Spotlights for plasterboard ceilings: stylish light

Fixtures can be positioned anywhere in the plasterboard ceiling

Advantages point lighting devices

Freedom of choice of fixtures and their installation options. The range of lighting products, which are offered on the market today, allows you to enjoy hanging, overhead or recessed luminaire. Installation of point light sources allows the flexibility to choose the options for the expansion of space, as well as to use different ways of decorating rooms via illuminative means. Creative, unrestricted conventions approach, judging by the photos of plasterboard ceilings with lighting, allowing make the room unique.

Spotlights on the sloping ceiling in the living room

Ease of installation. To arrange the room the lighting system under the force of even a non-specialist. If a person has at least some knowledge of electrical installation and safety regulations, it is really to make your own.

Combination chandeliers and spotlights

The benefit of using. Despite the fact that the light sources set a few, they all have a low power, which together give more savings than one or two powerful bulbs. With proper distribution of light fluxes it will be used in the uniform, efficient and effective extent.

LED lights on the ceiling in the kitchen

Spotlights for plasterboard ceilings: kinds

Modern production Electricals offers several types of lighting devices from which you can select different in style and content options to create a lighting system. In this list are the following devices:

• Chandelier pendant type;
• overhead lamps;
• fluorescent lamps;
• rotary or stationary point;
• LED tape.

Spot lights in the split-level lounge

Chandelier, a traditional element of lighting systems do not always fit into the exhibition plasterboard ceiling. Mainly this is because the level of the ceiling is lowered visually. Therefore, for example photo chandelier ceiling plasterboard with backlight can be used in areas where there is enough space left for it. And in areas where it applied the combined method of lighting devices.

The combination of point and diffuse light in the bedroom

Chandelier can be fixed in two ways: to the previously prepared a special profile or to the base overlapping. Attaching fixture of any kind to the Plasterboard base is not recommended. But if you place the chandelier is not fundamentally important, it is better to use any other kind of fixtures. The ceiling will look harmonious and modern.

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Photo plasterboard ceilings with lighting with spotlights

This is a very neat and compact products. There are certain rules for the installation of such fixtures to get the maximum benefit from their use. This rate depends on ceiling height and determined by the distance between components. But the distance between them should not exceed one meter, if the premises are no other types of lighting.

Large LED lamps on the kitchen ceiling

How to choose a lamp for chandeliers and spotlights for plasterboard ceilings

Among the lamps that can be used for ceilings, restrictions exist. They usually depend on the size of the lamp. It may be conventional incandescent bulbs, halogen type or LED. For plasterboard ceilings it is recommended to use halogen.

Types of lamps spotlights

They are durable and cost-effective, do not emit a lot of heat. But it is necessary to connect the transformer device to be used. This is because the line voltage is 220 V, and the halogen lamp 12 is intended for. There is also a 220-volt "galogenki", but their life span is shorter.

Remember! Wiring and lights should be provided with fire protection.

Spotlights are an excellent source of additional Bathroom Lighting

protection classification

When you select the device and its location should pay attention to protection from external influences. Direct threat fixtures are dust and moisture. On the labeling of devices can determine the degree of protection by the first two digits. One of them indicates the maximum size of the elements which can penetrate into the apparatus, the other - the degree of protection from moisture.

Fixtures built into false balusters

dust protection system

The indicator may indicate that the lamp is protected against particles with a maximum size of 50; 12; 2,5; 1 mm. These indicators have a numerical designation from 1 to 4, respectively. Under the codes 5 and 6 contain information that the device is protected against dust partially or completely. If the marking lamp starts at zero, it means that there is no dust protection.

For rooms with high humidity fixtures must have moisture protection

Protection against moisture

The product label number 1 indicates that the lamp is protected from dripping in the vertical direction, 2 - the angle 15 °, 3 - the angle 60 °, 4 - splash, striking the lamp in either direction, 5 - protected from light jets 6 - strong jet 7 - short-term immersion, 8 - continuous immersion, 0 - No moisture protection.

In rooms with low ceilings, built-in lighting are essential

preliminaries

Before installing fixtures on plasterboard ceilings necessary to carry out the markup. This takes into account the number of storeys, if a multilevel structure, and the distance from the walls to the place where the carcass fasteners to be installed. Location Profile and lamps should not be the same.

Attention!Wiring is done before drywall installation.

Great combination of scattered and spot lighting living room

wiring distribution

The cable is attached to the structural elements, but not tight. At the place where the luminaire 15 is formed centimeter loop is placed. The wire is conducted in sequence from the first to the last circuit element. After the completed electrical event, you can start lacing the sheets of plasterboard ceiling and do finishing.

The combination of different types of lighting is very convenient

Important! Wiring must be completely homogeneous: only of aluminum or copper. Otherwise, it can lead to cable fire.

There is another version of the cables. It involves connecting each lamp independently. For security, each wire is placed in a special corrugated tube of non-combustible material. In order to match the holes in the drywall with attachment locations lamps, it is necessary to know the precise diameter of the tool. He indicated on the packaging of the product. Easier and neater would be if a hole was drilled through special nozzles to drill koronochnyh.

Spotlights visually make the ceiling higher

conclusion

The organization of lighting in the plasterboard floors is not a difficult process. He can cope on their own, but it is important to remember two rules. First, observe interval is not more than 1 m between lamps. Second, you need to use a high power light bulbs in order to avoid overheating of the ceiling system.