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re: Rooms with high ceilings and no overhead light - who has the best solution?
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:41 pm to AwgustaDawg
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:41 pm to AwgustaDawg
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You could also go retro and hang several swag lights from the ceiling and route the cords to outlets..
For a second there I thought you were going to go with the fake wood beams that op could hang the ceiling fan from while running the wire through the hollow beam
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:53 pm to AwgustaDawg
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Attic above it or is there a floor above it?
There's a floor above it.
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Neither is cheap.
Nope which is why I need a temporary fix... my tallest ladder is 10 feet, I'm not even equipped to do work that high without borrowing stuff.
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Its not going to be cheap for an electrician to do it but it is easy enough for them to do it....since your aasking I am assuming it is not something you wanted to do yourself but if it is it is not overly difficult.
Lighting strips are on the table, it's just the timing and the height that are the challenge here. I actually have a fishtape and have no fear of running wires and adding lights/fixtures in normal scenarios, this is just an access issue.
(Thanks)
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:56 pm to TCO
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You have lamps but don’t want to install lights.
That's why I am here. Some person may have encountered a lamp really worked well in this type of room. Or maybe they found a really really tall lamp they liked. Or maybe some wall-mounted lighting. It would be easier to run wiring for wall sconces, etc, than in this ceiling.
The ceiling is so high that reflecting light from lamps is pointless. Can lights would make sense but I just don't want to tackle that right now, it's one of the larger rooms and I've got enough projects.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:01 pm to AwgustaDawg
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That means there is still at least a cavity above the area to be lit.
It's actually a loft in a bedroom, there is no cavity, it's like the space between 2 sides of a stud wall. the soffet does house the duct work on one side, there's a return in this room and the next.
Thanks for putting that much thought into it. There's a solution there, but agree it's not going to be easy.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:12 pm to AwgustaDawg
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You could also go retro and hang several swag lights from the ceiling and route the cords to outlets....they were common in the 60s and 70s.
Yep. Because none of those rooms had ceiling lights. What a terrible design choice.
They actually make paintable channeling now so you don’t have the “decorative” cord hanging. Not a great option, but it’s easy and cheap.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:19 pm to concrete_tiger
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We have a couple lamps on a switched outlet, but when the sun goes down, they just don't do the trick to make the room reasonably bright.
well the choice of lamp shades issue could solve the problem. get the large diameter straight round tube type lamp shades and use daylight rated LED bulbs, they will light up the ceiling quite a bit as well as the whole room.
if you still need more, then add 2 more standing lamps
you want them all look to something like this so they light up the whole room LINK
i dont think you need to spend a large chunk of money to get hard wired stuff put in, that is the best solution if you have the ability to do it, and can do most of te work yourself
This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:38 pm to concrete_tiger
For now? Man, I would just stick with the current lamps you have and get brighter lights. You can put LED strips where the wall and ceiling meet. It'll look like a college dorm room, but if it's temporary then that will be fine. You would just have to deal with wires being connected to that outlet you currently have.
When you do have to make a chance, you can take the outlet and move it into the ceiling by removing the wires and either adding a light fixture (can easily be mounted to a joist) or you can add a series of wafers that you can run across your ceiling. Not sure the area of your room is, but retrofit waters are an easy install.
All the dirty work would be cutting a hole in your ceiling and walls. You should be able to pull the outlet wires up at the top of the wall and find a way to work it into your ceiling. From there, more holes in the ceiling and joists.
When you do have to make a chance, you can take the outlet and move it into the ceiling by removing the wires and either adding a light fixture (can easily be mounted to a joist) or you can add a series of wafers that you can run across your ceiling. Not sure the area of your room is, but retrofit waters are an easy install.
All the dirty work would be cutting a hole in your ceiling and walls. You should be able to pull the outlet wires up at the top of the wall and find a way to work it into your ceiling. From there, more holes in the ceiling and joists.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:39 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
I would say if you can provide pics with dimensions of the room AND send this to the Home/Garden Board you might get a lot more help.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:46 pm to concrete_tiger
First, where you located? Please post pictures, these two things give a starting point.
Folks always ask if something can be done, sure it can, as with anything, it's the cost. You plan to live there long? If a long time. Get and do what you want now.
Folks always ask if something can be done, sure it can, as with anything, it's the cost. You plan to live there long? If a long time. Get and do what you want now.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:48 pm to concrete_tiger
Put one of these bad boys in there.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 4:20 pm to atxfan
Thanks, folks. I went with the giant chandelier option.
On the plus side, we have plenty of light.
On the down side, you can't see people across the room.
On the plus side, we have plenty of light.
On the down side, you can't see people across the room.
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