Bodge Job!

[rolyberkin]

Just fitted four new fire rated down lights to be faced with this, made my day..............not! So two of the six have been fitted below joists which have obviously been hacked out by the previous sparks, give me strength.

 

[Octopus]

Kev the kitchen fitter strikes again

 

[kingeri]

I have three like that in my bathroom. Probably were running for years with 50w GU10s. Replaced with LEDs but a longer term solution is on my longer term to-do list. No quick fix really, the woodwork in the loft needs mending I suppose, and the lights relocating. Which will then mean holes in the ceiling to repair. But then the three I move will be out of alignment with the other lamps. Just awesome really.

 

[rolyberkin]

I have three like that in my bathroom. Probably were running for years with 50w GU10s. Replaced with LEDs but a longer term solution is on my longer term to-do list. No quick fix really, the woodwork in the loft needs mending I suppose, and the lights relocating. Which will then mean holes in the ceiling to repair. But then the three I move will be out of alignment with the other lamps. Just awesome really.

I am considering cutting a fire rated light down to lose the height, won't be fire rated but what was there wasn't either. No issues with heat or damage, tiled bathroom floor above. There is a even a cable routed in the joist above so no excuse really, just a complete ----wit!

 

[westward10]

They don't need to be fire rated anyway.

 

[Wilko]

Hi - these are quite shallow at 2" and I'm sure there are others so hopefully you won't have to cut down a fitting

http://www.screwfix.com/p/smartware...3w/6267h#product_additional_details_container

 

[Wonderwall]

It needs fixing, but to be fair the timber dosent looked charred does it?
I have seen so many LV lights in attics covered by only newspaper .
There is a bit hysteria on this site at times

 

[rolyberkin]

Hi - these are quite shallow at 2" and I'm sure there are others so hopefully you won't have to cut down a fitting

http://www.screwfix.com/p/smartware...3w/6267h#product_additional_details_container

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I think I will get an open backed gu10 fitting so at least the bulbs/light ouput will match. Don't want to replace the four I have fitted.