Lincolnshire Ian Posted Sunday at 14:44 Posted Sunday at 14:44 It's just occurred to us that we are going to need flippin' long light cables for our kitchen/dining area! The kitchen has been painted and the kitchen is almost installed, but I am not on site whilst posting this so I used the picture I used to sell the plasterboard lifter! The drop from where we have the lighting cable to a "normal" light height over the kitchen and dining table is 2.6m. A vaulted ceiling seemed like a good idea, but I didn't think about the super-long drop from the cable to where we expected the light to be and the affect on positioning of the Velux windows! Any ideas please 😊
BotusBuild Posted Sunday at 16:31 Posted Sunday at 16:31 (edited) We have a sloping ceiling in our open plan living area. Over the kitchen island we have 3 pendant lights that hang down. Each cable is about 1m. At each end of the cable there is a "grommet" on the fitting (i.e. at the ceiling rose, and the light "socket") that has a plastic grommet screw that holds the cable - these take the strain of the weight than the cable screws inside the fittings. Edited Sunday at 16:34 by BotusBuild Added photos
Buzz Posted Sunday at 17:18 Posted Sunday at 17:18 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lincolnshire Ian said: It's just occurred to us that we are going to need flippin' long light cables for our kitchen/dining area! The kitchen has been painted and the kitchen is almost installed, but I am not on site whilst posting this so I used the picture I used to sell the plasterboard lifter! The drop from where we have the lighting cable to a "normal" light height over the kitchen and dining table is 2.6m. A vaulted ceiling seemed like a good idea, but I didn't think about the super-long drop from the cable to where we expected the light to be and the affect on positioning of the Velux windows! Any ideas please 😊 We used these just over 2m drop https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-baldwin-pendant-ceiling-cord/aged-pewter/p4031404?s_ppc=2dx_mixed_home_BAU&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20151162426&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkMjOBhC5ARIsADIdb3e018nJStjsUEt-ErNA1IrlolkQN4ZtWLq-x2XY89o9wJtRERm3ZEwaAtWCEALw_wcB Edited Sunday at 17:27 by Buzz Add pic 1
Alan Ambrose Posted Monday at 06:16 Posted Monday at 06:16 Of course, you or your electrician can almost certainly swap the cables in any off-the-shelf lights for longer/funkier ones. 1
Nickfromwales Posted Monday at 12:04 Posted Monday at 12:04 5 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said: Of course, you or your electrician can almost certainly swap the cables in any off-the-shelf lights for longer/funkier ones. Some are factory / moulded fixtures, so check before purchasing Â
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