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  1. B

    We are currently looking for two installers that would be interested in Permenant Soffit Lighting installation in Northern Alberta.

    We are currently looking for two installers that would be interested in Permenant Soffit Lighting installation in Northern Alberta. Please reach out to Jonathan via DM. Fort McMurray Area at this time.
  2. J

    How to best run cables between lower soffit and higher soffit?

    Hi folks, I have been out to quote for a soffit lighting job. I have done jobs like this many times but usually only installing lights in the top soffit and has always been easy enough to get cables into the loft. This customer would also like lights in her lower soffit. I have a few ideas on...
  3. M

    Venting bathroom extractor out of soffit

    Evening all, Installed many extractors, but this is a first for me. Customer wants the fan vented out through the soffit, with an inline extractor installed. Simple enough, until I looked at the gap going into the soffit. It’s too small to fit a standard 100mm flexi pipe through, and I’ve seen...
  4. W

    Soffit Lighting Recommendations and Question

    We are going to fit outdoor soffit lighting IP65 with top and bottom set controlled separately. Are there any light brands that are recommended and where would be the best place to purchase online? It’s a bit of a mine field with beam angle and wattage/brightness. Not sure which is the best...
  5. S

    Best soffit lighting

    Hi everyone, looking some advice on soffit lighting. I have narrowed it down to these two if anyone could give me any advice or help on which ones are better...
  6. OnlQQker

    DNO Cables Running Under Soffit Across Houses...

    Just wondering what your thoughts are about this before I renew the facias/soffits/guttering. Any help would be appreciated as it's my sons new house. I've attached some pics
  7. J

    Soffit lighting ?

    What light fittings are people using for soffit lighting ? I have been using the integral evo fire ip65 and an integral lamp that i can get for around £8 per light. Soffit lighting seems to be really popular and i am doing more and more of them so just interested to see what other people are using
  8. P

    UK Can i connect garden lights to soffit

    Hi all. I'm looking to put some of them golfball style string lights around my patio area. Is there any way of connecting them to my soffit lights. All the lights I can see are plug in ones. Thanks
  9. D

    Fit a downlight into soffit but wasn't wood!

    I drilled into a soffit to fit a downlight. The soffit wasn't wood, growing a bit concerned it's asbestos. Few questions: 1. If it's not wood, what other building material could it be? It's a thin, dry almost plasterboard like sheet. 2. If it were asbestos, would sticking the downlight in the...
  10. B

    Soffit lighting

    I have never installed downlights in a soffit before and have been asked to do it. New build house. Is it a case of drilling the holes in the soffit and fishing the cable into the loft or is there more to it ?
  11. gazdkw82

    Angled soffit LED downlights

    Need to install some soffit lighting (downlights) into the soffit of a bungalow. The problem is soffit itself isn't 90 degree horizontal with the building, it's more light 45 degrees. Installing downlights into this would just create a small spot of light on wall. Does anyone have any...
  12. M

    I want Smart Soffit Lights.

    Hi I have outside lights in my soffit which is controlled via this timer you push the legs up of it to come on or off at which ever time you put in, I want to make this smarter to fit in to the whole smart home genre, I want to be able to control this on and off with either Smartthings or RF...
  13. MFS Electrical

    Soffit lights, only problem is soffit is concrete

    So was round giving a quote to install soffit lights on a house today no problem some nice IP rated downlights will do I thought, went round to see the job and to give a price and noticed the soffit is in fact made of concreteo_O anyone got any ideas of a fitting to use that won’t look daft? Saw...
  14. R

    Eyelid Lights Fitted Under Soffit

    Wondering if anyone has fitted eyelid type wall lights under soffits? I think I've only seen these wall mounted but I want to light up my double garage door, I want the light to point more out towards the drive than light up the door itself so wondered if this would work? Also there is a sensor...
  15. J

    soffit lights with no soffit

    A customer i have has just bought a new build by persimmon homes and the house is built with the soffit flush to the brickwork but the customer wants lighting round her house like i did with her old house so i was thinking these lights on to the soffit...
  16. SparkyChick

    Soffit Vent - Recommendations

    Hi all, Been asked to install an extractor fan in a bathroom and am looking to go down the soffit vent route. Having looked on-line, there are quite a few to choose from. Does anyone have any recommendations based on past experience? At the moment, my favourite is this:- Lambro Under Eave...
  17. D

    Solar powered soffit downlights

    hi folks, A regular customer of mine really wants soffit downlights on their outside soffits. Having had a look at access, there is no easy way to access the inside of the soffit - it's a new build. Can anyone recommend a decent solar powered option for this? Thanks
  18. G

    Soffit lights IP rating

    Hi everyone I am going to be doing a job where I am fitting soffit lights. Problem is the customer has purchased lights which are IP20 rated. I would always fit IP65 rated lights outdoors but customer is adamant they want these lights in. Anyone have info on regulations regarding IP20 rated...
  19. yellowvanman

    soffit lights

    Anybody recommend soffit lights that fulfills the following criteria: LED No bigger than 80mm outside diamater Driver etc. needs to be able to enter through the fittings hole - just in case it needs changing - no access above soffit once job is completed - got access at the moment until ceiling...
  20. T

    Soffit lighting

    I had someone ring me up yesterday regarding installation of some soffit lighting on an external garage. I'm going to look at it over the weekend however I'm just wondering if anybody has done this before and what they have installed? I'm swaying towards just fitting some led spots. I did think...
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