Low voltage downlights in kitchen

[garrymum]

Hi
My wife would like some of those recessed downlights in the kitchen

Like these ones:-
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A554575&ts=36814&id=23965

I presume, if you have about 10 in a kitchen they all need connecting together? But how do you do this. The floor joists from the floor above will run along the ceiling - how do the wires get router to each light?

TIA

 

[Steve]

Take the ceiling down, or take the floor up. If you cant take the floor up, you'll need a plasterer at least to make good your routing holes.

 

[Deluks]

What's the ceiling construction? L&P? plasterboard?
If ceiling is suspended or on battens, makes it much easier.

If you know roughly where the joists are you can make the holes for the downlights next to them, then you may be able to get a long drill bit or right angle drill to make some holes for the cables. They only need be smallish holes.

 

[garrymum]

What's the ceiling construction? L&P? plasterboard?
If ceiling is suspended or on battens, makes it much easier.

If you know roughly where the joists are you can make the holes for the downlights next to them, then you may be able to get a long drill bit or right angle drill to make some holes for the cables. They only need be smallish holes.

Thanks. I am assuming they are plasterboard. House is only 7 years old.