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Spot light fitting
Anonymous user 20 August 2019 - 10.28 AM
Hi I am interested in spot lights in my living room but the upstairs is a very crowded room. In order to fit spot lights do you need to pull up the carpet in the bedroom above to do all the wiring?
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CannockYou basically have 2 options 1. Lift carpet and floorboards 2. Cut a channel in the ceiling to access joists for drilling then plastering
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20 August 2019
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Yes the floor above needs to come up, otherwise the ceiling will need holes in it and so require plaster repair work, followed by redecoration.
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20 August 2019
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Ideally yes. Or do it all from below, make a heck of a mess a lot of making good etc etc.
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20 August 2019
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Building regs prohibit the notching of the underside of a joist so you need to be very careful how you run your cables from below...
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21 August 2019
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Usually it is a lot easier to do it this way, however it is not always very practical for the homeowner to do. I’d say 70% of my spotlight installation are done from below, due to flooring upstairs not being removed and causing distress. Doing it from below is a bit more challenging and will require doing more holes which need patching up/re-plastering. It is do-able and on occasions easier, it all depends on the house.
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22 August 2019
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