Sorry, above I meant (would 30 degrees / 250 lumens be sufficient?) not 120 degrees. For some reason I've lost the ability to edit my post (I thought that was possible before). It may just be a temporary issue.
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Thanks for the replies!
What I'm trying to achieve is the cone effect on the wall, with the light washing the driveway. I don't need the entire wall brightly lit.
It' actually very difficult for me to install an housing, I don't have much space and it's nearly impossible to access the area from the inside due to the pitch of the roof.
What I've been thinking is replicating the approach taken by this company I've ran into (delphitech.com). What they do is use low voltage lighting that seems to just clip directly into the soffits. I'm not endorsing them, I have no knowledge of their products whatsoever.
So here's my plan, and please be gentle:
1. get an inexpensive but reliable low voltage transformer (I've used http://www.amazon.com/Paradise-GL22727-M-Transformer-Voltage-Sensored/dp/B0033AGTRW) and install it in the attic. This would give me 250W. I need to check it can handle summer attic heat.
2. Run a 12/2 (or can I go with thinner wire?) low voltage wire to the side where I want the lights, and pull it to the outside. Then run it along the eave, and hide it away with a PVC wire channel painted the color of the surrounding.
3. Wherever I want to run the light, I use a hole saw to make a hole where I can clip on the light, and tap from the hole to the wire channel, which would require me to fish the wire for only a few inches. For lights, I would use something like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/27208374041...49&var=570893907828&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
P.S. I'm in Houston. We get a few icicles once a decade, and no snow to speak of. I'll have to figure out later how to add a remote photosensor, it would be on timer initially.
P.P.S I cannot use uplights because the initial area is a concrete driveway. I am considering uplights for areas where I have a flower bed, but I wouldn't just plop them into the lawn, they will not survive a season with the crew that cuts our lawn. Also for me to use uplights, I'd have to do work on installing new outdoor outlets. People charge quite a bit to install outdoor outlets through brick veneer, and I'd need more than one.
What I'm trying to achieve is the cone effect on the wall, with the light washing the driveway. I don't need the entire wall brightly lit.
It' actually very difficult for me to install an housing, I don't have much space and it's nearly impossible to access the area from the inside due to the pitch of the roof.
What I've been thinking is replicating the approach taken by this company I've ran into (delphitech.com). What they do is use low voltage lighting that seems to just clip directly into the soffits. I'm not endorsing them, I have no knowledge of their products whatsoever.
So here's my plan, and please be gentle:
1. get an inexpensive but reliable low voltage transformer (I've used http://www.amazon.com/Paradise-GL22727-M-Transformer-Voltage-Sensored/dp/B0033AGTRW) and install it in the attic. This would give me 250W. I need to check it can handle summer attic heat.
2. Run a 12/2 (or can I go with thinner wire?) low voltage wire to the side where I want the lights, and pull it to the outside. Then run it along the eave, and hide it away with a PVC wire channel painted the color of the surrounding.
3. Wherever I want to run the light, I use a hole saw to make a hole where I can clip on the light, and tap from the hole to the wire channel, which would require me to fish the wire for only a few inches. For lights, I would use something like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/27208374041...49&var=570893907828&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
P.S. I'm in Houston. We get a few icicles once a decade, and no snow to speak of. I'll have to figure out later how to add a remote photosensor, it would be on timer initially.
P.P.S I cannot use uplights because the initial area is a concrete driveway. I am considering uplights for areas where I have a flower bed, but I wouldn't just plop them into the lawn, they will not survive a season with the crew that cuts our lawn. Also for me to use uplights, I'd have to do work on installing new outdoor outlets. People charge quite a bit to install outdoor outlets through brick veneer, and I'd need more than one.
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