Initial Electrical Planning

Hello everyone,

our building application is with the city and we are working on the details for the execution planning.

The appointment at the kitchen studio is tomorrow :) and our architect said we should already start thinking about the ceiling lamps and spots, as these should be included in the rough construction planning.

However, we are unsure about the hallway & stair area.

We have planned a concrete staircase with spots on one side of the steps (about every 3 steps). Is that enough as stair lighting or do you still need a ceiling light?

And for the hallways on the upper floor and attic (bedroom-bathroom connection)? Are low wall spots with motion sensors recommended here as well, with/without ceiling lighting? Or should you use other lights?
In any case, we want subtle light with motion sensors here for the night.

And what kind of lights do you have in your entrance areas?

We hope for many suggestions and thank you in advance!

milkie :)

But you should post the floor plan again now - we don't have your plan in mind at the moment. It also depends on the location of the stairs and the hallways.... Otherwise, we might advise you to use low-level spots, and you want to cover the walls with cabinets :D

Here are the floor plans. No slopes or similar in the corridors.


milkie :)

Hello milkie,

we have also equipped our staircase with LED spots in the wall. However, we see this "lighting" more as a design element – the steps are indeed quite bright due to the spots, but the rest of the room is only diffusely illuminated. Therefore, we have additionally planned a ceiling light fixture in the stairwell in case we need really bright light there.

In your hallways on the upper floor & attic, I also wouldn’t entirely do without a light source on the ceiling.

We faced the same problem but then decided on a completely different solution:

On the ceiling in the hallway, we have a completely conventional light fixture that allows us to light the hallway well.

For the night, on the other hand, we have planned outlets with integrated LED strips that automatically turn on and off via a built-in dusk sensor – we installed these outlets in the hallway and bathroom in the attic so that at night on the way to the bathroom, there is a night light for orientation – the power consumption should be negligible thanks to the LED technology.

Regards,

Dirk

Thank you, that is a good idea. :) Do the LED strips then light continuously? Or do they also have a motion sensor? milkie :)

Yes, the LED strips then glow continuously in the dark. However, the power consumption is only 0.25W.

In my opinion, a motion detector is not worth it with such low power consumption.

Regards,

Dirk