Vaulted Ceiling Recessed Lighting Placement

Unlike the typical way of installing recessed lights you need special housing cans also known as shovel cut cans that are angled to fit up to a 45 degree slope for fitting the lights.

Vaulted ceiling recessed lighting placement.

Determine your lighting application step 2. You can evenly place recessed lights around the vaulted ceiling perimeter which will highlight the vaulted ceiling by shining dots and draw attention to it. Slip the housing into the hole and push the body up until it s flush with the ceiling. Vaulted or sloped ceilings.

Proper placement for recessed lighting that is being used as task lighting is to place your can lights flush with the ceiling and over your task area. The layout rules are the same on a sloped ceiling as they are on a flat ceiling. But there s a twist. If more than one light is required the lights should be equally spaced and aligned.

The most appropriate trims for task lighting. If you were to follow this then lights for an 8 foot ceiling would be spaced 4 feet apart. Pull the clips inward so they do not stick outside the housing. Sketch a room plan step 3.

Tape measures step 1. It might sound a bit odd to you but recessed lights on vaulted ceilings can work wonders. Lights for a 10 foot ceiling would be spaced 5 feet apart etc etc. Use adjustable trims to direct and hide the source of the light.

The guidelines for an accent lighting layout are. If it is measure the distance from the ceiling to the surface that you want to illuminate rather than to the floor. Lightly push each clip up. Three inch recessed lighting is the most standard for task lighting with an aperture of 3 inches a light beam can be concentrated in one area.

The lights do not need to be aligned with your general or task lights. When it comes to spacing recessed lighting apart industry standard is to divide the ceiling height in half and then use that number as your spacing guide.