Recessed Lighting Replace Kitchen Fluorescent Light Box
Depending on the size of the soffit in relation to your kitchen you may want to add additional task lights around the soffit above the counter tops.
Recessed lighting replace kitchen fluorescent light box. We are adding small can lights around the kitchen to help with overall lighting as well. A standard light bulb mistakenly placed in a recessed or kitchen track lighting fixture will provide only a fraction of the light that the recommended spot or reflector bulb would provide. Recessed lighting fixtures recessed lighting goes up into the ceiling with the light sitting flush along the ceiling. Ones that throw much brighter and whiter light not the yellow humming glow of fluorescent tube bulbs.
Ceilings are about 8 feet so nothing that hangs too low. Jan 20 2019 explore betsy thompson s board fluorescent light box makeover followed by 113 people on pinterest. Essentially you can replace the fluorescent light with any fixture as long as you make sure it will provide the light you need. See more ideas about fluorescent light lighting makeover kitchen ceiling lights.
Replacing a fixture like this is pretty straight forward. Remove the old lighting and install recessed lights inside the raised soffit ceiling. This option works well in rooms with low ceilings and it s a common option for a kitchen light box upgrade. My lightbox measured 4 x6 x12 around.
I am needing to replace the harsh fluorescent light fixture that the builders placed in my kitchen but have no idea what kind of light to use. But otherwise it is pretty simple to replace. Check out the video of recessed lights to see how to upgrade your kitchen lighting. Updating the lighting in a residential home replacing a flourescent box kitchen light and installing canned lighting.
Need help with an electrical project at your home. I m also debating on installing a few recessed lights inside the lightbox. Call us at 970 599 1872. Adding crown moulding inside the soffit is a great way to give it a finished look.
Recessed lights can be installed where the fluorescent box was removed and carried on throughout the length of the room. So when i redid my kitchen i knew the huge ceiling box had to go. Steps on how to remove a drop down ceiling fluorescent light box.