Recessed cans that aren’t recessed? Confusing statement? Yes, it is!
One of our goals in the basement was to have as unobstructed of a ceiling line as possible. Giving us the full range of our walls. It worked out extremely well because the heat runs and returns could all fit between the joist space with no extra soffit needed. Whew!
Angie meticulously mapped out the perfect location for all of lighting downstairs, careful to space out each can appropriately to give optimal coverage for their glowing magnificence. We planned for 8 in the living room spaced out symmetrically, 6 in the playroom, 4 in the workout room. It was going to be perfect.
And then… the electrical walk through. Almost everything upstairs went according to plan and then we walked to the basement. Our faithful electrician dashed our dreams and resurrected them all at once. “You know that you can’t use cans in basically any of the spots that you want to put lights because of the HVAC, right? However, you can use these newer fixtures that are available.” Do tell.
After some explanation from the electrician, we were able to find these little beauties.
They can go anywhere a fixture goes!
They only hang down ¾” off the ceiling and gave us the ability to put our “not recessed” cans wherever we wanted to!
Let their LED light shine!
We even bought enough of them to use in the storage area in the unfinished part of the basement because we liked them so much.
We ended up using this product for the “true” recessed can lights upstairs.
They fit into the can itself
Remain flush at the surface with a trim kit to cover the opening
However, the other style also has a retrofit kit included so you can use it in your existing can lights.
We love the way they look and we're looking forward to the longevity of these fixtures. Let them shine for 35 years plus!