ᐅ Staircase lighting with LED strip

Hello,

there was a misunderstanding with our electrician regarding the lighting for our staircase.

We had planned an LED strip running diagonally down along the stairs.

Our electrician originally said it would be installed after the plastering was done. Now he says it should have been laid after the base coat of plaster and then covered with the finishing plaster.

Currently, a cable is hanging out of the finished plaster.

What options are there now for a neat staircase lighting solution?

Should we open up the plaster again and re-install it?

Or do you have any other ideas?

How did he plan the connection? Will the LED strip be soldered?
If it was intended to be installed with the fine plaster, the installation would have had to be very thin... Is there maybe the option to install it as planned anyway and then seal it with silicone or acrylic?

I embedded the profile for the LED strip into the base plaster at my place.

How did your electrician plan to handle it after the base plaster? Cutting into the base plaster again and then covering it with the finishing plaster? Depending on the profile, it needs to be set 10-15mm (about 0.4-0.6 inches) into the plaster if it is to be flush.

I imagine that’s quite difficult and will probably require some rework if the plaster needs to be cut into again. What type of finishing plaster is being used?

hippjoha schrieb:

I imagine that will be difficult now and will definitely require a lot of rework

I actually think it’s quite manageable:
Cut a groove in the wall, insert the LED profile, tape it off, apply filler, sand, and smooth.
If the electrician is experienced with a wall chaser, they can make a clean groove within minutes.

I’d even argue that this method makes it easier to set the profile to the correct depth in the plaster.

Tassimat schrieb:

I imagine it’s quite straightforward:
Chase the wall, insert the LED profile, tape off, apply filler, sand, smooth.

Well, but only if the topcoat plaster is smooth… If the plaster has a textured finish, it won’t be possible to achieve such a neat result. That’s why I’m asking about the topcoat plaster.

Thank you for your messages. Unfortunately, the top coat is a float finish, which unfortunately makes the whole matter more difficult.