Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 May 05, 2015 1:24 pm Re: Help with down light plan 17May 08, 2015 3:02 pm Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Help with down light plan 18May 13, 2015 12:25 pm ![]() Did you get the cool or warm brightgreens? Could you post a pic or link me to a photo of yours..? Warm white in all rooms except bathrooms, toilet and bedrooms (except master). I went with 14w brightgreen's and very happy with the results. Just the right amount of light. Above my benchtops in the bathroom: Kitchen, i have four not six. Sorry, forgot i changed that last minute. And electrical plans 90% of the time in my house the only lights that are on are the kitchen four. That is enough to light the living area for general use. In my media room i only ever have the two lights on over the chair, dimmed to maximum, and during movies i turn them off. I chose (after handover) to install 20W T5 oyster (round) fluoro's in all bedrooms. I wanted warm white, but they don't make warm white in 20w versions. To be honest, 20w is a bit too dull. I am considering other options, but low on the list at the moment as they do work, just wouldn't want to read a book under them. My Noosa 23 Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72782 Re: Help with down light plan 19May 13, 2015 7:12 pm Hi Whizzz28 could you please post a pic of them on? I think I'll scale back to 4 in living + 2 in dining and 2 in kitchen as someone else mentioned. We've also got 3 pendants for the kitchen too so probably don't need 4 Re: Help with down light plan 20May 14, 2015 11:56 am There are two schools of thought about this, but personally in your kitchen I would probably recommend using 2 or 3 downlights (plus your pendants) and rather than positioning them in line with your living room downlights, I would install them over the work areas and cabinets - after all, you want the light in those areas, you don't need it to light up the floor... Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 This is a very tight fit, I'm not sure if you'll be able to achieve what you've described. Would you consider accessing the separate toilet from the laundry? If so maybe… 1 15172 ![]() we need accurate dimensions as well as the number of bedrooms and bathrooms needed etc to make specific suggestions but, based on estimated rooms sizes, it could be… 1 1554 You need to locate those 2 manholes ( the black circles) and run a string line between them They may be covered in dirt or plants but do some hunting and you will… 1 1888 ![]() |