How many downlights for a 3.25 metre square kitchen ?
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Are you having under wall unit light as well? Or a floodlight vent canopy over the cooker hob?
On the assumption that you are not, I tend to plan the GU10's per the amount of worktop area your going to have.
About 750mm in from the wall towards the centre and one for every 1.0m around the room. That suggests between 6-8 lights.
Do note that if your getting Gu10 x 240v, you can get different beam angles (I think it's 35 deg and 60 deg beam), and different lamp types- LED, halogen and standard ones.
Each type has different LUX levels
On the assumption that you are not, I tend to plan the GU10's per the amount of worktop area your going to have.
About 750mm in from the wall towards the centre and one for every 1.0m around the room. That suggests between 6-8 lights.
Do note that if your getting Gu10 x 240v, you can get different beam angles (I think it's 35 deg and 60 deg beam), and different lamp types- LED, halogen and standard ones.
Each type has different LUX levels
Thanks Chris for your quick reply 
Kitchen is yet to be built but will have 6 20W (G4 M47) under cabinet lights as well as a cooker hood with 2 lights (not sure what type - Comet's own hood) & there will prob be 2 L's of worktops making about 5-6m in total.
Your spacing round the room is what my wife was on about (I thought about a central one & the rest round the edges)
I'll get planning tonight.
Co.
Kitchen is yet to be built but will have 6 20W (G4 M47) under cabinet lights as well as a cooker hood with 2 lights (not sure what type - Comet's own hood) & there will prob be 2 L's of worktops making about 5-6m in total.
Your spacing round the room is what my wife was on about (I thought about a central one & the rest round the edges)
I'll get planning tonight.
Co.
Ho hum... yet another kitchen converted to look like a high street shop.
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You do realise, though, that the Swiss-cheese ceiling look is already on the endangered list? Just think Artex.
Cats ( the furry type ) apparently love downlights as they create warm areas in the floor of the room above them.
Don't overestimate the amount of light these give. I've got 9 (=450w!!) in a 13 foot sq kitchen and they weren't particularly bright. I have changed the lamps to Megaman 11w coolwhite and the difference is tremendous.
The 50w halogens give a very yellow light which isn't best suited to kitchens.
Up the number + have different switching arrangement rather than all on or all off which will help create 'mood' and adjust for different amounts of natural light.
Cheers
Richard
The 50w halogens give a very yellow light which isn't best suited to kitchens.
Up the number + have different switching arrangement rather than all on or all off which will help create 'mood' and adjust for different amounts of natural light.
Cheers
Richard
r.bartlett said:
Only two 'moods' for lights... On and Off.
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