Installing LED strip lighting help

Installing LED strip lighting help

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T5GRF

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Tuesday 18th November 2014
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I have been looking around for a few weeks online for examples of how to install LED strip lights into either a recessed ceiling or at the margin of the ceiling and the wall but can't really find anything that helps. We are taking down a number of existing ceilings and installing new so we have the opportunity to hide the strip but I am struggling to get to grips with how this would work.

Any help or examples would be appreciated, if it helps I will be using Sunpower (Megaman) strips.

T5GRF

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Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Thanks for the replies. If I fitted the strips into a recess in the new ceiling, are the drivers small enough to fit inside a profile strip? If not what is the best way of hiding the drivers without plastering them into the ceiling given that they have a finite lifespan?

T5GRF

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Thursday 20th November 2014
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Thanks a Guy. The profile that I liked the look of is this one : http://www.wmboyle.co.uk/images/productPhoto/c372e...
That was however until I saw the price of a 2 meter strip at £68, I need 55 meters of it...

Has anybody used anything similar that might be a bit more sensibly priced?

T5GRF

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Friday 21st November 2014
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Thanks Guy, that looks really nice. Have you got any pictures of the detail behind the coving to understand how it joins the wall and where the strip is located?