How to Install Deck Rail Lighting | Ask This Old House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, Ask This Old House master electrician, Heath Eastman, installs undermount, LED deck railing lights for a homeowner whose only deck lighting includes a single, bright spotlight.
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Heath Eastman installs LED strip lights to the underside railing of a deck. Heath helps a homeowner transform their dark deck into a suitable hangout spot for after the sun goes down. By adding undermount lighting, it can provide light for the deck but also illuminate where you might be walking. They are also very easy to conceal. Heath goes through the process of installing waterproof strip lights and shows how you can make them last longer in the outdoors. By using mounting channels to put the lights in and heat shrink tubes to protect wire connections, he shows how to protect the lights from the elements. In just a few hours and for a few hundred bucks, Heath shows how you can transform your deck into a space you’ll always be happy to come home to.
Time: 2-3 hours
Cost: $100+
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools:
Power drill [amzn.to/3uefx1w]
Heat gun [amzn.to/3fCR69Y]
Hammer [amzn.to/2PnQeeP]
Lineman’s pliers [amzn.to/3rEoShF]
Shopping List:
LED waterproof strip lights [amzn.to/3uaERWh]
Mounting track [amzn.to/31CQ2e4]
Alcohol wipes [amzn.to/3sH9bYf]
Landscape wiring [amzn.to/39v7vcV]
Brass barrel connectors [amzn.to/31ypjiL]
Shrink tube [amzn.to/3cC6tO3]
Steps:
1. Find the nearest power source. That will help you determine how much work will be required to run new cables to the deck lights. In Heath’s case, there was already an outlet off the deck that he used to connect the transformer to. If there is no receptacle nearby, you will need to install one. This will drive up the time and cost required to do the project.
2. Measure how far back you want the lights to go. You don’t want to see the strip so Heath chose to set his back 1½ inches.
3. Mount the track under the railing.
4. Use an alcohol wipe to help the strip adhere to the mounting track.
5. Slowly stick the strip along the mounting track(s).
6. Make connections between the LED strips.
7. Tuck the wires out of the way and staple it to the surface.
8. Two should be left unconnected for the feed wire, somewhere central of all the strip lights. You don’t want to connect them all together because you will have the potential of the lights dimming towards the end because of voltage drop.
9. Run a wire from a receptacle to the LED lights.
10. Use brass barrel connectors to connect the lights to the wire. Put a shrink tube around each connector and apply heat.
11. Hide and secure the wire.
Where to find it?
Heath installed sections of 3’ White LED Landscape Strip Light-12VAC-1P67 Waterproof, which is manufactured by SuperBrightLEDs [www.superbrightleds.com/]. Before buying, Heath suggests confirming that the lights are UL rated.
The other tools and materials required to install the lights, including the landscape wiring and pliers, can be found at home centers.
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How to Install Deck Rail Lighting | Ask This Old House
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Wow.. WOWWW... This is a wow!
for anyone who wants to install these LEDs themselves, DO NOT trust the adhesive. It fails in about a month in the best case. Use a mechanical connection like they used for the wires on the sides, or better yet a fully enclosed casing. Its a cheap way to make sure they stay in place and looking good.
Pretty much no adhesive works well outside. Especially weatherproof surfaces.
Yeah I've had the same problem. I'll say that they probably used a higher quality LED which actually do sometimes come with a decent adhesive these days. Also smart to wipe the surfaces down with alcohol.
@@4realjacob637 3M VHB tape would be what I would try first. Once that stuff is attached cleanly, it's pretty hard to detach. Especially under a rail, where there may not be any direct sunlight. But the extreme hot and cold temps in the northeast takes their toll.
Could you suggest where to buy an enclosed casing? My lights didn't come with any casing or track. I'm in southern Arizona so water is not really my concern, but the heat will dissolve most adhesives pretty quick. TIA!
Why is the link provided not the led strips installed?
Tommy would have pulled off that top rail, gotten out the Festool router, put a dado on the underside of that deep enough so that not even the profile of the lights were visible, and when he reinstalled the top railing he would have fixed that gap between the top rail and the post. Electricians on the other hand... then tend to be sloppy like plumbers 🤣🤣
In his defence he's actually showing the simple way that homeowners can handle.
Tommy pulls out tools no one but him has and shows the long professional way.
@@4realjacob637 Oh yeah absolutely, I wasn't criticizing him at all, I would have done it in a similar fashion as well.... well except when he jammed that wire in the crack under the top rail since someone leaning on it may cause it to pinch the cable, why that post wasn't flush with the rail would have been a "fix it" problem.
I love how both of you are completely right.
@Ken OKeefe Please continue.......come back
Dude looks like Elon Musk on the thumbnail!
If my lights did not come in segments and instead are one continuous trip, could I drill hole through each post to keep the light continuous?
Yay Pam!
Dimmer switch would have been great..
Can the LED strip lights be used with a dimmer? Also you never mentioned the color temperature. I would think on a deck at night you would want 2200. Something close to a Tiki torch flame.
Yes, I personally would've put them on a switch and dimmer so I can control them independent of the landscaping lights. But that's my preference. I think the lights come in standard 3000k white, or you can get the color changing RGB lights for more money.
The Amazon link is for rope lights, not the strip lights shown in the video. Different product with completely different installation.
The neighbors like it
😂😂neighbors don't care🎉
What LED tape lights was used here? The link goes to Rope lights not tape.
i got better results with cheaper (20$) solar led lines zip tied to the posts (hidden). Now they turn on automagically when dark, and always look great! (and cheap - 60$ for my large deck)
What brand of LED lights is being used? Where can I find them?
probably cheap and chinese
Amazon all day
Why don’t you make some small effort to find them yourself.
@@oldcountryman2795 well... Aren't you less than helpful.
Glueing something doesn't sound like too good of an idea to me. I would look for a better option.
Does anyone know the brand of this product, or the website it can be purchased?
7:55 Did heath just use metric?? Woohoo. Now we're talking.
Hi
not smart to tuck the wire in between the post and rail, once the wood starts to expand and contract its gonna snap the cable and break it. ive seen a truss cut 14-2 romex because a electrician didnt staple it down, and it got inbetween the truss and after the wood expanded it cut it right in half.
Not likely 😅
Kevin seemed a little bored. Hope everything's ok with the show.
@@brianglade848 The Denver crew again? They seem to be the weak link alot lately. . .I don't know if the Denver crew is to blame. . Or maybe corporate is setting them up for failure. . . Or what's going on. . But maybe it's time for some personnel changes. . ?
Kevin isn't down, he's just confused as always.
Watching this video I kept thinking if you pull your thing out she'll socket your wrench. You know really grind those gears. Am I missing someone here lol. She'll really stick it to him. Oh k
no need for two leads, there would be no voltage drop on a 10-15 foot run.
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing but its good practice either way
*When* a section fails, they will no longer be sold.
then buy a ton of spares or redo them
why didn't you mention about how many you can link together, and how much power it will need for a given number of fixtures? You didn't mention either the difference between LED ratings and conventional ratings when it comes to power or light output. I also noticed that you ran what looked like 10 gauge wire for that small patio you installed the rope lights on.....LED uses so much less power, why would you need some a massive feed line? Large wire like that is very difficult to hide, and LEd's that use less power is ap;pealing since you should be able to run a much smaller feed line, but your footage seems to contradict that theroy. Lots of things missed here. Seems like you were more focused on selling LEd lights and not giving good info as to why someone should be considering LED's...less wattage, less power needs, smaller feed lines, no need to replace bulbs, etc.....
i am guessing he installed a transformer too.
You seem jealous 😂
That is a very annoying woman
lol, what? She's just having lights installed.
😂 You must be single & bitter😂😂😂