Hallway Remodel Timelapse & LED Baseboards
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- Опубликовано: 5 дек 2021
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Hallway remodel timelapse. I add LEDs to the baseboards, which are turned on by a motion sensor.
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What fun!!! Love the lighting!!
Motion sensor🤸♀️
Blew my mind how easy .
Good to hear!
Ohhh my goodness. Sir, you are a gem! Thank you not only for posting this video which there aren't many showing this creative lighting idea(that I L-O-V-E!), but then gave such thorough responses to inquiries. I am going to attempt this look for my basement baseboard. I just wanted to stop by and comment "Thank you!". You are truly appreciated 🤗💜 Keep up the wonderful work!
Thank you very much for the kind words! I actually had the same issue of not finding anything quite like this when I first made the video. It was a lot of the inspiration behind doing this - to put this out there where something didn't exist. That's awesome you're going to try this out in your basement! You'll have to come back and let me know how it turns out. I'm sure it will look great :) When I get some time, I'm actually planning on doing a part 2 follow-up to explain some details of what I have changed or need to change since this video came out. Thanks again for the support!
Fantastic work brother, this is incredible work
Thank you very much!
Wow, that's nice!
Thanks!
very nice....
another cool thing would be use "smart LEDS" and also go around and over the top of the doors....
then you could have the doors one color and the floors another color. Then set up routines for motion at different times.
Like night time, make it red or blue which is easier on the eyes in the middle of the night.
Great project ! ! ! !
Thanks! That's a great idea! I still have to work on the other side of the hallway - might be a good time to try that out.
Nice job. Good idea.
Thanks!
Amazing
Thanks!
God this looks good
Thanks!
Anyone else concerned about him not wearing a mask while working with the popcorn ceiling?
Thanks for the feedback!
I was more concerned that he wasn't scraping that garbage off in the first place. Didn't even know they sold new popcorn ceiling scuzz!
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Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching :)
Painting the backs of the baseboard white where the LEDs go would help reflect more light out
Yes, good call! I'll have to remember that when I work on the other side of the hall.
Looks great! Regretfully wouldnt work for my older house as the walls arent straight and the light would diffuse all wonky :(
Thanks! That's too bad, it's a nice feature to have. Another good place to add them would be the stairs.
a remodel that keeps a popcorn ceiling...questions remain for the rest of the video...
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Ah this is incredible timing - I am about to do a similar project with the LEDs, and actually intend to do the same groove and gap method you did here. How much of a gap is there on the top edge to the wall, and do you find that it's a noticeable gap? I'm actually going to be doing it on some strips/boards on the wall itself, rather than the base board. Thanks in advance
There is about 1/8 inch gap on the top of the trim. After a while I stopped noticing it. It really doesn't look much different from if you were to put trim up normally and not caulk the seam against the wall. Unless you put the LEDs on the face of the trim there's no good way to integrate it with the trim and not have a gap, unfortunately. Reflecting on the project I think it would have been easier and would look more concealed to put the LEDs underneath the trim (either on the wall or the bottom edge of the trim) and just leave a gap underneath. That said, I think I enjoy the effect of having it shine up the wall more. Hope that helps. Keep me posted on how yours turns out!
@@makernova8160 oh yeah, it looks much better shining up. The extra effort is worth it. 1/8 inch is exactly what I was going for,considered 1/16,but thought that might not leave enough gap for the light
@@scottolgard The gap width I sort of figured out through trial and error. Luckily I had some scrap trim that I could use to make a few variations. At some point it might be nice to make a thin frosted acrylic piece to go in the 1/8 inch gap. Then the gap would effectively go away and it would help diffuse the light, which can be nice. I just haven't gotten around to figuring out the best way to make a thin strip like that.
@@makernova8160 I did see a video just this week where someone literally just used a thin strip of paper, and the result was actually great
@@scottolgard That's actually a really great idea. I may have to try that out tonight!
fun idea....but, brutal application. You will find those full of dust and hair very quickly. also, the buried compression connectors vs sauter'd connections.....another huge failure point. Best of luck!
We live and we learn I guess! Thanks for watching!
exactly! If you made it once, you can easily modify, and make it again later!
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I'm eventually going to plan a follow-up video where I'll try to address a couple things I want to change or fix. Plus there's always the other side of the hall I can still do differently. Thanks for the feedback!
Awesome overhead lights. Do you have a link?
Thanks! Absolutely - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09653F55B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I used the 11.8" version.
I need to know the thickness of the baseboard I should buy? I couldn't find one like your baseboard and what blade u use in saw or if I should use router?
I went with 1/2" boards but anything that thickness or thicker will work. I would say if you had a router table and a decent setup there, you could make short work of cutting the groove. The relief at the top you would still probably want to use a table saw. As far as the blade I used, I believe it was a general purpose saw blade.
I absolutely love the lighting, but won't dust get down the back and over time then effect how the light looks? If you have a strong vacuum then no problem. Great idea!!
Thanks! That's a good point! Fortunately I haven't had the setup long enough for that to be an issue but over the long term I think that's definitely a possibility. I had been looking for something to put in the gap for a while - some sort of frosted plastic or something but ultimately decided to finish the project before circling back on that. If you have any suggestions I would be happy to hear them :)
@@makernova8160 Strips of plexiglass - should be able to get the thickness of your opening. Will diffuse the light.
@@andrewschyf3825 Yes, absolutely. I'm still trying to figure out how to work with acrylic / plexiglass, especially when it's that thin. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Where did u connect for power?
Hi, for the power I ran the low voltage wires of the LEDs through the wall behind the baseboards just outside of the closet. These go up through the closet wall and into an LED driver that is mounted in one of the upper corners of the closet. I then used an outlet from a room that joins the closet for AC / high voltage power to power the driver. I also added a dimmer light switch inline with the AC so that I have control over the brightness as well as give future owners of the home the ability to turn off the device if they choose.
What baseboard and LED strips did you use? You said if you were to do again you’d put on bottom of board or wall? This would shine more on flooring then? How would you achieve this? In between shoe mold?
The baseboard is just a pre-primed mdf baseboard, 1/2" thick and 3 1/2" tall. Here are the parts for the LEDs:
LED strip: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0832GZH3D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
LED driver / power supply: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073FT57VL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Jumper wire (wire run through door frame): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZRNTAQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yeah, I think that would probably be easier than cutting a notch out of the baseboard. It would shine more on the floor but really I wasn't looking for a lot of light coming out anyway. Just enough to see where you're going in the middle of the night, which wouldn't take much. One thing about the way I did it in the video is that it potentially shines up towards a person's eyes. It's not bad (especially if I were to add diffuser strip in the gap) but shining on the floor eliminates that risk completely.
As far as how to accomplish that, I think instead of resting the baseboard on the floor, attaching the baseboard a bit off the floor would work. Either leave a gap the width of the LED strips and attach the strips to the wall in that gap (so the strip is shining out from the wall) or leave something like a 1/2" gap or so and then attach the strips to the bottom of the baseboard facing / shining down at the floor. Then you could either leave the gap as is or put a diffuser strip in the gap. That would in theory require the least amount of work since you wouldn't be needing to notch out the baseboards.
There are different pre-fab baseboards and metal channels you can buy that already have the tracks for the strips and you just screw them to the wall. Would make life a lot easier but last I checked when working on this a year ago, they could be a bit pricey.
Hope that helps!
Thank you for the write-up. Plan to do something in a mudroom im finishing.
If you went regular base with LED, where would you be able to just pick up a diffuser?
@@dubs2171 Amazon sells LED diffuser covers that come as a roll and you just cut to length. Those seem to have a form factor that allow them to snap into a metal channel. Otherwise you can get frosted acrylic or opaque plastic from Amazon / hardware stores / craft stores that you can then cut to size.
Sidebar, did you opt not to install quarter round because of the lighting?
After living with it. Are you happy with the light rake on the wall or would it be better to shoot out onto the floor?
Great question! I actually like it shining up because I feel like it lights up more of the space rather than just spilling across the floor (which I could be completely wrong about). It also gives an interesting visual effect that I find cool to see. With a dimmer on the lights it doesn't feel like my eyes are getting blasted too much either.
Initially I had the idea of shining down and just taping the lights to the bottom edge of the trim, which would require a lot less mill work on the trim. Ultimately that came down to a design choice more than anything - I was worried what it might look like with a gap under the trim and if you would be able to see the crusty drywall on the bottom of the wall.
One could always have it light out from the face of the trim too. I think it looks cool regardless of where it lights from but if I had to do it again I'd probably just tape it on the bottom, put the trim on with a little gap underneath, and call it a day for the sake of ease.
@@makernova8160 thanks! I agree the wall looks cooler than the floor probably would. I've debated doing a channel in the face of the trim that shines out and also doing what you did to have it shine up (2 different strips). Or building out a box around the ceiling to have it shine down. There aren't a lot of great examples so thank you very much for sharing your result!
@@brettzeigerbacher2314 I actually held off on this part of the work because I just couldn't decide what would look and work the best. There's also the consideration of how you want to run the power and where you want to put the LED driver, switch, etc that may influence the design decisions. It's funny you mention not having a lot of examples because I had the exact same issue when designing this. It's actually a large part of my motivation for this video and the channel as a whole - I have a lot of ideas that I know I share with others but there just aren't any good examples yet!
All that work just for that? What do you do when the lights break from behind the panels?
Yep! Guess when they break I'll have a part 2 video 😅
You did a great job man, I hope it all lasts out commensurate with the work!
@@VinnyCarwash-js8op Thanks! I hope so too! Usually LED strips last quite a while and these won't get tons of usage (they will only be used at night and only when there's motion). The baseboards are only brad nailed in so they wouldn't be too hard to pop off and "re-light". The tricky part would be soldering / connecting the wires to the new strips, but that's future me's problem :)
Part 2 where
Other things have taken priority at the moment, unfortunately.
Please dont tell me u purposely added popcorn ceilings
Ha ha no! Since it's an older house it unfortunately already has popcorn ceilings. I just sprayed the attic hatch to blend in more with the existing ceiling texture.
Definitely do squats
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Looks really cool. But really shows off the Painters poor skills.
Sorry if you were the painter
@@Hdogg-ey5mr Thanks for the feedback!
@@Hdogg-ey5mr I'd say another coat or two of mud (finishing compound) on the corner, sand it out, and skim coat up 4 foot for a level 5 finish. Then we can start talking about paint. Side lighting is a b✦ for finishing. (qualification: 6 years full time drywaller)
@@unicornofthought I hear that 24 year painter.
I would level 5 the drywall above the baseboard so the accent lights don’t showcase the poor drywall work.
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Nope. Looks wack, you should have went round the top of the frames
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