• Lighting improvement for an older finished basement
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My house is on the older side, and with a short ceiling in the basement, there is little room to improve lighting by dropping the ceiling further. Is there a way I can get more light from the same units, but with more modern lighting fixtures in the same location? [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/rcdraco/0430131113_zpsf60ceb20.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/rcdraco/0430131112_zps2d2d1d15.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/rcdraco/0430131111_zpsd441eece.jpg[/IMG]
I would go with a lower profile design that is less directional. [IMG]http://image.lampsplus.com/is/image/cropped/41862cropped.fpx?qlt=75&wid=460&hei=460&fmt=jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://image.lampsplus.com/is/image/scenes/41862scene1.fpx?qlt=65&fmt=jpeg&fit=constrain&1367580039109&hei=689[/IMG] This one is pretty pricey, but I bet you could find something similar to it at a larger hardware store like lowes [URL="http://www.lampsplus.com/products/energy-star-fluorescent-oval-32-and-one-quarter-inch-wide-ceiling-light__41862.html"]here's a link to that light ficture for more details[/URL]
Yeah that might work. I was thinking something that fits the space, but with how that only drops like an inch it might work fine height-wise. The output is kinda low with these units because they let very little light out, and they don't spread well so the light is sorta concentrated at the areas. The only way to get good output right now is to use 120w bulbs when the fixtures are only rated for 75w. Might be best to even pull a unit down and head into lowes to see what I can figure out.
also, iv live in an older house like this before, one that we remodeled in Iowa, you may consider taking down thoughts ceiling tiles. in my old house getting rid of thin gave us about 6 inches more clearance, and judging by the light fixture theres at least 4 inches. i know it doesn't seem like much but with different lights it will make it feel much taller than it is.
The lights actually are closer to eight inches deep, but the whole of the ceiling is flush with the bottom of the stairs, and it's dropped for multiple divided sections for rooms. I think it will be tricky to remove all the panels. The house is roughly dated to 1960's as an oil-baron's home so it's old rich craftsmanship. AKA if I look at this ceiling the wrong way it will throw decades of dust at me. I think I'll try to attack just my room within this area before tackling the entire thing.
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