"A.Lee" wrote in message
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:

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(A.Lee) writes:
My girlfriend wants a pine cladded bathroom ceiling.

Don't mount any recessed halogens into a wooden ceiling with
insulation above it.

Thanks for the replies about insulation.
Now to the lighting.
Yes, it was going to be 4 recesssed 12v halogens.
Presumably they would get too hot for the installation, so will be a
fire risk?
Any alternative, or way to fit them safely?
Thanks
Alan.


What's above the original ceiling? You would need more of a drop than you
originally planned if you wanted to install low voltage recessed lighting
anyway. You need at least 4 inches in a dead space gap because of the heat
from halogen lamps. If you want to install the low voltage halogens, then
make the drop a bit wider and leave out the insulation all together.

Also, recessed lighting will allow the warm moist air to rise into the void
and the insulation would have grabbed it and held it up there. That's a
recipe for dampness damage to the back of the timber cladding. And you
definitely can't seal the holes around the light fittings to stop it.
Leaving the holes open around the lights will allow ventilation of both
dampness and heat from the lamps and so keep the dead space dry.

Back to the drawing board young man? :-)