Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Where to place downlights 8Nov 16, 2009 11:45 am I'd think it would be very strange to have downlights 500mm from a wall. If you put a cabinet against the wall the light would be along the edge of the cabinet and show imperfections in the front of the cabinet. A metre from walls is what I'd normally see. I have downlights, but always an interesting centre light fitting. In fact the last house I sold (a month ago) did that, and I got lots of very positive comments about the interesting light fittings. Halogen downlights are not energy efficient, and would make it more difficult to get a good energy rating for the house under new regulations here in Queensland. Re: Where to place downlights 9Nov 16, 2009 4:25 pm I have down lights as general lighting in our rental, I don't like them I find its too much light esp with the cfl bulbs, you feel like your sitting in a shopping centre its so bright, we use lamps instead at the moment. I would work out what sort of light you need for the room before putting in downlights and if you use down lights split the circuit so you don't have to have them on all at once or if possible put them on a dimmer switch which I think you can do with some halogen or led bulbs. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Where to place downlights 10Nov 16, 2009 11:12 pm Hi Cyberman, i guess the beauty of designing down lights for your own home is that you would probably have an idea where cabinets and other large furniture will be going. when placing DL's 0.5m from the wall you have a great opportunity to place some art on the the wall and the DL will do a great job, 1m away unless you adjust the light will miss the wall decor. good work with installing interesting center fittings, even with out knowing what was installed i'm sure you would have achieved a much better mood and effect from this ! Re: Where to place downlights 11Nov 17, 2009 8:00 am Lighting Designer when placing DL's 0.5m from the wall you have a great opportunity to place some art on the the wall and the DL will do a great job, 1m away unless you adjust the light will miss the wall decor. Use a product like Equisol's Vitalise to clean the deck then coat with a penetrating timber oil. It will look 10 years younger and add value to your home. Visit for… 1 15939 Appreciate that Chippy. I won’t do sand under pavers and will connect all up under pavers, however I was going to do: 1) Roadbase compacted with manual hand tamper 2)… 10 18656 |