How can I use rope lighting above my kitchen cabinets, that have crown molding and staggered heights. I had an outlet installed at one end.
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you could use them above your cabinets, however i don't think it will look right. i bought these for under my bar to shine down onto the brass foot rail. Another suggestion would be under your kitchen cabinets perhaps.
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That was my original idea with these lights, unfortunately I wasn't able to use them there because there is "too much" light for the lights to come on. I installed them under a shelf in the laundry room where it is dark and they work great!
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Certainly , you may have to extend the length of the support chains that are supplied with the light. You may have to go to a lighting, hardware or big box store and get much longer suspension chains to offset the additional height of an angled or cathedral type ceiling.
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The one thing that I don't like is that the hanging wire is exposed. I was looking for a cover over it. I am in new construction, so can put anything - even a wire cover over. I have found a curtain rod that will fit over the wire and hope that will work. Unfortunate that it is such an great light fixture and the wire is exposed!
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It has been a while since I installed this light and I no longer live in the home where I installed , however, as I recall to put it in the dining room which had a tray ceiling, making it a slightly higher ceiling, we had to remove quite a bit of chain, making me think that it comes with enough cord/chain length for installation in foyer with a higher ceiling.
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Same thing happened to us. we used some wire and strung it from the supports at the corners for more strength and hung the lights between them. been that way for a long time with no problems.
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If the chandelier uses 120-volt wall power, this wire is too thin to be safe. Look up what's recommended for work at wall voltages. If you're unsure, ask an electrician. Your local building code may also have requirements relating to built-in light fixtures.
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My counter tops extend out 25" from the wall. I have my lighting strips staggered at 10" and 11 1/2" out from the wall - 3 strips per cabinet. They do provide light to the front of the counter, but of course it's not as bright as within 12" out from the wall. It would be enough light to cut vegetables, etc., but I also have can lights over the counters and an overhead light in the center of the room. I don't use just the undercabinet lights alone if I'm preparing a full meal but they are helpful for smaller jobs or as additional lights to brighten the counter workspace.
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You can but we wanted the stability of using screws. Used short ones so they did not pop up through the cabinet bottoms. We love these lights ! They are nice and bright and provide a lot of under cabinet lighting.
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My kitchen installers hard-wired it into the wall switch. Then they connected the other side of under cabinets lights (past a window break) and put the wire under the joint compound to hide it. Otherwise, I would have had to turn on 2 banks of lights switches to turn all my undercab. lighting on.
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You may be making this harder than need be. I drilled holes in my cabinets and routed the wires through the cabinets in the front inside corners and along the underside behind the front overhang. Nothing shows. The connecting wires are 36 inches which gives you a lot of flexibility. I ran the string into an appliance garage where I had an outlet to plug into and hid the transformer switch and dimmer receiver high enough inside not to be seen.
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This may not help, so forgive me. I haven't tried the deco strip, but I'm installing an iPad rack like yours and am adding a block of wood to the underside of the cabinet's bottom shelf. It won't show as the doors of the cabinets extend a bit beyond the bottom shelf to hide the undercabinet lighting. There is room enough for both. Good luck!
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This would be ideal! You wouldn't have to worry about screwing in, could use sticky pads & they would stay! I needed under cabinet lighting just not bright enough for that , you just gave me an idea!
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I can't answer that as I mounted the lights away from the wall, about 1 1/2" back from the front edge of the upper cabinets. I thought mounting like this put the light closer to the working areas of the countertop below and minimized shadows from anything on the counter top (like the coffee maker). I can tell you these lights are very bright and we often use just these and not our overhead lights when working in the kitchen. Also, they are so small and thin, you can put them about anywhere without seeing them. We've had them installed over a year now and they still work perfectly. For under cabinet lighting, I would highly recommend these. I can't answer that as I mounted the lights away from the wall, about 1 1/2" back from the front edge of the upper cabinets. I thought mounting like this put the light closer to the working areas of the countertop below and minimized shadows from anything on the counter top (like the coffee maker). I can tell you these lights are very bright and we often use just these and not our overhead lights when working in the kitchen. Also, they are so small and thin, you can put them about anywhere without seeing them. We've had them installed over a year now and they still work perfectly. For... » Read More I can't answer that as I mounted the lights away from the wall, about 1 1/2" back from the front edge of the upper cabinets. I thought mounting like this put the light closer to the working areas of the countertop below and minimized shadows from anything on the counter top (like the coffee maker). I can tell you these lights are very bright and we often use just these and not our overhead lights when working in the kitchen. Also, they are so small and thin, you can put them about anywhere without seeing them. We've had them installed over a year now and they still work perfectly. For under cabinet lighting, I would highly recommend these. « Show Less
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Hi Rob, I attached these lights directly to the bottom of some Kraftmaid cabinets. The cabinets have a very smooth polyurethane finish. The tape is separating in a few spots. They haven't fallen off, but I question it for the long-term. Another method would be to router a grove in the bottom of your railing and insert a mounting channel (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080IB4E0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p60_d2_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf;_rd_s=desktop-4&pf;_rd_r=1H5XQQDR5387MRXBZRFV&pf;_rd_t=36701&pf;_rd_p=1970566842&pf;_rd_i=desktop), and put the lights in there. Search for 'mounting channel' on Amazon and you will find some options. Good luck! Hi Rob, I attached these lights directly to the bottom of some Kraftmaid cabinets. The cabinets have a very smooth polyurethane finish. The tape is separating in a few spots. They haven't fallen off, but I question it for the long-term. Another method would be to router a grove in the bottom of your railing and insert a mounting channel (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080IB4E0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p60_d2_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf;_rd_s=desktop-4&pf;_rd_r=1H5XQQDR5387MRXBZRFV&pf;_rd_t=36701&pf;_rd_p=1970566842&pf;_rd_i=desktop), and put the lights in there. Search for... » Read More Hi Rob, I attached these lights directly to the bottom of some Kraftmaid cabinets. The cabinets have a very smooth polyurethane finish. The tape is separating in a few spots. They haven't fallen off, but I question it for the long-term. Another method would be to router a grove in the bottom of your railing and insert a mounting channel (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080IB4E0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p60_d2_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf;_rd_s=desktop-4&pf;_rd_r=1H5XQQDR5387MRXBZRFV&pf;_rd_t=36701&pf;_rd_p=1970566842&pf;_rd_i=desktop), and put the lights in there. Search for 'mounting channel' on Amazon and you will find some options. Good luck! « Show Less
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The electrician just mounted my lighting fixtures right to the electrical boxes that he located right above the bed on both sides to provide super reading lights. If you are locating the lights away from the hard wired fixture, you could use molly's or other plastic screw plugs to affix the fixtures after running the appropriate wiring over to them.
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Not sure I quit understand your question, but this connector is used to add more lights to the orginal length you have. If you are using lights above your cabinets then I would use just a wire connector and the smaller wire to jump from one to the other. It is alot less visible than the connectors