Loftleg Easy to Install LED Loft Light/Shed Light 350 Lumen

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There are a few different ladders to choose from, with folding wooden ladders being the most popular due to their combination of value and quality. There are also aluminium ladders which are the cheapest, concertina ladders and telescopic ladders. Today’s Building Regulations suggest that 270mm of loft or attic insulation is required to reduce the amount of heat loss your home experiences naturally. Most roof spaces have around 100mm of loft insulation in them as a matter of course. This means adding a further 170mm. Recessed lights are normally installed into the apex of the roof by squaring it off to accommodate them. They could be installed into a pitched roof but in those cases, you would normally need the rafters to be extended and made deep enough to house the lights with adequate breathing space. This can be achieved by planting another piece of timber straight onto the inside face of the rafter to get extra depth.” Got a question that only a tradesperson can answer? We have thousands of trades ready to answer any question you may have. Ask your question Cost Factors of Installing a Loft Light

Loft Light boasts 350 Lumens which translates into about 30 – 32 Watts. That’s not a huge amount of light under normal circumstances but placed properly in a loft, with a battery powered LED bulb, it is plenty. The low wattage and LED bulb also means there is very little heat produced which allows the batteries to last for ages. However, to utilise them fully, they need to be properly converted to allow for easy access to the compartment with safe and comfortable flooring and good lighting. If you’ve done your research – or talked to a loft expert – and decided on a “warm loft” installation then you might have thought about recessed lighting as an option. If you haven’t even considered this then fear not, let me explain. When you insulate the inside of the roof and then board over it (creating a “warm loft”), it can be possible to also install recessed lighting (which are usually small round lights that are sunk into a ceiling at intervals).

Instructions for Fitting the Loft Light

Attach the reflective strip in a position on the pull cord where it will reflect the light from the room below the moment the loft hatch is opened Loft Light provides a very simple solution to this problem without any need for electrical wiring or any difficulty in breaking into existing circuits. It also avoids the danger of running cable fed lead lights or inspection lights into the loft There are several different costs involved in converting a loft space to make it perfect for storage or a bedroom or living room. We're going to break down some potential additional costs here in further detail. Boarding and Insulating a Loft

It's crucial to have good lighting and flooring in a loft space that you plan on using regularly, but just as important is how you access the space! There are a few things to consider before you should decide to get loft lighting. Those things will have an impact on the work needed to complete your loft electrical work to a professional standard. With Loft Light the unique pull cable simply hangs down near the loft opening and the wonderfully simple reflective tag attached to the pull cord immediately shows where the cable is. Reach out, one pull, lights on ! Firstly, let’s cover off what the NICEIC actually is. It stands for National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting. Quite a mouthful, we know, but actually they do a very important job. Its mission is to ensure that any electrical work is safe and to a high standard. It’s worth bearing in mind though that this is a voluntary regulatory body and as such electricians are not required to be certified. Those who are certified by NICEIC “ are assessed on a regular basis to ensure that they are competent and capable of meeting the relevant technical and safety standards, codes of practice and rules”. This option will introduce some other considerations such as: where the electrical wiring runs; how to adequately insulate around the light fittings; and how to deal with the heat given off by the lights or their components.These LED strip lights are very easy to fit and switch on automatically when they detect that someone has come into the loft. The electrician will simply split a circuit from the floor below, and run it into the loft, enabling you to operate the loft light from your landing. Proper loft lighting can provide numerous benefits for both you and your home. Here are two of the obvious ones: 1. It enables you to get a lot more out of your loft space

You should ensure that whichever electrician you hire is fully licensed and insured for liability to carry out work on your home. They are cooler – no, we don’t mean they will increase your street-cred, we mean they give off a lot less heat than fluorescent bulbs. Actually, the LED itself doesn’t give off any heat but with some lighting fixtures, the electronic components around the light will get hot.Crawling around on your knees for any amount of time can get pretty gruelling so you might also benefit from using knee pads or a couple of old cushions. Of course, the cost of this job varies greatly depending on the type of boarding and insulation, the size and shape of the loft and a variety of other factors. For more detailed information about boarding and insulating your attic, take a look at our detailed article. Loft Ladder Installation At The Loft Boys we now only supply and install LED lights as we think they are far superior in lots of ways plus much easier to work with.

The cost of the job can be impacted if the electrician finds your wiring to be old or faulty, thus requiring some rewiring before the extension of the circuits can be done. This may be the case in older homes, but this is worthy work that would have needed doing eventually anyway. Ease of Access We only work with Velux at the moment and that’s simply because we think they are flipping fantastic! The build quality is truly great and anyone with Velux windows will tell you how awesome they are. And yes, roof window envy is definitely a thing! The good news is that you can have a piece of the action without spending a fortune on a full-blown loft conversion done. Just saying. In some cases, we may advise that your existing lighting is fine and nothing more needs to be done. Although more often than not, some work usually needs to be done such as changing the light fitting or switch, upgrading the wiring or fuse board.The job of installing loft lighting is split up into labour and materials, with the labour accounting for around 70% of the cost. If you need the more expensive LED spotlights, and you need a few of them scattered across the ceiling of the loft, you'll pay far more than a central hanging pendant light as the electrical wiring will have to spread so much further, and each light will need installing. Similarly, if you opt for a large, heavy light fixing, the added work to get the light secure will impact the cost of the job. Electrical Work We think that electricians working within your loft should be certified. And at The Loft Boys, we will only use NICEIC certified electricians. This gives both us and our customers that extra peace of mind that any work that is undertaken will meet safety standards. This is particularly important in a loft where there can be items that are flammable. The electricians we use will leave our customers with a signed test certificate upon completion of work.