RE: Skirting Level lighting

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

I don't know if any of you guys have ever considered this, but rope lights
are freely available, cheap, and come in a range of colours and lengths
these days.

A rope light could easily be positioned along the top or bottom of a
skirting board (especially easy if you are refurbishing and putting new
skirting on anyway). the stuff is robust, (it's actually suitable for
outdoor use), there's nothing to change in the rope itself, (so no problem
plastering it into a wall).

As an example, I have a 30 metre blue ropelight (which is long enough to go
completely round my living room once), which I bought at an el-cheapy shop
in Walthamstow market for £25, which has a controller which allows it to
run
an about a half-a-dozen different modes, - on constant, flashing, fade
up-fade out, and so on...

Paul G.



>From: "Bricknell, Tony" <tony.bricknell@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Skirting Level lighting
>Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:17:06 +0200
>
>This link was posted a while ago
>
>http://www.terralec.com/products/catalog/enter.html?target=TRUSSING_zg_STAGE
>STAIR_NOSING.html
>
>Whist the stair nosing may not be what you want, the lights in plastic
>tubing may be an option.
>
>Or you could use some of those (bulk-bought) white LED's...
>
>http://theledlight.com/specialuse.html
list some interesting products.
>
>HTH
>Tony
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Ellis [mailto:kevin.ellis@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 24 September, 2002 10:06
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] Skirting Level lighting
>
>
>I have now reached the stage on the home removation where I am
>planing the total remodleing of upstairs. I have so far taken out all
>the walls and currently planing the lighting control.
>
>Does anybody know of any small lighting that could be placed at
>skirting board level ? I am looking to have a switch matrix either
>side of the bed (just like hotels) that contorl all the lights in the
>bedroom and en-suite, including some low level lights to light the
>way to the loo at night.
>
>I had though of using a transformer and 12v lamps, but have yet to
>find any nice looking holders.
>
>All this will of course be X10 controlled.
>
>Any help much appriciated.
>
>Kevin
>
>
>
>
>
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