Recessed lighting: The best in trendy functionality

Another advantage to the unobtrusive quality of modern recessed lighting is that while this type of lighting is particularly suited to homes in the minimalist or contemporary style, it can actually be made to suit any style of interior décor, just make sure the fixtures you pick suit the style of your home and your taste.

Recessed Light Info : What to Know Before you Buy

2. What is the Purpose of your Recessed Light?

Before you get into all the different types of recessed lighting fixtures that are available, you need to know what you will be lighting and how these lights are going to be used. Do you need simple downlights with a broad beam to help increase the ambient lighting? Or are you looking for a more focused effect like recessed track lighting will produce? Create a basic lighting plan so you won’t have decision paralysis once you are actually making your lighting choices.

3. What Sizes do Recessed Light Fixtures come in?

As previously mentioned, originally, recessed downlight fixtures were mostly round spotlights, and came in three standard sizes; 4-, 5-, and 6-inches in diameter. These days, you can find recessed panel light fixtures in squares and rectangles too, but the above sizes still tend to be the norm. 6-inch fixtures are often used in larger, high-ceilinged spaces, or with lower wattage bulbs to create an ambient glow, while the smaller 4-inch sizes are great when your going for something more low-key and restrained or have a small space that needs inconspicuous lighting solutions.

Recessed Light Info : The Types Available

1. Trim Type of your Recessed Light

The trim of your recessed light fixture can be seen, and there are quite a few trim types available, such as ‘decorative’, ‘adjustable’, ‘open’, ‘pinhole’, ‘baffle’, ‘slotted’, and ‘shower’. Each of them have their own look and optimum usage area – adjustable trim is good for accent lighting, open light trim can light up a larger area, while shower trim is made to be moisture resistant and is the perfect choice for a bathroom or outdoors.
 

3. Recessed Light Wiring Types

Modern recessed lighting has two different types of support options; remodel fixtures and new-construction fixtures. Because of the wiring, you will need to choose your type of recessed light fixtures according to whether or not you can access the space behind where your fixture will be located – if you can’t get into that space to run the wiring, you will probably need to use a remodel fixture, but if you can, then installing a new-construction fixture is possible.

Some things to keep in mind are :

a. If you need to feed wire from one joist bay to another, you will need to bore a hole in the centre of each joist.

b. The connections for recessed lights are made in a junction box attached to the fixture.

c. If you are using non-metallic (NM) wiring, look for fixtures that have built-in Type NM clamps in their junction boxes. If you
        are using Type MC cable, get fixtures that have that clamp built-in.

Recessed Light Info : The Basic FAQs

3. What are the Pros and Cons of Recessed Light?

We’ve covered most of the Pros of recessed lights already but one thing to keep in mind is that if you have concrete ceilings it is probably not possible to install recessed lighting. And of course, if you have a highly decorative ceiling – intricate plasterwork, ornamental panels/coffers or a painted/papered motif – recessed mounted light may not be the right choice for you as it may detract rather than enhance the ceiling's embellishments.
 

4. Can you Put Regular Bulbs in Recessed Light Fixtures?

The simple answer is yes. Of course, you need to match the type of bulb to the type of fixture you buy – always check whether your fixture is LED recessed lighting, halogen, fluorescent or incandescent, before buying replacement bulbs.
 

If this has made you eager to try adding some recessed lighting in your home but you could use a little advice in choosing the best recessed light fixtures for your home, our team is here to help!

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