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Trabajando
04-04-07, 11:54 AM
I live in a 1957 home and am currently in the process of remolding the kitchen. The kitchen is roughly 8ft x 19ft, with a ceiling height of 8ft. The kitchen plan is a U shape with an island. Over the Island, I am going to be installing two hanging lights. For the rest of the kitchen, I was planning having a 5 canned lights. Two corner lights and one between the island and the stove. Are 6” canned lights too intense for a 8ft ceiling? Should I consider something less powerful such as a 4” or a 5” housing?
John Nelson
04-04-07, 01:20 PM
Are they going to light the counter top, or just the floor space?
Can lights work just fine in 8-foot ceilings. But I don't normally like can lights in kitchens unless there is plenty of other task lighting available. Kitchen lighting is tricky because of the need to avoid having your body cast a shadow on the vegetables you are chopping.
Can lights work just fine in 8-foot ceilings. But I don't normally like can lights in kitchens unless there is plenty of other task lighting available. Kitchen lighting is tricky because of the need to avoid having your body cast a shadow on the vegetables you are chopping.
AllAround
04-04-07, 05:20 PM
Do what ever sites YOUR style. Not mine or anybody elses.
6" cans are not intense at all...I am maybe going to Home Depot tonight
to go pick up some recessed or at least start with track lighting and
see what my options were tonight. You should be fine with shadows.
As long as you have an island you are fine.
..Why would anyone cut vegetables at the counter, go to the island,
where you can see better and have a conversation with your guests
rather than having one with the cabinet.
6" cans are not intense at all...I am maybe going to Home Depot tonight
to go pick up some recessed or at least start with track lighting and
see what my options were tonight. You should be fine with shadows.
As long as you have an island you are fine.
..Why would anyone cut vegetables at the counter, go to the island,
where you can see better and have a conversation with your guests
rather than having one with the cabinet.
Rockpro
04-05-07, 05:54 AM
I usually place my recessed lighting 25" from the finished wall so that it lies directly above the edge of the counter top. The spread of the lighting projects sufficient light on the counter and works well for area lighting as well.
Undercabinet lights will remove the dead spots under the hangers. the biggest difference between sizes of the lights is the amount of spread from the lamps. Although you can get lamps with differing beam angles, in general larger lamps will have a greater spread at the 5' drop from the ceiling to the counter(e.g. R40 will fill a larger area than an R30)
Personally, I like a lot of light in my kitchen. I can always choose to turn some on and not others.
Undercabinet lights will remove the dead spots under the hangers. the biggest difference between sizes of the lights is the amount of spread from the lamps. Although you can get lamps with differing beam angles, in general larger lamps will have a greater spread at the 5' drop from the ceiling to the counter(e.g. R40 will fill a larger area than an R30)
Personally, I like a lot of light in my kitchen. I can always choose to turn some on and not others.
lectriclee
04-05-07, 05:49 PM
Typical layout: 12" off the face of the cab (to edge of light) and centered on the cab (between doors). This usualy works fine. Install dimers so when the prep work is done, it's not blinding.I feel (lighting) control is very important.
Before I make the cut. I mark,make a small hole (screw driver) and probe to see If I need to adjust location. Strapping is easily cut out, Floor joists are not.
Before I make the cut. I mark,make a small hole (screw driver) and probe to see If I need to adjust location. Strapping is easily cut out, Floor joists are not.