Hi whit, I believe you asked me about lighting on another thread. My high hats were there already from my previous kitchen. But my husband does electrical, so I will ask him. Is your question should there be 3 or 4 feet spacing between cans? I know he always says the more light the better, esp. in a kitchen!

Hi Michelle. No worries. At ~$50/light, I don't want to make it look like an airport runway. I want a balanced flood of light in the kitchen, on the workspaces. Is #1 too many? #2 too few? Should there be something in the middle?

The ceiling height will have a great deal to do with the size and placement of recessed lights. You also want to be sure that you spec ICAT (Insulation Contact Air Tight) Otherwise, you're putting too much heat into your attic space and it will cause a lot of problems with mixing conditioned and unconditioned air.

Of course. Ceilings are 9'. There is a 2nd floor above the ceiling, not an attic. And there is no insulation between floors (we live in FL). Joists are 10", so plenty of space for a 6" can. We are tearing down old ceiling because of wiring issues (k&t),so we will have new ceiling to work with. Also, though there is always heat, using LED lighting should dramatically reduce that?