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would suggest a quick 30s segment at the end where you put together a table with the costs over the whole project and maybe time spent. it is quite obvious that work and time spent are not major on this, which makes it great (and that is why I say "maybe"), but the cost isnt very practical to open 12+ links to check out the cost and whether to consider copying this great project or consider other options)
@@pasmas3217Really?? The creator took however much time to film the whole project and shared links to all the items he used, but you're not happy because he didn't take more time to list out all the prices which will change. If you're not willing to invest 2 minutes to look up the prices, kind of hard to believe you're going to spend any effort to do the project.
Chris, that was one of the best step by step flawless tutorials I have seen to this day. And not just the topic, but just excellent teaching & smooth flowing speaking skills.Thank you so much for sharing. I'm now a subscriber
A friend of mine has a similar project. The extra addon is with a raspbery pi conencted to a weather api and the colors change corralated to the current weather. :)
Wow, nice work! Turned a pretty typical looking stairway and hall into a premium feeling environment. Almost like a theater, or a futuristic spaceship interior. With an end result like that, it's hard not to feel tempted to try this. Thanks for sharing, and for the inspiration!
This is sub pro level. Definitely not beyond. Minor details that a real pro would have done include but are not limited to 1. Putting a return miter on the end of the trim piece at the bottom of the stairs so it doesn’t look unfinished. 2. Fishing a wire and hardwiring the strip so it doesn’t need the god awful looking conduit lines going to the bedroom door or an outlet with a bulky plug. Putting the correct common angle on the trim piece at the top of the stairs so the pieces line up. 4. Installing the motion sensors in a more inconspicuous location like at the ceiling and wall line. All in all it looks good for a DIYer but it is definitely not quality, professional work.
@@petersenal06you realize this is proof of concept right? He literally said he's going to move the motion sensors and hardwire the leds. He didn't spend the labor cost of what a pro would charge and reaped 90% of the rewards.
I was replying to the above comment which stated “beyond pro level”. I was simply pointing out what a real pro would have done. I still think the work the guy did is way better than a typical diyer but it’s not pro level and it’s definitely not beyond pro level
Chris, I've seen a few of your videos now and I'm impressed at how you do the installations, produce the videos and keep the quality in the process. Blessings.
Wow. Some products that I didn't know existed. Thanks! Two critical comments: 1. Adding the caulk pretty much negates the use of the Command strips. If the lights are removed, the caulk will pull the paper off the drywall. 2. You are indeed programming the controller for the lights. It's all very intuitive with the controller interface, but you ARE programming. Nice result. Thanks for posting.
I wasn't sure if I would want to do something like this with my stairs but then I realized it does add a really nice feeling at night to have that nice diffused glow. Dang it, I am gonna have to try this out.
So happy I came across this! Bought a house a year ago - was searching back then but couldn't find anything that's not too complicated. I lost hope and decided to do it later. I decided to search again today, and was happy to come across ur recent video. A lot of nice ideas, please keep posting!
Again, soo sick! We’re moving and our new house will have stairs whereas we don’t right now. I’m ABSOLUTELY doing this once we get settled in 😎 thanks dude
Your narration and explanations are always top notch. You also did a great job making it look tasteful rather than gaudy with the corner moulding Chris. I only wish you would stop finding cooler light manufacturers. I finally got around to using the last cool company and now there an even better one :p
You have been the only channel that I have found that has consistent uploads regarding LEDs and how to set them up and install them. I was so intimidated by wleds and knew nothing about them. Thanks to your channel, I'm now considering a whole house setup lol
Like many have stated, this came out really nice. Calking and painting the wood trim really brought all of that together. How high off the floor did you run the frame?
This is great! I’ve looked at a ton of these videos because I want to do this for our stairs but none of them looked great or had too much to program or prep. I like that explained each individual process and product.
I tend to use the recently introduced LED cob strip's nowadays. ( Chip on board). The light is far more uniform almost like a continuous neon strip, no light and dark spots, very neat, diffuser is optional ,I tend to run just as a strip, it blends into staircase edges seamlessly. Various led count per metre available as is voltage, 12 and 24v. I use 12v in all my projects to keep everything uniform as most controllers, passive, infra red, etc all tend to use 12v. The colour range is pretty extensive, besides white, cool, warm and standard, blues red purples, green and more. The blue looks stunning on stairs, landing and newels. I buy everything direct, I know all the proper LED specialist manufacturers now who supply such as Amazon and the UK lighting industry so I can save a great dealing direct. As an indication I pay around £8 ( $10 US) for a 5 metre length of COB LED which I think is reasonable.
@richardhalliday.. agree that I like the lighting effect of COB slightly better but for my project the motion triggering is the most important aspect. Can you recommend any motion sensing solutions compatible with COB strips that are equally as customizable and manageable as the Aqara sensors i.e. can trigger multiple individual strips in different locations etc.. Please let me know if you do!
This is so dope and I can do it in a rental. I’ve been having to leave my hall light on because the top and bottom light switches don’t work properly together. I’m going to do this project ASAP!!
I wondered why anyone would get excited about a brand releasing a product then realised I have those sensors all over my house and I love how easy they integrate with home assistant. That's my Xmas wishlist sorted!
Top tip: when caulking, keep a sanitizer bucket of warm water with you to keep your fingers wet and to dissolve excess caulk (non-silicone only). Use blue shop towels as well, and for that run you should be able to get away with only using two shop towels.
Thank you for this video. I am putting motion sensor LED's in the kitchen under the cabinets and in the bathroom. This, and your closet video, has helped immensely and I will look for those corner molding for the bathroom
FYI, those Command strips are only "removeable" if you can access the pull-tab for removal. They will tear up your walls like any other foam tape without that.
Excellent job. We have 7 staircases in our house. One is long semi spiral that was built in France in 1782 and brought over. Finding a place to hide lights on it would be difficult. We ended up going with little hidden very low voltage spotlights that come on when the sun goes down. Before that, it was turn on the main lights, which in the middle of the night is way too bright. The house was built by a well known architect in 1938, when apparently lighting safety was an option ;)
Looks like a great project and good inspiration 👌🏼 I was wondering if it's possible with this setup to program the light strip in a way, when the top motion sensor is activated, that the lights on the top floor light up and the lights on the stairs light up in a motion (from top to bottom)? And the other way around, so when the bottom motion sensor is activated, the stairs are lighted up first (from bottom to top) and then the upper floor?
I really like this because it isn't necessarily permanent. I live in an apartment and would love a hallway lighting option that could leave with us without dinging our deposit. Thanks for sharing your work!
Another great video, Chris! Have you considered trying out Home Assistant? With this, you can control all your Govee, WLED, and Aqara devices from one interface as well as to setup automations to control the lights based on time, sun position, or triggers from third party devices (motion sensors, door sensors, luminance sensors, etc). I've been running it a couple years and have a lot of my LED accent lights setup with the Adaptive Lighting add-on so that the brightness and color temperature adjusts with the position of the sun throughout the day and into the night as well as being manually controlled with a mix of Zigbee and Z-wave battery powered/mains powered wall switches and scene controllers. The reason why I initially set up Home Assistant in the first place was the annoying practice of having to turn on my Govee immersion lights manually every time I turned on the TV and having to use multiple apps to control everything. It'd probably be some good content for the channel!
@@ZaleraPraxisYou can connect Aqara T1 strip directly to HA using ZHA and it works almost perfectly, but without adressable properties. Or you can connect it using Matter protocol from Aqara Home to Home Assistant, but in this case you can't use RGB diodes at all, you can only choose between warm white and cold white.
@@doug350zTT that's what I did for a while too (maybe a couple years), but when I finally had to update it was a complete nightmare since so many things had changed in between
If you did it exactly like this video, but used the Aqara FP2 MMWave motion sensor instead you could figure out exactly where someone was on the stairs. I'm not sure how many zones you can set up in the lights and mmWave sensors, but it would be the easiest way to do it without programming. If you wanted to do a whole lot of wiring you could do load cells on each stair and get really fancy with WLED.
Hey @@TheHookUp! That's interesting. We actually found a pretty great kit online that we think is going to do everything we need, but we are a bit skeptical! Sounds better than splicing and running each strip individually. Now to do research on load cells..
It really took the boring generic beige stair case and lifted it up. Looks great. I am DEFINITELY in the market for something like this to light a specific awkward space in my home. This is awesome. Thank you
I got a big ole grin on my face. Just bought a house and was wondering what to do with the stairs. Its a older house that i want to make look a little modern. WOW!!! Thanks New sub here.
Chris this looks so great! As a tip you can also use spackle instead of caulking. Much more friendly should you need to take off the channels at any point. Keep up the great work!
@@andrewk8636 Agree 100%! Always use caulk for this. Flexible for temp changes in summer/winter. Want to remove the channels and concerned about wall damage?? Simply gently run a razor knife/box cutter to break the seam.
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Next time you use a caulking gun, if you put your finger hard on the tip/corner and keep constant flow and speed for the entire length of the job, you will have the most immaculate, professional looking corner, and almost zero cleanup. There are also options like cutting an old plastic card at a 90, and scraping excess, or cutting your nozzle at 90 on a 45 and just flow like a pro.
I have to say, cutting channels like these to size was a huge pain when going around corners when I did a gapless installation myself. Additionally the usage of 5V LEDs made the voltage drop very apparent, so I had to splice power in at 4 separate points along my 20m stretch. End result is really nice though and I do recommend the Muzata diffusers as they look super nice
@@ChrisMaherDIY I did not. I used an ESP8266. Did this project last year and went all around the top corners of a room. Wish a product like this was available when I worked on mine. I have always followed your channel for lighting advice and setup though, so thank you very much for your help.
Awesome, looks fantastic! Whilst you had the gap filler out, you should have filled the gaps on the skirting board, where the floor meets the wall. Thanks for sharing! 👍
Great video. I mounted my lights under the handrail pointing down. It lights up the entire stairway. My stairs lead to a large loft, so no hallway to worry about.
To turn off the LED strip that's better to use single automation with both top motion sensor AND bottom motion sensor detect no motion. And to turn it on use the single automation with both top motion sensor OR bottom motion sensor detect motion.
That really looks well at night,perfect because my vision isn't so good,I was thinking of individual lamps,but after looking at you finished product,it's just what I need,thank you for you video💯👍
This is top notch explenation and DIY tutorial. If I wanted to do something like this I would have opted for routing that wooden handrail and inserting aluminium housing beneath it with LED facing downwords.
You mentioned running that power supply through the wall into the next room t hid it better. Not sure the cable is in-wall rated for that application, but I want to do a project like this for our stairs and maybe do a more permanent installation. Thinking I may try to find a controller/driver that can mount in-wall and splice into the home power supply with a permanent light switch acting as the on/off switch.
I like this a lot. I'm stealing it. It is mine now. Thank you for sharing my idea with me. I do think you missed out on hitting the tops of those baseboards with fresh caulk while you were down there. I saw gaps! Srsly though, thx. My son's room is upstairs and he will love this. Things that increase cool Dad point totals and that add to safety are huge.
Not bad at all! What an awesome touch. I’d personally set it to a deep blue or purple, so that when your sleepy at night bright lights don’t wake your mind up before stumbling back from whence ye came
Excellent job, been thinking of doing this down 5-6 steps to my lower split level movie room and then up to the mid-wall ledge where the exterior foundation and ground wall meet. However, my OCD focused on the lack of caulk on the existing trim. 😂 It made it worse when you did a beautiful job with the lights but still had the existing gap. This is why my wife hates my projects! lol I would have found a way to over complicate or add on more work for myself. 🥺
Looks awesome. Only thing I would suggest is making a 30 degree cut on those pieces of trim at the bottom and top of the steps, on both sides. Your 45 degree cut results in the joint being longer on one side than the non-mitered edge. instead, if you had each cut at 30 degrees for the 120 degree angle, both pieces will be the same exact miter cut length great job!
I liked this so much, I bought the kit and did the same. Just finished up the install yesterday. Do you occasionally have it where the lights turn on but won’t turn off? It’s only happened a couple of times now, but I have to disconnect the power to the es32 and reconnect.😢
This is so kewl! This is night light upgrade 3.0. Lol. And love how you can connect end pieces fluidly. No gaps at 2:15. That was my biggest deal breaker in terms of using such lighting around or under items. I'm glad this company found a solution to that problem other companies haven't fixed yet.
Great project and it looks awesome! One thing I was curious, though: with the current instructions, if you pass by one sensor and stays moving around in front ot the other, the lights will blink one minute after the firrst sensor is not detecting your movement, I think. Is there any way to "link" the sensors so they act as a single unit? Or make the second sensor cancel the one minute timer for turning off the first one? The way it currently is, it will not wait one minute and will blink eventually. Not a big problem, but not perfect either.
I'm looking at doing this exact same project this month. Chris, if you were to do this again, would you use the same LED strip + extensions? Or would you look at wiring up one of your WLED systems?
@@ChrisMaherDIY I'm debating on using a single run of the Hue light strip since I've got there ZigBee network running already or wiring up a cheaper LED strip and using WLED...
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Really sucks a lot of these products arent available internationally
Great video! Do you know the total (rough) cost was for this build?
What are the connectors to span the cut?
would suggest a quick 30s segment at the end where you put together a table with the costs over the whole project and maybe time spent.
it is quite obvious that work and time spent are not major on this, which makes it great (and that is why I say "maybe"), but the cost isnt very practical to open 12+ links to check out the cost and whether to consider copying this great project or consider other options)
@@pasmas3217Really?? The creator took however much time to film the whole project and shared links to all the items he used, but you're not happy because he didn't take more time to list out all the prices which will change. If you're not willing to invest 2 minutes to look up the prices, kind of hard to believe you're going to spend any effort to do the project.
At first I thought it was going to look tacky like most LED projects like this, but the corner molding made the difference. Brilliant.
Same!
That’s cause most tacky homeowners put them in instead of leaving it to the professionals
why didn't you use a 45 degree profile? and turning the strip will be much easier. or will the light go into your eyes?
plants in the corners hiding light leak -
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Chris, that was one of the best step by step flawless tutorials I have seen to this day. And not just the topic, but just excellent teaching & smooth flowing speaking skills.Thank you so much for sharing. I'm now a subscriber
Now it's more advanced and easy to install
A friend of mine has a similar project. The extra addon is with a raspbery pi conencted to a weather api and the colors change corralated to the current weather. :)
Where can we see it ?
@@zekehall1for real?!
that souns dope af
oh thats lit
Wow, nice work! Turned a pretty typical looking stairway and hall into a premium feeling environment. Almost like a theater, or a futuristic spaceship interior. With an end result like that, it's hard not to feel tempted to try this. Thanks for sharing, and for the inspiration!
And I thought "I" was a stickler for perfection. Unbelievably clean job, this is beyond pro level. Thanks for sharing with us.
This is sub pro level. Definitely not beyond. Minor details that a real pro would have done include but are not limited to 1. Putting a return miter on the end of the trim piece at the bottom of the stairs so it doesn’t look unfinished. 2. Fishing a wire and hardwiring the strip so it doesn’t need the god awful looking conduit lines going to the bedroom door or an outlet with a bulky plug. Putting the correct common angle on the trim piece at the top of the stairs so the pieces line up. 4. Installing the motion sensors in a more inconspicuous location like at the ceiling and wall line. All in all it looks good for a DIYer but it is definitely not quality, professional work.
@@petersenal06you realize this is proof of concept right? He literally said he's going to move the motion sensors and hardwire the leds. He didn't spend the labor cost of what a pro would charge and reaped 90% of the rewards.
I was replying to the above comment which stated “beyond pro level”. I was simply pointing out what a real pro would have done. I still think the work the guy did is way better than a typical diyer but it’s not pro level and it’s definitely not beyond pro level
why didn't you use a 45 degree profile? and turning the strip will be much easier. or will the light go into your eyes?
This looks immaculate! The attention to detail definitely takes it to another level. Worth it 1000%
Chris,
I've seen a few of your videos now and I'm impressed at how you do the installations, produce the videos and keep the quality in the process.
Blessings.
This is exactly the type of tutorial I’ve been looking for! Thank you for the inspiration! Going to try this next week
you try it ?
@@dale_v2454 not yet. Still waiting on my boss (the wife) to approve the budget.
Wow. Some products that I didn't know existed. Thanks!
Two critical comments: 1. Adding the caulk pretty much negates the use of the Command strips. If the lights are removed, the caulk will pull the paper off the drywall. 2. You are indeed programming the controller for the lights. It's all very intuitive with the controller interface, but you ARE programming.
Nice result. Thanks for posting.
Programming in a very basic simplified user friendly way... Not actually writing the code.
Explained all of the process well. Including the non perfect fixes and most of all kept the whole video simple. Well done mate!!
I wasn't sure if I would want to do something like this with my stairs but then I realized it does add a really nice feeling at night to have that nice diffused glow. Dang it, I am gonna have to try this out.
Not gonna lie, thought it was gonna look really stupid, but this looks amazing. So much I'm probably gonna do it. Great video
as someone who's regularly up at 3-4AM for work a project like this seems great instead of going downstairs using my phone seems like a great thing
yep. Just a matter of time before I fall down the stairs. I'm doing THIS.
So happy I came across this! Bought a house a year ago - was searching back then but couldn't find anything that's not too complicated. I lost hope and decided to do it later. I decided to search again today, and was happy to come across ur recent video. A lot of nice ideas, please keep posting!
Small touches add up for a premium look. Great job!
Very good demonstration! I was a bit hesitant but once I saw you put up the angle board on the metal covers, it looks 100%. Great job.
I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time; this tutorial gave me exactly what I needed.
Again, soo sick! We’re moving and our new house will have stairs whereas we don’t right now. I’m ABSOLUTELY doing this once we get settled in 😎 thanks dude
Your narration and explanations are always top notch. You also did a great job making it look tasteful rather than gaudy with the corner moulding Chris. I only wish you would stop finding cooler light manufacturers. I finally got around to using the last cool company and now there an even better one :p
Those yellow grout sponges and a bucket of water do an amazing job at cleaning up caulking. They make a rookie look like a professional.
Nice job, but I would have used the caulk on the skirting aswell to fill the gaps you have👍
You have been the only channel that I have found that has consistent uploads regarding LEDs and how to set them up and install them. I was so intimidated by wleds and knew nothing about them. Thanks to your channel, I'm now considering a whole house setup lol
Like many have stated, this came out really nice. Calking and painting the wood trim really brought all of that together. How high off the floor did you run the frame?
This is great! I’ve looked at a ton of these videos because I want to do this for our stairs but none of them looked great or had too much to program or prep. I like that explained each individual process and product.
I tend to use the recently introduced LED cob strip's nowadays. ( Chip on board). The light is far more uniform almost like a continuous neon strip, no light and dark spots, very neat, diffuser is optional ,I tend to run just as a strip, it blends into staircase edges seamlessly. Various led count per metre available as is voltage, 12 and 24v. I use 12v in all my projects to keep everything uniform as most controllers, passive, infra red, etc all tend to use 12v. The colour range is pretty extensive, besides white, cool, warm and standard, blues red purples, green and more. The blue looks stunning on stairs, landing and newels. I buy everything direct, I know all the proper LED specialist manufacturers now who supply such as Amazon and the UK lighting industry so I can save a great dealing direct. As an indication I pay around £8 ( $10 US) for a 5 metre length of COB LED which I think is reasonable.
@richardhalliday.. agree that I like the lighting effect of COB slightly better but for my project the motion triggering is the most important aspect. Can you recommend any motion sensing solutions compatible with COB strips that are equally as customizable and manageable as the Aqara sensors i.e. can trigger multiple individual strips in different locations etc.. Please let me know if you do!
This is so dope and I can do it in a rental. I’ve been having to leave my hall light on because the top and bottom light switches don’t work properly together. I’m going to do this project ASAP!!
This looks super cool. I love the effort to make led strips look more finished and refined.
The strips look finished, but the baseboards do not!
Trust the process!
looked great in the end!
I wondered why anyone would get excited about a brand releasing a product then realised I have those sensors all over my house and I love how easy they integrate with home assistant. That's my Xmas wishlist sorted!
"Paper towels are your friends" - so true! With a little rubbing alcohol on them too to keep your hands clean. Great job!
Top tip: when caulking, keep a sanitizer bucket of warm water with you to keep your fingers wet and to dissolve excess caulk (non-silicone only). Use blue shop towels as well, and for that run you should be able to get away with only using two shop towels.
Thank you for this video. I am putting motion sensor LED's in the kitchen under the cabinets and in the bathroom. This, and your closet video, has helped immensely and I will look for those corner molding for the bathroom
you truely top yourself with every video you release.
You are such an inspiration
absolutely LOVE IT, turned out really well. it is a result of exactly what I am trying to do. The height above the floor is perfect.
For sure doing this to my stairs... Maybe this weekend lol
Great job!!! Thank you for taking the time to post the process and end results. You too be blessed!!!
FYI, those Command strips are only "removeable" if you can access the pull-tab for removal. They will tear up your walls like any other foam tape without that.
Could always get the Velcro ones that way you can take the diffusers off then have access to the tab on wall 👍
Ever try heat to remove them?
I’ve used my old learners permit to wedge under the foam so I could get enough leverage to make my own pull tab. Worked fine just had to be patient.
Excellent job. We have 7 staircases in our house. One is long semi spiral that was built in France in 1782 and brought over. Finding a place to hide lights on it would be difficult. We ended up going with little hidden very low voltage spotlights that come on when the sun goes down. Before that, it was turn on the main lights, which in the middle of the night is way too bright. The house was built by a well known architect in 1938, when apparently lighting safety was an option ;)
Looks like a great project and good inspiration 👌🏼 I was wondering if it's possible with this setup to program the light strip in a way, when the top motion sensor is activated, that the lights on the top floor light up and the lights on the stairs light up in a motion (from top to bottom)? And the other way around, so when the bottom motion sensor is activated, the stairs are lighted up first (from bottom to top) and then the upper floor?
I really like this because it isn't necessarily permanent. I live in an apartment and would love a hallway lighting option that could leave with us without dinging our deposit. Thanks for sharing your work!
Another great video, Chris!
Have you considered trying out Home Assistant? With this, you can control all your Govee, WLED, and Aqara devices from one interface as well as to setup automations to control the lights based on time, sun position, or triggers from third party devices (motion sensors, door sensors, luminance sensors, etc). I've been running it a couple years and have a lot of my LED accent lights setup with the Adaptive Lighting add-on so that the brightness and color temperature adjusts with the position of the sun throughout the day and into the night as well as being manually controlled with a mix of Zigbee and Z-wave battery powered/mains powered wall switches and scene controllers. The reason why I initially set up Home Assistant in the first place was the annoying practice of having to turn on my Govee immersion lights manually every time I turned on the TV and having to use multiple apps to control everything. It'd probably be some good content for the channel!
@@ZaleraPraxisYou can connect Aqara T1 strip directly to HA using ZHA and it works almost perfectly, but without adressable properties. Or you can connect it using Matter protocol from Aqara Home to Home Assistant, but in this case you can't use RGB diodes at all, you can only choose between warm white and cold white.
HOOOMMEEEE ASSISSTANT! HOOOOMMEEE ASSSIIISSTANT!
tbh as a long-term user of home assistant it’s gotten pretty exhausting. Keeping up with the update schedule alone is so much effort.
@@JB-fh1bbI get to it when I get to it … if I know my Z wave or zigbee devices need improvement then I will upgrade when I see one
@@doug350zTT that's what I did for a while too (maybe a couple years), but when I finally had to update it was a complete nightmare since so many things had changed in between
Fantastic and genius covering with the cornering, really nice addition to your home.
Chris! This is exactly the project we were wanting your help with!
Our question is how would you get LEDs to light up as you walk up the stairs?
Another YT collab!!! There are 2 motion sensors. One at the base and the other at the top
If you did it exactly like this video, but used the Aqara FP2 MMWave motion sensor instead you could figure out exactly where someone was on the stairs. I'm not sure how many zones you can set up in the lights and mmWave sensors, but it would be the easiest way to do it without programming. If you wanted to do a whole lot of wiring you could do load cells on each stair and get really fancy with WLED.
Hey @@TheHookUp! That's interesting. We actually found a pretty great kit online that we think is going to do everything we need, but we are a bit skeptical! Sounds better than splicing and running each strip individually. Now to do research on load cells..
This was an amazing tutorial video! Not hardcore drilling into walls 3D printed madness like other tutorials! I can actually do this!
You could have done the same thing to the baseboards (gaps) w/ caulk, but good job overall man.
It really took the boring generic beige stair case and lifted it up. Looks great. I am DEFINITELY in the market for something like this to light a specific awkward space in my home. This is awesome.
Thank you
As always Chris an excellent and easy to understand tutorial,
Thanks for your continued work and videos.
I hope you are all well 👍🏻
I got a big ole grin on my face. Just bought a house and was wondering what to do with the stairs. Its a older house that i want to make look a little modern. WOW!!! Thanks New sub here.
Should've caulked the skirting while you were there!
Came here to say the same thing 😂
Awesome technique. I am so happy to finally learn from a pro how to do things right
Very cool video, well filmed and easy to follow! Thanks for taking the time to put this together!
This is an awesome tutorial and a great idea for a project! Thank you for the video! I think I'll use something like this at home!
This man is insane
It looks high-end. Great job!
Chris this looks so great! As a tip you can also use spackle instead of caulking. Much more friendly should you need to take off the channels at any point. Keep up the great work!
That was my exact thoughts when I was watching this.
Never use spackle for seems. It's for patches
@@andrewk8636 Agree 100%! Always use caulk for this. Flexible for temp changes in summer/winter. Want to remove the channels and concerned about wall damage?? Simply gently run a razor knife/box cutter to break the seam.
Thanks for the tips per led lighting. 35 year tradesman (old school)
now go back and caulk the skirting boards, savage
Savage was foul but needed
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His good works shamed the baseboard work.
I was thinking the same.
U have a blessed day 🙏. Thank you for your time and effort to help make DIY work ez
Was already thinking about subscribing, but as soon as I saw the "Jesus loves you" wifi name my mouse never moved quicker to the subscribe button 😂 great video, definitely gonna be watching more videos
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!! Love hearing that!!
that lighting is a dream for senior citizens!! need to look into this for grama. they are so scared of the dark as they get older
Bro.....STOP GIVING ME PROJECTS!!!!! 😂 Another great video, thank you for posting.
Next time you use a caulking gun, if you put your finger hard on the tip/corner and keep constant flow and speed for the entire length of the job, you will have the most immaculate, professional looking corner, and almost zero cleanup. There are also options like cutting an old plastic card at a 90, and scraping excess, or cutting your nozzle at 90 on a 45 and just flow like a pro.
I have to say, cutting channels like these to size was a huge pain when going around corners when I did a gapless installation myself. Additionally the usage of 5V LEDs made the voltage drop very apparent, so I had to splice power in at 4 separate points along my 20m stretch. End result is really nice though and I do recommend the Muzata diffusers as they look super nice
Thanks so much for the update and glad it turned out good! Did you end up using sk6812 lights?!
@@ChrisMaherDIY I did not. I used an ESP8266. Did this project last year and went all around the top corners of a room. Wish a product like this was available when I worked on mine. I have always followed your channel for lighting advice and setup though, so thank you very much for your help.
Awesome, looks fantastic! Whilst you had the gap filler out, you should have filled the gaps on the skirting board, where the floor meets the wall. Thanks for sharing! 👍
Great video. I mounted my lights under the handrail pointing down. It lights up the entire stairway. My stairs lead to a large loft, so no hallway to worry about.
This is exactly what I want to do to my basement stairway. Perfect! I just hope that it can be programmed to audio coming from the basement!
why am i watching this video, i don't even have the house and i have exam tomorrow.
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This is literally me now
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No way someone can watch this and not subscribe! Great video!
To turn off the LED strip that's better to use single automation with both top motion sensor AND bottom motion sensor detect no motion. And to turn it on use the single automation with both top motion sensor OR bottom motion sensor detect motion.
Really nice result and liked the simple explanation for setting the system up. Thanks
I usually don't have the attention span, but I watched this whole video and it was awesome, what a great job.
Bro imagine a ghost walking through the staircase at night . 😂😂🤣🤣
I swear that’s something that would happen to ke
Imagine if PIR could actually detect them... 🤦🏻♂
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Nasty situation 😂
I'm ghost 👻
Your home is turning into a futuristic sci-fi home! Looks fantastic!
Caulk THEN Paint
Caulk then snuggle
That really looks well at night,perfect because my vision isn't so good,I was thinking of individual lamps,but after looking at you finished product,it's just what I need,thank you for you video💯👍
hi thank you for a great video. I want to try this too... so for this transformer is not needed and it can be plugged into regular 110v outlet?
This is top notch explenation and DIY tutorial. If I wanted to do something like this I would have opted for routing that wooden handrail and inserting aluminium housing beneath it with LED facing downwords.
You mentioned running that power supply through the wall into the next room t hid it better. Not sure the cable is in-wall rated for that application, but I want to do a project like this for our stairs and maybe do a more permanent installation. Thinking I may try to find a controller/driver that can mount in-wall and splice into the home power supply with a permanent light switch acting as the on/off switch.
Wow this looks really nice! I want to do this in my garage.
Amazing!! going to do this under our kitchen cabs. We were quoted $2.5k for this! 😮 this video came up at a perfect time.
I like this a lot. I'm stealing it. It is mine now. Thank you for sharing my idea with me. I do think you missed out on hitting the tops of those baseboards with fresh caulk while you were down there. I saw gaps! Srsly though, thx. My son's room is upstairs and he will love this. Things that increase cool Dad point totals and that add to safety are huge.
Thank you so much! I can’t wait to install this in my own home. It’s precisely what I’ve been wanting and needing! ❤
Not bad at all! What an awesome touch. I’d personally set it to a deep blue or purple, so that when your sleepy at night bright lights don’t wake your mind up before stumbling back from whence ye came
Excellent job, been thinking of doing this down 5-6 steps to my lower split level movie room and then up to the mid-wall ledge where the exterior foundation and ground wall meet. However, my OCD focused on the lack of caulk on the existing trim. 😂 It made it worse when you did a beautiful job with the lights but still had the existing gap. This is why my wife hates my projects! lol I would have found a way to over complicate or add on more work for myself. 🥺
Amazing! Nice job. I want to do this. Maybe in the kitchen under the bottom cabinets so it lights the floor like yours does here.
Good video straight to the point ..I am in England I am about to do similar ..your idea of plastic strip on wall is a good idea
I have motion light bars installed under the railings. No nighttime glare and they're battery operated so works even during a power outtage.
Awesome job, all I can think about were the gaps on your baseboards now lol.
Agree! :-) I kept shouting at the screen "You've got the caulk gun out...do the baseboards!!!!"
Looks awesome. Only thing I would suggest is making a 30 degree cut on those pieces of trim at the bottom and top of the steps, on both sides. Your 45 degree cut results in the joint being longer on one side than the non-mitered edge. instead, if you had each cut at 30 degrees for the 120 degree angle, both pieces will be the same exact miter cut length
great job!
really enjoyed this i dont watch a lot of diy vids but really got something from this!!
I've been breaking my head how to do this for my stairs. Hopefully it I will go as smooth as you made it seem thank you
I liked this so much, I bought the kit and did the same. Just finished up the install yesterday. Do you occasionally have it where the lights turn on but won’t turn off? It’s only happened a couple of times now, but I have to disconnect the power to the es32 and reconnect.😢
Very cool. As someone who has 0/10 craftsman skill, I'm almost tempted to do this myself. If not, I'll just hire a handyman and show him this vid. 😊
This is awesome!! I’m planning on copying this.
This is so kewl! This is night light upgrade 3.0. Lol.
And love how you can connect end pieces fluidly. No gaps at 2:15. That was my biggest deal breaker in terms of using such lighting around or under items. I'm glad this company found a solution to that problem other companies haven't fixed yet.
Great video demonstration and product selection. I will be searching to duplicate this install for my staircase and other room in my home.
Very neat setup. Makes my single stair strip look a mess. I've got some work to do!
Great project and it looks awesome! One thing I was curious, though: with the current instructions, if you pass by one sensor and stays moving around in front ot the other, the lights will blink one minute after the firrst sensor is not detecting your movement, I think. Is there any way to "link" the sensors so they act as a single unit? Or make the second sensor cancel the one minute timer for turning off the first one? The way it currently is, it will not wait one minute and will blink eventually. Not a big problem, but not perfect either.
I'm looking at doing this exact same project this month.
Chris, if you were to do this again, would you use the same LED strip + extensions? Or would you look at wiring up one of your WLED systems?
Thanks for watching! I would do it the exact same way. I've had zero issues since day one!
@@ChrisMaherDIY I'm debating on using a single run of the Hue light strip since I've got there ZigBee network running already or wiring up a cheaper LED strip and using WLED...