Anyone ever installed led strip lights? I'm about to... out of necessity. Here's my little story... just sharing :wink:
I layed a beautiful slate floor in my kitchen recently, the first tiling job I'd ever done and I had no assistance whatsoever. The result is awesome and I'm proud as punch of the hard work I put in there, but of course being the first time I did something I miscalculated one bit and left a 40mm gap under one side/ cabinet :rolleyes: Once the glue dries they don't move so easy :B
No biggie its entirely under a kick panel recess and unless you're crawling around on the floor you don't see it. The problem is the rough edge indian slate tiles I used don't cut that thin, they shear into layers and crumble :doh:
So to fill the gap I've purchased 1.2m of led strip lighting on a flexible pcb ($30 ebay). Its 10mm wide and I'll put it between two 10mm strips of hardwood with 5mm silicon lines between wood and tiles and wood and cabinet. Then cover with a thin perspex so it can be walked on/ swept and mopped and all clear the ends closed so its a bit dirt proof.
Should provide an innovative and pretty lookin solution to my little oops :U
The tiles + underlay are about 12mm high and strip light is only 5mm.
I'll put up some pics of the result :) If they look good I'll probably add similar strips under some cabinets, I'm buying a transformer rated well above what I need for the floor strip as future proofing there and it was only $15
