How to install flush mounted LED lights part 1

By | March 8, 2023

hey guys what's up we are back so we're coming 
to the end these bad boys are actually going to   be fitted tomorrow so happy days so today we're 
going to be getting on with this so for those who   don't know what this is this is the led profile 
so it's the plastered in profile where you put in   color changing or you know you don't have to put 
color changing but that's what's going in here   so we are today setting out the profiles and 
we're going to show you exactly how we go about   doing that so if you're new to the channel don't 
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yeah we shall introduce you to how we go about it   so we are going to be doing this i'm going 
to quickly show you because jack's just   going to try and wire in these lights for the 
minutes so we can might be a bit dark in here   so we've already done this side okay so if you 
can see that so we've got the uh profile in so   what you do with that it also comes pre with the 
foams because you see that foam there because that   is what sits inside the channel so when the lads 
plaster it all they can easily just pull all that   that foam out it's nice and clean they haven't 
got to worry about it so that is what we're going   to show you how to do and how we go about it so 
jack's just sorting out the lights at the minute   because we just second fixing uh the rest 
of these lights and we'll get these ones   on so it'll be a little bit nicer for us to 
work in and for you guys at home to watch it   we've transferred our line across now so we've 
got a nice level line as you can see from the old   green beam all the way through okay so the back of 
the profiles is actually like 30 mil for this one   because it's the color changing because it's got 
rgbw in it um so what we've done is in a 35 mil   uh line all the way through so we've i don't 
know whether you can see that very well   but essentially we've drawn on on here are 
because he's going to have the profile is   going to run all the way around and match the um 
the whole shape of obviously the gable end okay   so we've cocked up the top line so we've done 
one a bit too too high so ignore that please   apologize for that so it's actually the 
lowest set so as it comes through from here   all the way around and then it drops into the 
center of that and then through so the next   process for for me basically all jack uh more than 
likely jack is we're gonna use the oscillator now   okay so we're gonna oscillate all that out 
all the way through and completely make that   channel so it gives us a little bit of wiggle 
room in there now normally like on this side   when we did that we could use the chop saw okay 
because it's an 18 degree pitch roof on here   um so obviously we've done done all those 
in but because it's actually making um   obviously the full triangle this side the chop 
saw won't go to that angle so we've had to use the   thin blade angle grinder and then file it because 
you want to try and keep the and it's like you   want to be falling on that put it that way you 
you need to try and keep um a nice crisp edge   and i think that's the only way of 
doing it really for us is obviously just   obviously then filing those end ends up making 
sure it's nice and sharp so next job for us is to   get all that uh chased out so we'll get on with 
that and then once that's in we'll show you   um how we go about obviously mounting it 
all um the good thing about it is that it's   designed to take the depth of the plasterboard 
so these are all 12 and a half mil plasterboards   so that's what it is so once you've fixed 
it on so let me just show you on this one   so once you've fixed it up on here so we've cut 
out the plasterboard on this one and then you   fix it back in there's all battens and stuff down 
here because it's all been brought out but you're   actually then replacing and strengthening that 
plastic plasterboard back up and that's basically   the gist of it on that side um so we'll get on 
with this one and then i'll show you how we get   then the power into it after that but we'll stay 
up on time-lapse and we'll get all that cut out c right better give you an update okay so as you can 
see that bit sorted right now let me tell you why   i'm not filmed anymore tell you what i'll go 
outside shall we explain what's happened so not that this really matters too much to you 
guys and i'm sure the video that you're watching   you'll be thinking i'd rather not i don't 
really care about that mate going to be fair   now jack has been trying to sort his passport out 
now he's due to go on holiday tomorrow still not   had his passport um so he's been trying for months 
and months and months to get it sorted this time   the other and to be perfectly honest with you they 
said to him you need to go down to peterborough so   it's not like jack's just done it on purpose 
and i've said to him like just just go mate   just go and get it sorted you don't want to miss 
your holiday you know if you get a chance to   get it sorted just just go and do it so i've been 
mega stressed i don't know what's up with me at   the minute i'm just stupid stressed and i know 
people go i just take your time take some time   off this and the other i can't i can't take too 
much time i'm too busy i've got loads to do um   so that's why i just wanted to so what i'm going 
to do is i'm going to run you through the job okay   rather than show you i'm going to tell 
you exactly how i've done it because   it's yeah i've been stressing it it's really 
hard work on your own doing this so uh so yeah   so i'm gonna explain so let me sort my life 
out and i'll be back with you in two seconds   so the the profile itself okay so to 
get it like the way it is all right so   what i've used is i've found out obviously my 
center worked obviously back from there now i know   this roof is an 18 degree pitch on the roof so 
that's fantastic because i can cut my um 18 degree   angles on that with with the little chop saw 
outside now i we didn't want to buy loads and   spend a massive amount of money i don't think 
you need to either on a huge chop sauce this is   literally the cheapest saw you can buy that comes 
with a metal blade so that's what i've been using   to do that the only problem is with 
that is that the angles at this end   which are down at this end are way too tight 
you can't do it with that so i'm going to have a   pack to use the grinder so then it's been a lot of 
anyone knows who uses a grinder for cutting things   it's not that precise and you want to be 
as precise as you as you possibly can so   what i'd like to do is is cut it and then 
obviously just file it and work away at it   and that's why it took so long it's been just 
really really hard work on my own um and that's   not the same as obviously you've already seen 
that jack cut all the obviously the actual uh   shape of the gable end out which is fantastic 
so it's not like jack hasn't done anything but   i really need him to go and sort this out 
because if he gets a chance to go on holiday then   you know surely the lad deserves that um so 
what it is okay so the profile so let me try   and set you up somewhere so i'll try and set 
you up on here please hold so the profile okay   so this is a use this one rather than cut my 
pieces so this one is the aluminium profile okay   so this one is 30 mil and that will take the rgbw 
which is what we're going to be using in here so   i've already done the first fix on here so i've 
already got the cable up to this end and also at   the far end because it's both sides of the gables 
here and that's running back to a control module   which is actually in the kitchen just around here 
because it's all going to be on a wireless remote   which is what we're going to show you in another 
video um so this so once you know your angles now   looking at it this has been really hard work now 
and obviously once it's all done this will be   i hope for the bloody life of me that 
this will look absolutely fantastic   so that's what we're aiming for so with that 
so you cut that in so i'll do a 35 mil chase   uh if not to be fair 40 mil probably be better 
looking at it now um so chase that round so   i've just used the profiles to find that all out 
use my laser level which is actually on the wall   which is this bad boy uh to give me my level 
line all the way through so obviously i've got   140 all the way around from the perimeters all 
the way around so once you've cut all that out   okay and you've marked it all out with 
all your angles and things like that   this side i'll show you in a second was so much 
easier than that now the cool thing about this   is that you can do so many different things so you 
can go up and across the ceilings and all sorts of   stuff those really cool geometric shapes which is 
i think what is really what it's designed for um   they also do different profiles as well so you can 
have like lighting under stairs and like coving   lights to make cinema rooms lots of stuff so it's 
really cool so you've cut that in okay so you use   your plasterboard screws then to fix it on up and 
down which is what again i'll show you all these   things in a second so once you've done that and 
you've got your cable in they actually supply you   with that which is the foam so that foam there 
is what you push into your profile like so   and with that being in there 
that means that you can plaster   straight up to the edge of the profile and 
just before it's gone so you've gone done   your first coat on your second coat and 
it's just before it goes off completely   you pull that out and it clean leaves that all 
the inside of your track nice and clean there's   no mucking stuff in there which is that's going to 
be the key because obviously when you you put in   your ribbon light led tape you know that sort 
of thing inside now we've gone for a high-end   uh ribbon where you've got the led chips actually 
a lot closer together so it's like a seamless   which is what we we want to achieve on this and 
then once that's done get rid of that so that's   now mounted up you've got your led tape in because 
we're gonna have to solder that and get that in   and then you've got your diffusers okay 
they all come in two meter lengths all   this so it's all two meter lengths okay so once 
that's in and it's all plastered nice and neat it's just a case of pushing it in so 
with with that being pushed in that   is will take away anything else that you can 
see all you will literally see is just that   so i personally think it's gonna absolutely 
look awesome now the company that i've used   have been really really great i'll put i'll put a 
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them there's actually another company which is   10 minutes away from where i'm working where this 
site is and there's been so much hard work and   i've never got a price back or anything i won't 
name and shame because i know people will go in   a name shame i won't do that um but i tried to 
sort out a price and it took you know months and   i'm still not i'm still waiting for that price 
i rang this company up um and they literally   five minutes had an email with all the price 
another 10 minutes later i'd ordered everything   so fantastic service um from them like i say 
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look okay so with the plasterboard screws you   see you've got your top and bottom here so 
you make sure you fit those in because then   that holds those boards both ways now 
obviously with the foam and stuff so   just to pull that out so that is basically it 
so then you keep your joints as tight as you can   on there so so we have made a 
little readjustment on that one   so you tuck all that in and then that's ready 
for the lads to plaster and then that gives you   all the way down there and then that's up and 
over that way and then down and then obviously   for the same thing as what we've achieved on 
that side so bifolds are going in tomorrow   so that's going to be a huge transformation 
so like i say the video the video hasn't gone   exactly the way i wanted it to go um but that 
being said i do like to keep the the channel as   real as possible um i don't see the point in in 
trying to just things up too much i've had if   you follow me on instagram like i say i'll put the 
link below i've just had such a rough week um on   um everything that is basically coming to sort 
out appliances of wrong and all sorts of stuff   i'm faulty and you know and i've made a couple of 
mistakes myself um so yeah so i just want to be   be honest and real so obviously hopefully 
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