Hello everyone, we originally planned only one ceiling connection in the dining room, but now we want to install two ceiling lights there. The idea is to have the lights hang over the dining table, one over each half. We are looking for a way to achieve an elegant and stylish cable management. A standard plastic cable conduit is only an emergency solution. The ceiling lights have already been chosen. They will be the Ikea Hektar. Best regards, Alex
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nordanney8 Apr 2016 15:49Saruss schrieb:
I seem to remember that, unlike in your earlier times, flat cables embedded in plaster are no longer allowed. Doesn’t matter if no one checks, but there must be a reason for it. Correct, it probably has to do with the fact that the cable or the rubber sheathing can become brittle (at some point). For the original poster’s household use, however, it is completely sufficient.
Sebastian79 schrieb:
Or are you trying to tell me the plasterer laid that part perfectly smooth for you? Yes, we only had the living room re-sanded once. The lighting hits the ceiling so poorly that it had to be perfectly smooth and even.
For the rest of the ceilings (about 150 sqm (1600 sq ft)), only minor defects were removed by the plasterer at most. The guys really made an effort to deliver the ceilings ready for painting.
Sebastian79 schrieb:
You write it as if it were easier that way I can’t say if it’s easier – but it is definitely simple and not a big effort.
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Sebastian798 Apr 2016 15:51Says someone who hasn’t done it themselves. But let’s drop it... I have applied a Q4 finish on ceilings and plastered walls (concrete walls).
And ceilings are a nightmare for any drywall finisher – the plasterers didn’t say anything because it wasn’t their area of work.
And ceilings are a nightmare for any drywall finisher – the plasterers didn’t say anything because it wasn’t their area of work.
Sebastian79 schrieb:
And flat ceilings are a nightmare for every plasterer – the drywall installers didn’t say anything because that’s not their area That’s why we have an exposed beam ceiling ... that’s a job for the painter *harhar*
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nordanney8 Apr 2016 16:24Uwe82 schrieb:
That’s why we have an exposed beam ceiling... that’s something for the painter *harhar* Everything done correctly
Originally, I planned to chase channels into our precast concrete ceiling. However, I ended up building a relatively shallow box from MDF and painted it with wall paint. It may sound unattractive, but we are pleased with the result.
The box has the advantage that, besides housing the wiring, it can also accommodate a transformer for LED strips that indirectly illuminate the box cover and the ceiling. The additional lighting makes a significant difference, as we only have lamps hanging underneath that produce a rather narrow beam of light.
The box has the advantage that, besides housing the wiring, it can also accommodate a transformer for LED strips that indirectly illuminate the box cover and the ceiling. The additional lighting makes a significant difference, as we only have lamps hanging underneath that produce a rather narrow beam of light.