Avoid dark spots in your bedroom with proper light spacing.
Spacing the recessed light fixtures in your bedroom depends on the type of light fixture you are using, as that will dictate the bulb type you use. A-type floodlights have broader beam spreads, so you need fewer lights to cover your bedroom's square footage. PAR and R-style light bulbs are more tightly focused, requiring more fixtures (the fixture will be labeled with the type of lamp it takes, usually on the socket.) Standard spacing is designed for rooms with 8-foot ceilings.
Instructions
1. Measure the length and width of your bedroom. Draw out your room's shape on the graph paper, using one square for every three inches (four squares per foot).
2. Lay a piece of tracing paper over your . Divide the room into 4-foot squares (16 graph paper squares) for A-type flood light bulbs or 3-foot squares (12 graph paper squares) for PAR or R-type bulbs. If your ceilings are higher or lower, divide your ceiling height by four, and then double the result to get A-type spacing areas. For PAR or R-type fixtures, divide your ceiling height by 5.3, then double the result for the correct spacing.
3. Mark the center of each 3 or 4-foot square with an "X."
4. Shift your tracing paper so your lights are no more than two feet away from the wall with your closet. Ensure that the lights are centered between the two walls adjacent to the closet. This spacing will provide the room with good general illumination for finding and putting away clothing, cleaning and other daily activities.
5. Measure the distance to a light near one corner of the room from its two nearest walls on your drawing. Translate your number of squares into feet. For example, nine squares would be 2 feet and 3 inches.
6. Measure and mark the light's position on your ceiling with colored chalk, then continue to mark out the rest of the lights based on your drawing positions.
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