Where do you put plinth lights?

Plinth lighting is lighting installed into plinths or kickboards, which are usually found underneath cabinets in kitchens, bathrooms, and dressing rooms.

How many spot lights do I need?

Divide your ceiling height by 2 David Amos, Founder of Amos Lighting + Home has a simple rule of thumb for calculating how many spotlights you need. You can apply this to any room.

How far apart should LED lights be?

As a rule of thumb, we suggest you divide your ceiling height by 2 to give you the space required between each downlight. For example if your ceiling is 8 foot high, then position your lights 4 feet apart.

How far apart are ceiling lights?

A good general rule for placement is to divide the height of the ceiling by two. The result is the amount of space to leave between each light. For example, recessed lighting spacing for an 8-foot-high ceiling would be 4 feet between each light. This will provide good spacing for general room lighting.

How far apart should kitchen plinth lights be?

If the width of the doors or drawers are not consistent in size then placing plinth lights approximately every 400 – 500mm is best practice, always remembering to work from the corner as a starting point. To see our range of plinth lights.

How many lights do I need in my kitchen?

The first Lighting Industry CEO: Thomas Edison

Room Footcandles Needed
Kitchen Sink 70-80
Dining Room 30-40
Bedroom 10-20
Hallway 5-10

How many spotlights should I put in my kitchen?

A common piece of advice that you’ll find by researching online, or by asking a qualified electrician is that you use one recessed light for every 4 to 6 square feet of ceiling space. Following this general ‘rule’ will provide you with enough general lighting, not enough and not too little.

How far to space 6 can lights?

Generally speaking, recessed lights that are four inches in size should be placed four feet apart. Six-inch lights should be placed six feet apart.

How many can lights in a 20×20 room?

If you have a center light fixture, you should be able to use 4 inch line voltage cans or low voltage for supplemental lighting. I would go with at least 8 three inch cans for a 20 foot room.