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How to install recessed lighting in kitchen soffit.
They can produce light as narrow spotlights or as broad floodlights and at different levels producing whatever effect you d like.
In a home environment you can install recessed soffit lighting in kitchens and bathrooms or the library den or theatre room.
This guide will show you the basics of how to lay out recessed lighting.
Pull the clips in so they do not protrude outside the can.
But the 8 in height is the minimum needed to handle the depth of the recessed lights.
Larger rooms may benefit visually with upsized soffits.
Most models of recessed lighting housing have four clips that clamp the can to the ceiling by pushing down on top of the drywall.
Removing the existing fluorescent lighting.
Step 1 identify the locations.
You can make soffits wider or taller to suit larger rooms if you wish.
Make sure that the area is big enough.
Using a recessed lighting kit can make the entire process easier since they group all the materials you need for multiple light installation in one box.
Slip the can s box into the hole and then push the can body up into the hole until its flange is tight to the ceiling.
Framing the soffit opening.
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Attaching drywall to the framing.
The trim will be the light s only visible area.
And high quality led recessed lights produce light that renders colors better than fluorescent lamps so whatever you shine the light on will look that.
Taping the new drywall and texturing the entire ceiling.