In floor path lighting

[heffneil]

I am just trying to plan out a bunch of things I want to put in my next house and I thought it would be cool to install movie theater style in floor track lighting in the halls. I figure with today's technology LED would be the way to go but I haven't found anything readily available. Does anyone have any input on this type of product and specifics if you have used it?

Thanks!

Neil

p.s. So I just found this one http://www.wiedamark.com/index.asp?PageAct...mp;Category=662

 

[upstatemike]

Floor path lighting is nice but nothing says "cool" like an escalator. You should definitely add that to your list!

 

[heffneil]

Floor path lighting is nice but nothing says "cool" like an escalator. You should definitely add that to your list!

Added! Just kidding. I think the lighting is neat but really functional. In the halls now we have lots of night lights. They just provide spot lighting and the kids like to play with them. Seems like path way lighting would be really cool and very functional. It doesn't look too expensive to implement. I would not want to install it if it looked like pooh.

Neil

 

[politics123]

Floor path lighting is nice but nothing says "cool" like an escalator. You should definitely add that to your list!

Added! Just kidding. I think the lighting is neat but really functional. In the halls now we have lots of night lights. They just provide spot lighting and the kids like to play with them. Seems like path way lighting would be really cool and very functional. It doesn't look too expensive to implement. I would not want to install it if it looked like pooh.

Neil

For added effect, why not make it "runway" style

 

[Rupp]

I do something similar in my kitchen with rope light. I put it up on top of the cabinets as well as the bottom "lip"/overhang of the cabinet. It's a really soft light that has a good effect.

 

[Techno_Goof]

I too use rope lighting in a few of my rooms and staircase. I have setup events so that they come on with motion after bedtime. I also use them with my 'Movie time' scene in HomeSeer. Works great and gives a nice effect.

 

[Rupp]

Not to mention rope lights are inexpensive.

 

[SteveQ]

I made a custom stairway handrail that has a groove in the bottom to accept rope lighting. This provides an excellent way to light a staircase. The lights themself are not visible, but the stair treads are nicely lighted. Couple this with a motion sensor at the top or bottom of the staricase and you have a very nice system.

Steve Q

 

[upstatemike]

I made a custom stairway handrail that has a groove in the bottom to accept rope lighting. This provides an excellent way to light a staircase. The lights themself are not visible, but the stair treads are nicely lighted. Couple this with a motion sensor at the top or bottom of the staricase and you have a very nice system.

Steve Q

I wonder if you can put rope lights into the handrail of an escalator somehow? Nothing says "cool" like an escalator with a lighted handrail!

 

[Gemini]

I made a custom stairway handrail that has a groove in the bottom to accept rope lighting. This provides an excellent way to light a staircase. The lights themself are not visible, but the stair treads are nicely lighted. Couple this with a motion sensor at the top or bottom of the staricase and you have a very nice system.

Steve Q

I wonder if you can put rope lights into the handrail of an escalator somehow? Nothing says "cool" like an escalator with a lighted handrail!

Spend a lot of time at the malls do ya?

 

[gatchel]

I agree with the rope lighting. It's cheap and easy to install.

I have recently used these

as replacement walk way lighting for my plactic malubu's.

They are installed under the lower soffit on our bi-level and work well.

If you have a way to hide them, a little ledge or custom wood trim they could work too.

I used the SBL Brand Warm white, which is an acceptable color. Better than standard white LED's.

 

[beelzerob]

I do something similar in my kitchen with rope light. I put it up on top of the cabinets as well as the bottom "lip"/overhang of the cabinet. It's a really soft light that has a good effect.

After being told it'd be $400+ to get undercabinet lighting in our new kitchen, whether high voltage or low voltage, we basically said screw you. So instead, we got a switch that controls 3 outlets, 1 over each cabinet group. That way we figured we could run our own lighting, not only on top of the cabinets, but also under by running down inside a cabinet. I had figured we'd use rope lighting. But to work right and look good, it'd have to be effectively custom lengths....is that doable with rope lighting?

 

[brotsten]

I do something similar in my kitchen with rope light. I put it up on top of the cabinets as well as the bottom "lip"/overhang of the cabinet. It's a really soft light that has a good effect.

After being told it'd be $400+ to get undercabinet lighting in our new kitchen, whether high voltage or low voltage, we basically said screw you. So instead, we got a switch that controls 3 outlets, 1 over each cabinet group. That way we figured we could run our own lighting, not only on top of the cabinets, but also under by running down inside a cabinet. I had figured we'd use rope lighting. But to work right and look good, it'd have to be effectively custom lengths....is that doable with rope lighting?

A lot of the rope lights are sold by the spool, you can cut them to length and then use the supplied fittings to form the plug-in connectors.

Brian

 

[gatchel]

Some will cut it for you like here:

http://www.ipnlighting.com/faq/rope_faqs.htm

Haven't used them though, just a quick search.


Edit:

brotsten you beat me to it.

 

[beelzerob]

Some will cut it for you like here:

http://www.ipnlighting.com/faq/rope_faqs.htm

Haven't used them though, just a quick search.


Edit:

brotsten you beat me to it.

thanks to both of you...very nice. I'm glad now I didnt go with their wretched system.

This will be one of those "months after we move in" kind of projects