jetlag
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- Eatonton, Georgia
I have a joist on 24'' center from wall down counter top , I have to put the 6'' cans on either 28 3/4 '' or 19 1/4 '' center from wall , which is best ?
I agree, closer is better. You are trying to illuminate the "task area," which is the countertop, not the room. As everyone else will say as well, undercabinet lighting, in addition to the recessed lights, will be the best!
How do you run the power to undercab lights can you hide nm behind where the face drops below the cabinet bottom
If I had prints that showed the light in the center of a counter the carpenters would be sistering two joists and heading off the one in the way.
This happens often in commercial work.
How do you run the power to under cab lights can you hide nm behind where the face drops below the cabinet bottom
If I had prints that showed the light in the center of a counter the carpenters would be sistering two joists and heading off the one in the way.
This happens often in commercial work.
In residential this doesn't happen, very rarely do you have exact placement of cans on prints, if you even have prints.
In residential this doesn't happen, very rarely do you have exact placement of cans on prints, if you even have prints.
I beg to differ. I do custom homes and I get them to move joists if need be. We will try and work with whats there but that doesn't always work.
I am doing a home now and the builders had to move about 8 joists so we could keep symmetry.
...I had enough problem getting plumbers to stop locating a bathroom sink vent pipe right up the middle of the sink cabinet right where I need to put my box for a wall sconce over the sink.
I have a fix for that, if you're interested.I had enough problem getting plumbers to stop locating a bathroom sink vent pipe right up the middle of the sink cabinet right where I need to put my box for a wall sconce over the sink.
Move them in. They scallop on the cabinets a bit more but 19" is fine.
I have a fix for that, if you're interested.