Need indoor deck light solution

[SleegillDave]

Hi,
I am looking to light a loft room and don't want ceiling lights (sloping and not enough headroom). The solution I have been told to use (partner's decision is never questioned) is floor deck lights. The void below the floor is 80mm and 22.5mm floorboards.

I don't want to use cheap outdoor deck lights, as this is a long term indoor solution and they seem to fail quick and give little light for a room.

I was looking a GU10 lamps, but they seem to have too big a void requirement (typically 150mm). They need to fit the void, take replaceable bulbs and fit in the void. Any ideas?

Thanks
Dave

 

[chivers67]

Have a look at this link Dave

 

[SleegillDave]

Thanks Chivers,
Sadly, none of these are separate bulbs. They are going into a floor where it would be really hard to change if they fail. Hence I want GU10 fittings.

Dave

 

[jj4091]

I don't want to use cheap outdoor deck lights, as this is a long term indoor solution and they seem to fail quick and give little light for a room.

They will give off even less light from the floor & make positioning furniture difficult. Had SHMBO thought about this sort of lighting if you don't want downlights cornice for led strip lights

 

[blup]

Decking lights will not work, try a strip light as demonstrated by this guy

Blup

 

[SUNRAY]

Hi,
I am looking to light a loft room and don't want ceiling lights (sloping and not enough headroom). The solution I have been told to use (partner's decision is never questioned) is floor deck lights. The void below the floor is 80mm and 22.5mm floorboards.

I don't want to use cheap outdoor deck lights, as this is a long term indoor solution and they seem to fail quick and give little light for a room.

I was looking a GU10 lamps, but they seem to have too big a void requirement (typically 150mm). They need to fit the void, take replaceable bulbs and fit in the void. Any ideas?

Thanks
Dave

Can I ask why the void under the floor is only 80mm?

 

[markyd1]

Decking lights will not work, try a strip light as demonstrated by this guy

Blup

DO NOT watch this guy....

 

[SleegillDave]

Hi Sunray,
The house is an old Argyll single storey white cottage. It was updated in the 80's and a loft room was made (not a legal bedroom...). The main room has exposed 'beams' which are the 8X2 beams for the loft floor. The plasterboard has been recessed between the beams to leave 80mm between the ceiling and the bottom of the floor (22.5mm beach ex gym floor is going to be laid).

The roof is very low and so I don't want any ceiling mounted lighting. Hence, the need for some reasonable floor mounted fixed lighting. This is to give the basic lighting then separate task lighting will be added with movable lamps. As this is a room not a loft, strip lights are not an option.

Cheers
Dave

 

[SUNRAY]

Hi Sunray,
The house is an old Argyll single storey white cottage. It was updated in the 80's and a loft room was made (not a legal bedroom...). The main room has exposed 'beams' which are the 8X2 beams for the loft floor. The plasterboard has been recessed between the beams to leave 80mm between the ceiling and the bottom of the floor (22.5mm beach ex gym floor is going to be laid).

The roof is very low and so I don't want any ceiling mounted lighting. Hence, the need for some reasonable floor mounted fixed lighting. This is to give the basic lighting then separate task lighting will be added with movable lamps. As this is a room not a loft, strip lights are not an option.

Cheers
Dave

So half of the joist is above and below the ceiling then flooring on top. Is the beach the flooring or a surface on top of the flooring?

 

[SleegillDave]

That's right. It isn't worth moving all the plasterboard to expand the void. The flooring will be the 22.5mm beech floorboards.

 

[EFLImpudence]

This all seems a daft idea to me.

Is there no gable end for a wall light or room for a table lamp or similar?

 

[SUNRAY]

Daft idea or not I've often seen led strip set into sub flooring such as laminate , which is why I confirmed the floor finish.
I imagine it would be possible to add additional structure between the joists and create a slot for led tapein an extrusion

 

[SleegillDave]

I know what you mean, but looks a bit like aircraft emergency lighting

 

[SleegillDave]

I found these, but £80 each is a bit too steep. I was thinking of 6-10...

Adjustable Recessed Deck Light or Patio Uplight - 240v GU10 IP67 Stainless Steel

This stylish recessed uplight has an 88mm diameter bezel. Body length 85mm, Cut out 76mm and overall required depth to include the cable gland is 116mm. Fine to walk over and takes a GU10 LED bulb. Comes with 2 year warranty. 30 degree tilt.

www.exteriorlights.co.uk

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I am looking to light a loft room and don't want ceiling lights (sloping and not enough headroom). The solution I have been told to use (partner's decision is never questioned) is floor deck lights. The void below the floor is 80mm and 22.5mm floorboards.

The floor is the worst possible place to have lighting. Everything you will be normally looking at will be in shade, walking about on the floor, you will be blinded trying to see where you are stepping and trying to avoid things. Almost any sort of light located high on a ceiling will be better than lights shining from the floor. Modern strip lights are quite shallow, they would not make much difference to the headroom.