“installation question? I would need approx. 320 feet of strip lighting to light up my kitchen counter areas. What's the cheapest way to go? Do the strips go under the cabinets or on the backsplash tile for best lighting?”
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Man that's going to be expensive. I have only used 16ft so far and that costed me $120 because the main component was $89 but then the extension (2) 3.3 ft costs an additional $29. I installed mine under the cabinets looks fantastic.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You would probably want to install them under your cabinets. You can run 32 feet off of one power supply. If you need 320 feet then you will need 10 separate outlets to power up the light strips. 32 ft. of lights equals 0ne 6.6' light strip and eight 3.3 ' light strip extensions for a total of approx. $330.00. This would cost around $3300.00 to cover 320 ft. I would recommend going into a local Best Buy to see what comes with each light kit. I believe there are also videos on YouTube that show how these are installed. Each installation will be different since the cabinets are going to be different in each situation.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I recommend to install under the cabinet, so you won't see the light dots, and the light will reflect on the backsplash nicely.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.These second generation light strips are incredibly bright - much stronger then the earlier versions and what I had used perviously. In my kitchen I wanted them for under cabinet lighting, and that is right where I put them. I had to cut through sections of the under siding so that the strips can lie flat and run continuously. But, because they are so bright, you really don't need to have then one right after the other. You certainly can - but that will be a lot of light. We have dark Granite so the lights shine down and reflect back up - very nice effect and indirect light. If the lights were put directly on the backsplash I think that would be glaring as the strips would likely be directly visible. The only point of frustration is the lack of jumper options. You can buy pre-made options from Amazon and I did. I also chopped some of these up to splice them onto the ends of some strips that i cut. if you cut a strip as Hue directs, the cut end is worthless. BUT you can carefully open the plastic covering and de-solder the contact points to create separate sections that you can re-use. Run a Google Search and you will find several videos and blogs that show you what to do. I used Cat-6 Network line to create a long jumper to keep both sides of my under counter lighting on either side of my stove hood on the same circuit. Very pleased with the overall end result.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I'd mount under counters near backsplash to get best lighting effects. Mount so you don't see the LEDS, just the light they cast. 320 feet is a lot. You might find you can get the desired light with less than 100% coverage. The Philips light strips are easy to install but if you're not looking to vary the colors, I'm sure there are cheaper solutions.
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