How many downlights in a room?

[MrGwythers]

Hello I'm an apprentice looking for tips and techniques. I asked this question before but got no response.
When it comes to installing downlights what is your method for how many downlights you require?
Do you do the lumen calculation or are there other quick ways to do it.
Thanks.

 

[DefyG]

Your right there, but I still have a bag of clout nails in the barn. ?

Worth holding onto, you never know!!!!.........

 

[Mike Johnson]

Do you think it's worth holding onto the cwt of cut nails as well. ?

 

[DefyG]

Do you think it's worth holding onto the cwt of cut nails as well. ?

cwt? probably not but might be worth a few £'s or Euro's at a scrap yard!

 

[Zerax]

cwt?

short for 'hundred weight'... which is about 50kg.

 

[DefyG]

short for 'hundred weight'... which is about 50kg.

Hi Zerax, I know what it stands for, just querying the quantity Mike has in his shed.

 

[DPG]

As above, use neodymiium magnets. They will find the screws, and hence where your joists are. You can even leave them stuck to the screw heads while you're working stuff out.

Have a google of the studbuddy tool. Careful how you search though

 

[loz2754]

As above, use neodymiium magnets. They will find the screws, and hence where your joists are. You can even leave them stuck to the screw heads while you're working stuff out.

Have a google of the studbuddy tool. Careful how you search though

+1 for the studbuddy

 

[telectrix]

short for 'hundred weight'... which is about 50kg.

50.8023 to be exact. ?

 

[Mike Johnson]

50.8023 to be exact. ?

My Gast is Flabbered, Tel used metric. ? The sky is falling, RUN.

 

[telectrix]

told you i was bilingual. but i don'tever use metric. just learnt to live with it to keep up with the young sprogs.

 

[Mike Johnson]

What you do in the privacy of your home is your business. ?

 

[pc1966]

Have a google of the studbuddy tool. Careful how you search though

Yes, I remember a fellow student who eventually did his PhD in degradation of rubber insulation as work funded by Railtrack who has issues with signalling cables failing (in addition to scrots stealing them).

You would not believe what he got from his naive search!