Lighting rules in California are pretty draconian. In shorthand, they suck. These are the lights we had to install in the kitchen to meet building codes and get our permits signed off. They are hideous, and we knew that when we bought them. But there are very few pendant lights that meet the code requirement [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lighting design’
Where the rubber meets the road
Posted in Before & After, Designing, tagged building permits, California building code, fluorescent lighting, lighting, Lighting design on December 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Let there be light
Posted in Designing, tagged California building code, Lighting design, Russian River Schoolhouse on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lighting a house from scratch is an interesting process, in part because of the California building code, which requires that half the wattage in the kitchen be from fluorescent light. What we have learned is that this is a rule that everyone ignores. What you do is install fluorescent fixtures for the inspection and then [...]
-
New Daze
Topics
- Before & After (25)
- Beginning (10)
- Building (61)
- Designing (51)
- Exploring (4)
- Furnishing (14)
- Gardening (41)
- Random Thoughts (30)
- Scavenging (17)
- Shopping (19)
Keep Up With School Daze
Follow SchoolhouseKat on
Follow SchoolhouseKat on Twitter
- How to build a birdhouse http://t.co/g8MsQqtet1 1 month ago
- Then I read about them online and look, it's not too late! 1 month ago
- I was going to give up on my Brussel sprouts http://t.co/YDJwraGGcK 1 month ago
- Got vintage wagon wheels? Try this deck railing! http://t.co/VmlX4zpq 5 months ago
- Got worms? Might be sawflies. Eeew. http://t.co/6rfKryov 8 months ago
-
-
-
Archives
- April 2013
- December 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
All about
Anderson's Alternatives bargain hunting bathroom design Before and After Behr beth haiken building inspection building permit building permits California building code California native plants California Schoolhouse color Craigslist Cumaru curtains Deck deck building deck railing DIY drought tolerant plants fences garden design garden ideas gardening Ikea Kitchen cabinets Kitchen design kitchen island kitchen remodel landscaping landscaping ideas Lighting design Monte Rio Obsession paint Pitidoe the Color Maker refinish floor remodel remodeling Russian River Russian River Schoolhouse Schoolhouse shopping snarfingCopyright Notice
