Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 Aug 17, 2009 4:04 pm I am planning to put some downlights under the eaves on our house adjoining the patio however I wasn't sure how many would be suitable for the area. The patio is 9.0m long and 4m deep. The downlights will go down the whole length of the 9.0m side only. This will be the only lighting for the patio area. I was thinking either 8 or 6 should be enough? Anyone done this and have an idea of a suitable amount? Thanks Re: Outdoor Downlights - Under Eaves 3Aug 17, 2009 5:56 pm Thanks Trinity. Approx how deep and long is your front porch? Re: Outdoor Downlights - Under Eaves 4Aug 25, 2009 1:05 am Hi there slugger, The general rule of thumb, is that you will start about 1m in from the edge , and then palce 1 light every 2m. You might have to go a little more or less, just so that they look even. But try to stick to those spacings. Hope this has helped. Re: Outdoor Downlights - Under Eaves 5Aug 25, 2009 8:17 am MICA Hi there slugger, The general rule of thumb, is that you will start about 1m in from the edge , and then palce 1 light every 2m. You might have to go a little more or less, just so that they look even. But try to stick to those spacings. Hope this has helped. Great, thanks. I was thinking around 1.5 spaced for each seeing it needs to light up the whole area and I will go in 1m from each side now too. Update from me! Couldn't find the trimmer - not sure if there isn't one simply because the eave is so narrow. Went ahead with the spring toggles and it all worked out… 7 5879 The two 15mm holes are obviously not compliant. The Dept of Fair Trading would love to see this one! Do the gutters pool water after it stops raining? Although it's… 4 7872 Thanks for letting us know. The programmer will have a look at this later today. 2 6692 |