheet will give you the exact dimensions and installation depth for recessed lights and such...
Usually, you should have enough space, so I would probably go for a GU10 bulb with a suitable frame. Can you dim the light? If yes, I find the Philips WarmGlow quite good.
What other lighting will be installed in the bathroom besides the recessed lights in the shower? Alright. We haven't done the electrical planning yet, meaning we still need to decide where and what exactly we want, so we are currently exploring the options we have...
Otherwise, we had planned one light point somewhere in the middle of the bathroom; should that be enough?
Dimming in the bathroom? Not really necessary, right? I’d rather plan that for the living room – but I’m open to any advice! Honestly, I’m still quite unfamiliar with the topic of lamps and lighting in general...
We’ll receive the electrical plan in two weeks and will go through it then.
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motorradsilke1 Apr 2021 08:26exto1791 schrieb:
All right. We haven’t done the electrical planning yet, meaning we still need to decide exactly where and what we want. So right now, we’re just considering the options available to us...
Otherwise, we had planned for one light source somewhere in the middle of the bathroom. Would that be enough?
Dimming in the bathroom? Is that necessary? I’d rather plan that for the living room—but I’m open to any advice! Honestly, I’m still quite unfamiliar with lighting in general...
In two weeks, we will receive the electrical plan, which we will then review. I wouldn’t install a ceiling light in the bathroom, but rather place lights by the mirror. Otherwise, you’ll always be casting shadows on your face when standing at the mirror. If you like, you can add a ceiling light as well, but in my experience, that’s usually not needed if the mirror lights are sufficiently sized.
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nordanney1 Apr 2021 09:05motorradsilke schrieb:
I wouldn’t install a ceiling light in the bathroom, but rather one above the mirror. I think that’s nonsense. Wrong: complete nonsense. The bathroom is not just "the mirror." There is a shower niche and a toilet in the corner, and it’s not exactly small. Lighting all of that with just one light above the mirror = nonsense.
Our bathroom is about 13.5 sq meters (145 sq feet), with a 1 x 1 meter (3.3 x 3.3 feet) window facing east and a 1 x 1.26 meter (3.3 x 4.1 feet) window facing north.
We planned 9 recessed ceiling lights and lighting on both sides of the mirror.
In our case, the recessed ceiling spot costs €70, but in the concrete ceiling it would cost five times as much per spot 😱
We planned 9 recessed ceiling lights and lighting on both sides of the mirror.
In our case, the recessed ceiling spot costs €70, but in the concrete ceiling it would cost five times as much per spot 😱
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