Easiest How to Layout Recessed Lighting Method

How to layout recessed lighting easily. Learn how to space your recessed lights, pots or cans. It really is not a difficult process. One thing I did not mention in the video is you need to also identify where the ceiling joists are to make sure you are not cutting a hole in the wrong place. Read the entire process on how to layout recessed lighting here www.lightingtutor.com/how-to-...

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Read the entire process on how to layout recessed lighting here www.lightingtutor.com/how-to-layout-recessed-lighting/

[@bernardoacevedo3285]

Hi whats the color in your kitchen walls?

[@user-zm2ri9jq6t]

I love the pendent over the sink

[@karateflix]

Awesome video. I was sitting in my living room thinking about how horrible my lighting is and searched for a lighting video. I was lost as first. I feel much more comfortable now.

[@stachowi]

Love that skylight in the kitchen

[@emmettroehr406]

Thank you so much for doing this video - between this and the blog I am so much more confident about lighting placement!

[@MLFranklin]

This is very helpful. And I'm sure you know, the manufacturers of these lights have recommendations and even software to help guide you, but they basically want to put a pot every three feet all over your ceiling. My living room doesn't really need 30 recessed cans. It's crazy. You bring sanity to the discussion. Thank you!

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you so much

[@annabodhi38]

Appreciate the video and your reasoning behind even vs uneven spacing. Thanks so much for the upload. 🙃

[@flannelguydiy6458]

you are welcome!

[@leopoldomolina5199]

Appreciated tip that about the couch edge. I also use the criteria of the corner and distribute the lights equidistantly. Usually I use 4 lights for bedrooms (not giant bedrooms). If the bedroom is not totally square (very likely) then I try to choose a measure from the corner that give a wider visual of the room and not to look small. I measure the smallest side and divide it by 4. That will be the measure from the corner to each light.

[@kemchobhenchod]

This was really insightful. Thank you for a tutorial that shows a little more thought process rather than cookie cutter aesthetics.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you Shaq...

[@tricia8727]

Great video, and your link was especially helpful too. Thank you!

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching! please share the video

[@big40glock84]

so to get the center light measurement you would measure from corner light to corner light and its the center of that measurement ?

[@fernandoserrano2737]

Easy explanation!! Thank you 🙏

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching! please share the video

[@rmkguitar1]

Wonderful explanation

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Glad you liked it

[@yagieperitam6480]

i have a 6 meter x 4 meter kitchen and i would like to install slim line resessed lights my light size is 145mm x 145mm how many lights should i put in my kitchen and what distance should i have

[@abrahamvaro5482]

Very nice video ,thanks.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching

[@moonrunnerlife1640]

3 ft is standard for that reason alone. Looks very nice!

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Thank you!

[@goodplacereviewer2495]

The way I do it is A light plus a metre divided into the area Say it ends up being 5 point Something I'll add 5 lights plus the 4 meteres of spacing in between the lights then you'll have the one metre spare plus the remainder value left I'll use that measurement for the first and last space That's if you want to keep it a metre exactly between the lights If your not too fussed about keeping it a metre but want it kept uniformal With 5 lights you'll have 6 spaces So you'll want the first space to be half the value (1) 1 value Second two half (3) 2 values 3rd two halfs (5) 2 values 4th two halfs (7) 2 values 5 two halfs (9) 2 values 6 a half (10) 1 value If you have 5 lights add them up take them away from the measurement from wall to wall then divide by ten for your spaces So you'll have Half light /half half/ light half half light/ half half light/half half light/half How ever many lights you have divide by double the amount if its 8 lights divide by sixteen so you'll have 1+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+1 ( the crosses are the lights and the values are your spacings How ever many lights you have there is always one more space 3 lights had space light space light space light space .... so 4 spaces in total But you want the sides to be half values for light spread so you divided by six 1 2 4 6 ( the arrows is the space showing the how the light spans that's why you want a half value then two halfs , two halfs then a half value Half a space light half a space half a space light half a space half a space light half a space Hope you can make sense of this and helps with spacing out lights

[@AbuYusufJetmirAl-Albaani]

Very helpful thanks man !

[@flannelguydiy6458]

You are welcome!

[@chelsychen4606]

Nice!

[@lagg-alot8308]

what size are the lights in the 1st room?

[@kimberlyjeanette4013]

Very informative! :)

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you!

[@QIrons]

Nice video! Thanks! I love the gray color in the kitchen, by the way! Do you recall the paint name?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

dont remember which gray it was. But the paint was Benjamin Moore

[@joanpetervincent6175]

very good

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Thanks for watching

[@jeffabbott403]

I have a peninsula very similar to what you’ve got there. One 4” slim led should do the job in the center of that shouldn’t it? 8ft ceiling.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

It really depends on what you are trying to do. Yes from a lumens perspective then one light is fine. From a decorative standpoint, consider two evenly spaced pendant lights

[@jeffabbott403]

@@flannelguydiy6458 I considered pendants but felt like it might be to cluttered in such a small kitchen (11x12). Going to put a pendant over the sink like you did. Would the pendants over the peninsula need to be on their own separate switch?

[@mamag9013]

When putting in the kitchen lights, even though the spacing is not the same between all lights do you have them on the same grid line?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

It really depends upon what you want to do. In my kitchen, I have the recessed lights split up on two switches.

[@brian888.]

What size of recessed light you used in ur room

[@bill.Latham]

Good video, I have a older home my living room is 280 sq./ft. ceiling is 8 feet high. How many recess 6" LED lights would you recommend for a living room that size? Thank You

[@flannelguydiy6458]

More info here www.lightingtutor.com/how-to-layout-recessed-lighting/

[@pablonapan4698]

Would be nice to see how it looks at night too

[@SamIAm1236]

Would your recommend the same overall layout for a kitchen where the ceiling slopes up as part of the pitch of the roof? My home is an open floor plan where the kitchen and living room ceiling take up the slope of the roof pitch.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

If the ceiling slopes then the lights would end up being closer together. So, I would re-think the layout then and follow the floor rather than the ceiling. Then, when you find the locations on the floor, drop a plumb bob from the ceiling directly over the spot in the floor. That would be your installation point.

[@patrickbesong4264]

what would you suggest for slanted ceilings? we have a gambrel roof house where the bedrooms upstairs have knee walls and slanted ceilings. there is a flat area at the top about 4 or 5' wide. should we just install a row of 3 maybe in the flat part in the middle or would it look better to install them on the sloped walls pointing more at an angle? ceiling is 8' high in the middle. we're renovating and don't have drywall up there yet.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

for a slanted ceiling, measure on the floor and use a plumb bob hanging from the ceiling down to the point on the floor where you located the spot. Then, install the recessed lights that are adjustable so you can angle them straight down.

[@ramblin_man23]

Thumbs up 👍 I have an open floor plan (living, dining, and kitchen). In the kitchen I'll have an uneven layout like yours and may end up installing more cans than in the living and dining rooms. Since I'll have more in the kitchen, should I use the same size cans throughout or go smaller diameter in the kitchen? Thanks

[@flannelguydiy6458]

It is really a personal preference but make sure if you go with 4 inch that you are getting enough lumens to provide full light coverage in the room. You may need more lights if you go with the smaller size.

[@ramblin_man23]

Is 4" the popular size? Also if I go with more lumins in the kitchen, which would make it a brighter white, is that okay, having brighter white than in the living room? Remember they're together basically, no walls or even a ceiling beam in between them.

[@patrickarchuleta9594]

I have a electrical problem I have power coming spliced and going to switch what about white wire here it is spliced all neutrals can I use the white as ablack going to light I have outlets spliced for 🔋

[@flannelguydiy6458]

I really cannot answer without seeing it myself

[@Tigerratcat]

How do you account for ceiling joists? Do you have to climb in the ceiling to make sure you won’t hit the beams when hole sawing?

[@onepaxim]

Use a stud finder

[@westTexasPine]

If I’m doing a square room with a fan in the center I use a 36”x 36” square cardboard and mark it off the corner and use wafer lights in case of studs

[@pearlperlitavenegas2023]

Great idea how far from the fans blades?

[@oddopops1327]

👍👍😊

[@kevinhernandez62]

How do you space 4 lights in a row would you divide the the distance between the corner lights center by 4 since its 4 lights ?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

each room would be different but try dividing the distance by 5

[@tonycervantes4816]

I have a room 13x11 8 ft hight i try to add led lights on the corners can u help me with of measurements sr thanks

[@flannelguydiy6458]

depending upon what you re using the room for, you can probably get away with 6 lights

[@tonycervantes4816]

@@flannelguydiy6458 ok thanks

[@rsan3829]

Wouldn't the spacing of lights depend on the output of the lights being installed ?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Spacing the lights is about coverage and making sure there is an even amount if light dispersed regardless of the lumens of each fixture. Otherwise, you COULD just have one super bright light in the center of the room... but that wont look good either. My preference is to space lights properly, then choose the fixtures with the lumens that match AND use a dimmer switch to control the amount of light even more

[@LetsTravelThisYear]

@@flannelguydiy6458 So is what you're saying 'that brighter lights don't spread any further'?

[@alandicho]

For the "1 light every 25 sq. ft.", is that for a 4" or 6" light?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

It really depends upon how many lumens each light is. It is not about the size of the light

[@racheldick3056]

How do you know the size of recessed lighting to purchase?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

It is really a personal decision...

[@chrisrichardson8908]

The thing im not understanding that i didnt hear you touch on was depending on the size of the light and how many lumens that light gives out well depend on how many lights you well actually need in a given room

[@flannelguydiy6458]

yes you need to determine how many lumens are needed to light the room in question. I have a video for that too

[@sandan2358]

I need it for task lighting.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

recessed lights work well for task lighting too

[@inlovewithlife11]

I can’t see where you recommended a brand?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

check the link in the description.

[@clevername4781]

What if you only use one can light

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Then I suppose you would position it in the center of the room. The only way it makes sense to use just ONE light in a room is if it is a closet or a very small bathroom

[@robertverburg1481]

IN the real world when installing can lights You could run into heat ducts, plumbing pipes, exhaust pipe, etcetera. It seems like when you want that perfect light skeeme something something gets in the way Bob the electrician 50 year journeyman still working 73 years old ha ha

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Right and nothing is perfect in the end. This is why homeowners need to fully plan this out and not just start cutting holes.

[@kemchobhenchod]

@@flannelguydiy6458 LED also give more flexibility than incandescent cans if you're dealing with logistic issues.

[@nvrdwn3140]

Lol 21 can lights in my room. Nah, 12 will do just fine. How many lumens does our light put out that you would think i need double that???

[@flannelguydiy6458]

The answer to your lumens question will vary for each application. For example, you would need a lot for a kitchen but not nearly as much for a bedroom

[@uoohoo99]

The thing wrong with ur explanation is that can lights are supposed to be used as "ambient" lighting NOT "task" lighting. For instance, over the stove; that just reflects off the hood vent.

[@getzybaggins]

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[@flannelguydiy6458]

yes ???

[@11soran11]

This is wrong! when you sit on the couch the light should hit the back of your head not front of your head! so three feet is wrong. 1 or max 1.5 feet from the wall is gonna be ok in the living room.