Adding downlighters?

[ChevronB19]

I live in a newish build (about 12 years old), and am just in the process of a full redecorate. I love the house, but the hall and landing are very dark, plus it has terrible ‘council’ chandeliers. Darkness will hopefully be solved in part with a sun chimney or similar, but I’d like to change the lights for downlighters. As a new build, everything is plasterboard, but how easy/how much would it be to change two fixed light points for maybe 12 downlighters?

I know the lights themselves are cheap, it’s more about how they would route cables from existing points, or would it require removal of the ceiling plasterboard and replacement?

Thanks. I can rebuild an engine but electricity scares me, as does the Mrs.

[ChevronB19]

BaldOldMan said:

Quite hard.....

There are joists that run from wall to wall - the plasterboard ceiling is fixed to them - that makes multiple cuboids above the ceiling

Running cable along each cuboid is straight foward, but not so much between them.....

It's possible, with a little mess, but not entirely straightforward because of the cable runs.

Each downlight has to comfortably miss the joists also,

Suspected as much, but many thanks for the feedback. Might stay with the two ceiling roses and get something a bit more tasteful. It’s not a forever house, so something acceptable is ok.

[ChevronB19]

Thanks all! I’m getting a well recommended local electrician to come round and have a look (and, seeing this is PH) also quote on retiring garage lighting to replace a single fluorescent tube with a couple of LED panels so I can actually see the cock ups I’m making.