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| My contractor has recommended Seagull U/C lighting as the "best" UCL. I don't need the best, but I also don't want to do straight puck lights. I have read many posts, but wind up more confused than anything else.
Recommend a good UCL system that is less $$ than Seagull? I mentioned LED strips, but he stated concerns about cutting them down / never changing the length? He is really sold on Seagull, but I am looking for equally good but less $$ system. I'm not sure if we will use them for task lighting (never had them before) - or more for ambience. Help provided in the form of the "Idiot's Guide to UCL" would be greatly appreciated :) |
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| The approach I would take would be as follows 1. Envisage the possible usage (imagine what you could do) and desired look - invariably, they will be used for ambience as well as task lighting. 2. List out your constraints including physical constraints imposed by your cabinetry. For example - a. low profile < 1" thick. b. low heat output. c. color of the light output. d. direct wire to 120V or low voltage. e. ability to dim the lights. f. total cost of the entire system - all interconnecting parts, installation, light bars, power supply (sometimes loosely called transformer) 3. Price out the entire system - not just the bars. The linked discussion has quite a number of details |
Here is a link that might be useful: LED UCL continuation
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