Preparatory work

So, the first thing you should do is to choose the appropriate fixtures for all rooms yourself. It all depends on your preferences, but we recommend the following product options:

• Bedroom – near the bed sconce, on the ceiling chandelier or LED strip;
• bathroom – lamp near the mirror and spotlights on the ceiling or a waterproof cover;
• Corridor – ceiling spotlights;
• Living room – floor lamps and chandelier;
• Kitchen – directional lamps, spotlights or LED strip.

You also need to decide which lamps should be on. Today, incandescent and halogen lamps are a thing of the past, giving way to a more economical and reliable option for lighting in the house – LED lamps.

When you have already determined the types of fixtures and types of lamps, you can proceed to the equally important stage – leveling work. To make light in the house, you need to calculate the number of lamps in relation to each room. For example, for a small bathroom, four spotlights will be enough, which cannot be said about a spacious kitchen.

So, you should find two values:

1. Rated optical power. It is defined as the area of ​​the room (Sroom), multiplied by the specific power of the fittings (Pud.) and the demand factor (Ks). Regarding the scope of questions should not arise, but for the remaining parameters, then for residential buildings it is 16 W, and Ks is 1. We substitute, calculate, and move on.
2. Number of lamps. Here everything is very simple and the only unknown in the formula is Pn, which indicates the power of one lamp. We choose light sources of appropriate energy and replace the characteristic Pn. In the formula.

After calculating the number of lamps, you need to proceed to the final stage – creating an electrical circuit for lighting in the house.

By the way, for the cable with which you will conduct light at home, it is better to choose a three-core copper conductor with a cross section of at least 1.5 mm2 ^, which will be enough for the house. The most favorable price-quality ratio for a local cable VVG, which is used most often.

The last thing to do is to draw yourself a house lighting scheme where the following items will be marked:

• Types of fixtures in all rooms (for example, a chandelier and sconce can be installed in the bedroom, and only LED lighting in the kitchen);
• Cable route along the walls;
• Junction box installation location;
• Contact points for circuit breakers.

When the project is created, you can purchase all the components and make the light at home with your own hands.

Video review of a new country house with modern lighting:

Main process

Technology will be provided from scratch, that is, when the room is fully electrically wired.

So, to make a light at home with your own hands, you need:

1. Disconnect the power.
2. Make flashings in the walls for laying the cable, according to the scheme.
3. Cut the cable into suitable lengths (from access panel to junction box, from box to chandelier, sconce, etc.).
4. Draw a lighting line starting from the entry panel. Connect the wires into the junction boxes WAGO terminals or solder, there should not be any fluctuations.
5. Plug in switches and lights in rooms.
6. Ring the final line with a multimeter for a short circuit.
7. If all is well, cover the astro with gypsum mortar. Otherwise, you need to find a short circuit and redo the problem area, perhaps in one of the installation boxes touched by the bare wires.
8. Turn on the primer and check the operation of the final lighting system in the house.

Here’s how to easily make light at home yourself without much effort. The main thing you should remember is to note the color distinction wires when connecting them and make sure the light switch is broken, lead the phase conductor, not zero.

Useful Tips

Finally, we recommend that you consider the following tips in order to properly make lighting in a private house with your own hands:

• The cable must be copper, because aluminum conductors are more fragile and do not withstand current loads.
• It is better to perform not one lighting group, but several. For example, the first line will be responsible for the light in the bathroom, kitchen and hallway, and the second for the bedroom and living room. Such a kit will allow maintenance and repair of lamps, so that there is no need to turn off lights throughout the house.
• In rooms such as the bedroom and living room set a dimmer with which you can adjust the light intensity, making the light bright or dim.
• The installation of wiring should be done in a hidden way, which is undoubtedly safer and will not spoil the beauty of the interior.
• Try to make lighting unusual by combining practical and decorative features. A good example of this idea is hidden floor lighting, shown in the photo below.
• Be sure to create a designation for each set of wires in the junction box, for example: a light in the room, a chandelier in the kitchen or an LED strip in the upper level of the ceiling. This will make it easier to repair and maintain the electrical wiring.

That was all, the most useful in our opinion information in order to make a light at home with your own hands.