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Follow up on this previous thread I started
Tips for installing Mark Slot 2 Linear LED?
I ended up with Neo Ray instead of Mark (Cooper pricing was considerably less than Lithonia).
For anyone that finds this thread, here’s what you don’t want to do…. Keep in mind there was no accessible ceiling space above any of these fixtures.
We gutted the fixtures to the bare housing and mounted them on threaded rod 2” below finished ceiling height. The idea was that drywall installer would leave a small gap around them, we would then drive the rods in to bring them flush and install lighting components.
The housings didn’t hold their shape well, and some were “pinched” by the drywall being forced into the sides of the aluminum housing. This caused a lot of problems getting the boards and diffusers back in. I have a couple that I still can’t get the diffuser back in, and several were cracked in the process. I spoke at length with Cooper about this install, and they agreed what we were doing was correct.
Also, do not trust the drywall and paint crew to handle with care. The beat them up leaving many scratches and paint marks. I had it in writing they would protect finishes from their work. They did not. It’s not terribly noticeable when the lights are on.
You need a level 5 finish and dead straight framing. This is a suspended drywall ceiling and is wavy, leaving gaps around the rigid fixture housings.
If I ever install these again, we will mount to finished height, leave all components in place, and coordinate protection better with the GC and all subs.
We used Focal Point 2” Linears on the exterior, and since they had a flange that mounts above the finished surface i left them fully assembled and it worked much better.
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Tips for installing Mark Slot 2 Linear LED?
Tips for installing Mark Slot 2 Linear LED?
I have an office building project using Mark Slot 2 linear LED. Curious if anyone has installed this or something similar (like Ray Neo) and if so, any tips for getting these set correctly? My install will be in hard ceilings; there is no accessible space above the ceiling. I’m linking cut...
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I ended up with Neo Ray instead of Mark (Cooper pricing was considerably less than Lithonia).
For anyone that finds this thread, here’s what you don’t want to do…. Keep in mind there was no accessible ceiling space above any of these fixtures.
We gutted the fixtures to the bare housing and mounted them on threaded rod 2” below finished ceiling height. The idea was that drywall installer would leave a small gap around them, we would then drive the rods in to bring them flush and install lighting components.
The housings didn’t hold their shape well, and some were “pinched” by the drywall being forced into the sides of the aluminum housing. This caused a lot of problems getting the boards and diffusers back in. I have a couple that I still can’t get the diffuser back in, and several were cracked in the process. I spoke at length with Cooper about this install, and they agreed what we were doing was correct.
Also, do not trust the drywall and paint crew to handle with care. The beat them up leaving many scratches and paint marks. I had it in writing they would protect finishes from their work. They did not. It’s not terribly noticeable when the lights are on.
You need a level 5 finish and dead straight framing. This is a suspended drywall ceiling and is wavy, leaving gaps around the rigid fixture housings.
If I ever install these again, we will mount to finished height, leave all components in place, and coordinate protection better with the GC and all subs.
We used Focal Point 2” Linears on the exterior, and since they had a flange that mounts above the finished surface i left them fully assembled and it worked much better.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk