Important lighting considerations for your home

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From domestic properties to commercial businesses, we provide a wide range of high quality electrical solutions and installations. As a result, we have produced this guide to everything you should know about the considerations to bear in mind when installing or renewing home lighting.

What are the most important lighting considerations for your home?

There are a number of things to bear in mind when designing and installing lighting in a new build property, or when replacing and rewiring lighting in an older home. The lighting you choose can have a big impact on the overall appeal of the interior of your home, as well as having a range of practical implications. As a result, you will need to consider a range of factors, including:

  • The type of bulb
  • The level of lighting
  • The light fixture and control positioning

Choosing the right bulbs for your home

When replacing or installing new lighting in your home, it can be a good time to consider the type of bulb that will be most suitable. While halogen and compact fluorescent bulbs have been used for a long time, LED bulbs are becoming increasingly common, and will likely be the future of home lighting. The advantages of LED lighting include:

  • An increased longevity- LED lights last on average ten times longer than halogen bulbs and twice as long as a compact fluorescent bulb. This means that you wont need to replace your bulbs as frequently.
  • Energy efficiency- LED bulbs use less electricity than other bulb options, which is why they last so much longer. Using less electricity also means that you can make notable savings on your electricity bill.
  • Smart home compatible- LED lights are compatible with smart home apps for home automation.
  • Lighting level and tone- LED bulbs cover a wide spectrum of lighting colours and tones so that you can choose the right level of lighting for your home.

Choosing the right level of lighting for your home

The lighting level refers to the brightness and quality of the light in your home. But it is likely that different lighting levels would be preferable at different parts of the day, and even in different rooms. As a result, you might want to consider:

  • Choosing adjustable lighting- adjustable lighting that can be controlled with a dimmer switch, or a smart phone app can help you get the right level of light, at the right time, throughout the day.
  • Installing task lighting- you cant expect to create the perfect lighting level in all areas of the room, so for some occasions or circumstances when you need more light, specific task lighting can be very beneficial. This could include under counter kitchen lighting, as well as reading lamps.

Choosing the right light fixture and control positioning

Finally, another practical consideration is the positioning of light fixtures and the switches. Light switches need to be installed in locations that are practical, and where switching on the lights may be necessary, such as near the entrance to each room in the home, as well as at the top and bottom of the stairs. Additional light switches can also be installed to make life easier including bedside light switches and task lighting wall switches.

The positioning of the light fixtures themselves can also make an impact on how practical the lighting is. For example, task wall lighting that is installed two far up the wall won’t be very practical, as the light level will be too low where it is needed. in addition, lighting on staircases with sharp turns needs to be positioned to illuminate all aspects of the staircase evenly, for maximum safety.

For more information or advice about our domestic electrical work, or for professional lighting or socket installation for your property, get in touch with the experts today, here at Powerhouse.

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