The Next Big Idea

Posted on May 22, 2006 - Filed Under Rant |

Does anyone want a million dollar idea?  Here’s one.  Try building recessed lighting that isn’t 6 inches deep.

It’s amazing.  We can build machines that mimic the human heart almost perfectly.  Yet for some reason I can’t have recessed lighting in half my kitchen because the housing is too darn big.

Yes, I said "darn".  This post is now rated PG-13.

Someone explain this logic to me.

Half of my kitchen has a slanted roof.  The original builders, back in the day, made this part of the house come down at a slant.  Because of this slant, I have about 5 inches of space between the ceiling and the roof line.  This isn’t deep enough for the 6 inch housing of the recessed lighting.

No one can explain to me why every single housing for recessed lighting is 6 inches deep.  Why not five?  Or even four?  Yes, yes I understand that a housing is required.  Who wants to have a 4,000 degree light-bulb against insulation?  Not this guy.  But why is every one 6 inches?

I’m about ready to run amok with a meat cleaver!Meat_cleaver

It’s bad enough that cabinetman is telling me that it will be the first week in June before I see cabinets.  But now I can’t have recessed lighting in my kitchen?

UGH!

I swallowed my hatred and went to Home Depot for some ideas.  Within minutes, I was reaching for my meat cleaver.  "Useless" doesn’t even begin to describe those workers.

Well, I did ask Wonder Woman to install these other types of lights.  I think they’ll look alright in the kitchen.  When they get installed, I’ll post photos.  Any comments/feedback would be appreciated.

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Comments

3 Responses to “The Next Big Idea”

  1. monarchcrest.blogspot.com on May 22nd, 2006 5:05 pm

    Maybe these will fit?

    http://www.ylighting.com/hr801.html

    If you can’t go recessed try tracklighting.

  2. monarchcrest.blogspot.com on May 22nd, 2006 5:12 pm

    Post a pic of the ceiling that you’re talking about and maybe we can come up with some ideas.

  3. James on May 25th, 2006 11:59 am

    When I was looking to put in recessed lighting I read that they have shallow housing about 4 inches just for this situation. I ended up not needing the shallow housing since I had enough room to fit the 6 inch housing.

    Here is a link to 4 inch housing:
    http://www.elights.com/4-inch-housings.html

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