and so that the layout doesn't look haphazard, and most of all, so that you don't need to structurally alter the joists.ĭon't fret over the corner of the room and how it affects the symmetry of the lighting. This keeps all the lights evenly spaced all the way down the room so that the cone of light is evenly distributed. That would mean you would have a light between: Place an X where each can light would be if they were on 4 ft centers. If we assume your joists are 16" on center all the way across the room, take a piece of graph paper and mark each line with a measurement, in inches, to represent your joist layout.Ġ, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160, 176, 192, 208, 224, 240, 256, 272.
the lights do not need to be symmetrical as if each room was its own rectangle. LOLįorget about the shape of your room for a minute. Unless you like the feeling of being under a heat lamp. More lights, while using a smaller wattage bulb usually results in a more natural, even dispersion of light than having less lights and more wattage. since the ceilings are 8ft, I might suggest 5". You can plan it however you like on paper, but when you open up the ceiling and find that a joist is in your way, you are going to have to change something.Īside from the large space between the 6 lights and the 4 lights, your layout might be fine on paper, but probably will not work in the real world. your layout is going to have to miss the joists.
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