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Taking spots out of kitchen

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  • 19-04-2012 9:04pm
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    RubyGirl
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    I have 9 spots in the kitchen that I'm considering taking out?

    Would it cost much to do and put in 2 standard lights?

    Some are still visible from the attic but some might be gone under bedrooms.


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    grousedogtom
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    it all depends on access above lights etc,patching the 9 holes where the spots were might be the biggest hassle,are you thinking of changing because of frequent bulbs blowing / high electricity usuage ?


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    RubyGirl
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    grousedogtom wrote: »
    it all depends on access above lights etc,patching the 9 holes where the spots were might be the biggest hassle,are you thinking of changing because of frequent bulbs blowing / high electricity usuage ?

    Ya wrecking my head, when 1 goes, 3 seem to be replaced. I thougt the holes would be the hardest alright to sort out.


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    grousedogtom
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    RubyGirl wrote: »
    grousedogtom wrote: »
    it all depends on access above lights etc,patching the 9 holes where the spots were might be the biggest hassle,are you thinking of changing because of frequent bulbs blowing / high electricity usuage ?

    Ya wrecking my head, when 1 goes, 3 seem to be replaced. I thougt the holes would be the hardest alright to sort out.


    I presume your existing bulbs are 50 watt gu10 type, you could replace these with an led type bulb which will last year's and use a small fraction of the 50watt bulb, I've used a lot of click litehouse 3 watt gu10 led bulbs recently and am very impressed with the light quality/output, these bulbs are available through Kellihers electrical.


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    Bruthal
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    If you do remove the spots, you can fill the holes by fixing wood grounds across them and screwing through the ceiling to hold them in position, then drill out the same size holes from some plaster slab and screw them to the wood gounds. They then need filling and sanding, or somone to skim them.


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    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    robbie7730 wrote: »
    If you do remove the spots, you can fill the holes by fixing wood grounds across them and screwing through the ceiling to hold them in position, then drill out the same size holes from some plaster slab and screw them to the wood gounds. They then need filling and sanding, or somone to skim them.

    yes thats the way to do it
    handy enough


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    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    may be no need to rip them out

    replace with fire rated gu10 fittings and led bulbs


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