Most residents of apartment buildings use balconies only in the daytime. But it's easy to fix it - put electrical wiring there, install lighting fixtures, and you can significantly expand the functionality of your balcony . Let's find out what is needed for this.
Types of lighting on the balcony
First of all, you need to determine the type of electrical wiring - it can be hidden and open. In residential premises, a hidden option is traditionally used, when all the wires are hidden inside the wall. It is convenient and aesthetically pleasing, but it requires the work on laying cables. Open wiring is much easier and faster, but it also has its drawbacks - you should consider how to fix the electrical cable on the wall, and also reliably isolate it from fires and short circuits.
The choice of a lamp for a balcony is a more creative task. Lighting on the balcony can be divided into three types:
- Wall lamps are a traditional option. However, today there are so many models of wall lighting that you can choose the original variant, which is suitable for the design of your balcony, it is not difficult. But remember that the size of such a luminaire should not be too large - on the balcony will look much better than a small device that is attached to a wall or ceiling.
- A recessed luminaire will allow lighting on the balcony without wires. For outdoor balconies, this type of lighting should be in a waterproof design.
- Lighting on the balcony, made with LED tape , has recently become very fashionable. Such a reception will make your balcony not just a small room for storing unnecessary things, as it often happens, but a small but full-fledged room. Think over the lighting of the balcony with an LED garland, on which it is easy to adjust the brightness and intensity of light. In this room, you can comfortably spend the evening, enjoying the rest.
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