New lights! - Help

[She]

Hello people this is my first EVER post on here!! (still training :icon6 Q. If a flat has no visual ceiling lights (no access to the above) and they want 2 ceiling lights installed is it possible?! They have other lights in the flat but say they are run up the wall in trunking. They have a light switch in the room but its redundant (2 lots of old twin and earth cables into the single pole switch). Hmmm how could I solve this and install some lights without pulling the ceiling down :veryangry2:!!! K

 

[Sharpend]

I'm guessing that the flat had lights on ceiling originally? I would check to see if cables are in conduit, check at board and behind existing switches, it may be that someone has had wall lights put in and ceilings skimmed, the conduits I would imagine are still there somewhere,try strong magnet along the ceiling.

 

[trev]

Many ways you can do this.
Trunking everywhere, effective, quick but fugly.
Surface clipped, don't even go there.
Chase cables in the top 150 mm of the wall (It's a safe zone) depending on which way the joists run you should be able to fish across to where the light is going to be sited, if you hit a noggin then cut a hole in the ceiling (neatly) drill through the noggin and carry on fishing.

 

[babylonsBurning]

Hi she, congrats on your first post.
Need a little more info.
Is the ceiling plasterboard fixed to joists?
Where is the nearest lighting feed that you could use?
Are the cables definitely redundant?

 

[Guitarist]

I'd go with those new wireless lights people keep asking me to fit

 

[She]

Thanks guys Don't think that there has ever been and ceiling lights probably only ever wall lights in the front room. hmmm wireless lights I wish! :icon6:

 

[telectrix]

or, surface wiring on ceiling. after 1st fix, batten ceiling out and fit a false ceiling, say, 2" -3" below the existing.

 

[Guitarist]

Thanks guys Don't think that there has ever been and ceiling lights probably only ever wall lights in the front room. hmmm wireless lights I wish! :icon6:

Actually, you could always go with those battery powered push-on units....Sassy.

 

[Spoon]

Get them to wear these.


Problem solved.

 

[She]

Haha nice goggles! not sure they would go for that! Thanks Telectrix

 

[Guitarist]

or, surface wiring on ceiling. after 1st fix, batten ceiling out and fit a false ceiling, say, 2" -3" below the existing.

Now that's just talking common sense....Get a grip man

 

[telectrix]

sorry.hours before beer o'clock