putting low voltage spots in ground floor flat. no access from above, and a bit tight on space, about 250mm between p/board and upstairs. Ceiling is plasterboard. Can make out where old point has been plastered over in centre of room, but how to get from there to the transformers?
not sure how to go about
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I take it there is another dwelling above your flat?
I was meaning more towards the additional requirements to ensure you do not compromise the fire proofing and acousting properties of your ceiling.
Basically, short of cutting huge holes in the ceiling and making good again, or replacing the entire ceiling, there is not much you can do.
Are you sure you really want downlighters?
They are the most inefficient and impractical lighting known to man.
Could you not find an attractive center light fitting instead?
Basically, short of cutting huge holes in the ceiling and making good again, or replacing the entire ceiling, there is not much you can do.
Are you sure you really want downlighters?
They are the most inefficient and impractical lighting known to man.
Could you not find an attractive center light fitting instead?
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ahh. right.
wife set on downlighting. mmmm food for thought.
so it cant really be done without ripping down old ceiling, putting in junction boxes and transformers, then putting up new plasterboard?
thats gonna cost.
wife set on downlighting. mmmm food for thought.
so it cant really be done without ripping down old ceiling, putting in junction boxes and transformers, then putting up new plasterboard?
thats gonna cost.
You can do the junction boxes and transformers through the cutout for the fitting. The trouble is going to be getting the wires between the fittings as there will be joists / noggins in the way, and the only way to drill them would be by first making a series of big holes in the ceiling.
WRT the existing one it may be an easy job if its fairly new, and plasterboard. If its more than 10 years old, it will be messy. If its plaster and laths, it will be VERY messy and the whole flat will need redecorating. I kid you not. I've seen an old ceiling being pulled down. Not pretty.
To skim a ceiling in South Yorkshire, you're talking £100 about half a days work. Down south expect to double or treble this. A skim may be all thats needed if you are careful with the holes and fill them ready for the skim.
Tell SWMBO that her downlights will raise electricity bills and when she wants rid of them you WILL need a new ceiling.
To skim a ceiling in South Yorkshire, you're talking £100 about half a days work. Down south expect to double or treble this. A skim may be all thats needed if you are careful with the holes and fill them ready for the skim.
Tell SWMBO that her downlights will raise electricity bills and when she wants rid of them you WILL need a new ceiling.
It's just cost Macca £25million to get rid of Mucca!!!
Cheap at half the price. I've read the judgement in full and it's quite interesting in parts.
Could be more expensive than a new ceiling as ex wife's can be costly unless you're Paul McArtney
been down the wife shop and there are some pretty god deals down there.
before i get a new one though, i thought about putting up an additional pendant in the unlit corner above the dining table. However, I'm still going to have the same problem of getting through the joists without bringing down a chunk of plasterboard. Thoughts?
or is it really the new wife option...
before i get a new one though, i thought about putting up an additional pendant in the unlit corner above the dining table. However, I'm still going to have the same problem of getting through the joists without bringing down a chunk of plasterboard. Thoughts?
or is it really the new wife option...
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roberta1000
Of course it's cheap at half the price - do you mean it's cheap at twice the price?
Sorry if this sounds like petty bickering.
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