Think about THIS to Install LED Strips Like A Pro! 

Glad to hear it!

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Thanks for the comment! I actually have had good luck with super glue!

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@@prithvirajjadhav5500 no need to be so loud in that comment lol. The guy did his best. I'm sure he'll include it in other videos from here on :)

@@georgemiller6930 did his best? Why are you speaking for him? This was a super weak video.

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thats a great tip, thanks so much!

thanks for watching, it's true the lighting can't always be completely concealed. But i think it's worth the effort and improves the results. And now with COB strips, diffusion is becoming easier or in some cases fully integrated. So in a situations where the strips is going to be visible, i'd recommend this as a better solution.

I dont recommend using the clip connecters. They are generally trash and quite difficult to work with. I always solder. I'd also recommend going with either 4 pin or 5 pin LED's. The biggest difference being that the 5 pin gives you much greater control of the white color, allowing you to change its temperature from warmer to colder, where's the 4 pin only allows for the colder temp version of white, roughly 4-5k kelvin. Thanks for watching!

The wiring is ran through the walls to a power source in the attic, which is operated w standard light switches

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Thanks so much!

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Thanks! When I shot this I had serious mic issues. Remixed it as best I could but still less then ideal. Working w a much better mic system now. Thanks for suffering through the crap audio!

I had $500 computer speakers max volume and could barely hear it... I had my finger on the mute button in case the very low audio was about to go back to normal any second. Thanks for the video, insightful and funny. :) I didn't see the link for "improved audio version" until "after" watching the full orginal video... lol.

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Theres a couple different ways to go about this, depending on your level of skill with tools. The easiest thing to do is to purchase aluminum channels specifically made for LEDS that come with diffuser lenses. You can imbed the channel in the wall, and the lenses pop in and out if you need to change the strip. You can also diy a similar product if you've got a table saw and some frosted acryllic to make your own diffuser lenses. The best tip i can give you is to make sure to use channel that is at least 1 inch deep in order to get proper diffusion. you can buy these on amazon www.amazon.com/Muzata-Spotless-Lighting-Waterproof-U109/dp/B07R94SLPN/ref=sr_1_16?keywords=1%2Bled%2Bchannel&qid=1653497624&sprefix=1%22%2BLED%2Bcha%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-16&th=1

Hey@@DuncanBuilds thanks for the advice. Really good point on the right type of channels 👍

I will have to do a follow up video. However ots pretty advanced and requires working with electrical switches and outlets. If you're not familiar with electrical systems and how to work on them safely, it may be best to hire an electrician. Thanks for watching!

Thanks man I appreciate you watching!

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Thanks for watching Donna. I'm not familiar w that brand, but it looks like they come with a remote. If it does, you can control it by the remote without connecting it to wifi. However, you will not have as much control over the specific color shades or options to put the lights on a timer or voice control without connecting to wifi. That may not be important to you, but I thought i should mention it. Otherwise you should be able to plug them in and turn them on.

Yes they are all on light switches. These are actually 24v LEDs which is much better long runs of strip light, or multiple strip lights wired together. To wire these strip lights I ran low voltage wire from each strip light into the attic where I connected the low voltage wiring to properly sized transformers. I believe I used 800 watt for the kitchen and 400 watt for the feature wall. The transformer is then wired to the light switch, the same as any other lighting fixture would be.

That's a great idea and would look super cool. I would get some of the aluminum u channel I talk about in this video and run that diagonally along the stairs.

@@DuncanBuilds ohh good idea! Would I then cut into the drywall along the diagonal of the stairs, until I reach the studs, and squeeze that channel into the drywall, to make it flush with said wall? Or would simply mounting the channel on the surface of the wall, down against the carpet, diagonally, be how you were thinking? Thank you for responding!

No video detail on those uppers, but I think i can answer your question. They have glass doors and the led strip is actually inside the cabinet, on the bottom, near the back, shining up. Hope that helps explain! They are empty at the time of filming, but the idea was that display items could be placed in them by the future owner. Translucent things like glass vases would look really cool in this particular setup. Thanks for watching!

@@DuncanBuilds thanks. Do you see everything in the cabinet? Or does it look fairly empty from the ground?

@@exportedafrican It really depends on how tall you are and how tall the item is. These are 9j' ceilings. Something inside the cabinet that is 8-12 inches tall is pretty visible, especially if placed near the front of the cabinet. smaller items will be more difficult to see, and shorter people will be able to see even less.

The best way to approach this is with extension cords and cable raceways to hide them. If you owned the property and could run the wires behind the wall that would be ideal, but if renting its best to just conceal. Thanks for watching, don't forget to subscribe! New videos coming soon.

Good question. This house was built on a crawl space. So all I had to do was run my wiring under the floor the reach the island. Then i drilled through the bottom of the cabinets and ran the wire through the inside to keep it hidden.

In larger installations like this home, you have to get away from using the regular power supplies that come with the led strips and start using larger transformers. In the case of this house, I used a 600 watt transformer mounted in the attic to power the kitchen and the feature wall, and i used a second 350 watt transformer for the primary bedroom and bathroom. Large projects spanning more than 2 led strips will require load calculations and properly sized power supplies. Also, if you're going longer than 32 ft, probably need to be using 24v. Hope it helps!

To connect all the lights in the kitchen, I ran my wires during the construction process, in the walls and under the floor to get to the island. Much easier to do this before drywall is installed. Would be very challenging to do after the fact without cutting some drywall.

@@DuncanBuilds thanks a lot for the help!

Also, if at the end of the strips, the LEDs are dim, you will need to do power injection as the voltage is dropping. So you will need to bring a set a pair of wires to the middle or end of the strip.

lol I call it like I see it

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In this particular case the wires are ran through the walls and up to the attic, where the power supplies and controllers are installed. But, if you cant run the wires through the wall, you can also hide them in raceways. Thanks for watching!

I wish I can pull a chair at the island and have cake and ice cream in a wine goblet and have some seltzer water or club soda with OJ!

Sure I can help w that. Most people like 2700k for their home. Slightly yellowish in color, it provides a warm cozy feeling. 4000k is slightly harsher, bluish white, and is better for task lighting.

@@DuncanBuilds thank you very much! This was so helpful! I hope you make more videos cause I really like your content All love and support 💕

@@rou9409 thanks I really appreciate that 😁

Yes there is. I have a 'classy' setting for my home. If you DM me on Instagram @DuncanBuilds i can show you some pics to demonstrate

@@DuncanBuilds ah, that's good to know... For reference, I CAN actually stand regular lights, as far as common areas are concerned, such as public places, but for whatever reason, if I'm in my room, it just feels TOO bright normally, if I have my IR controlled lightbulb set to white, considering how much I actually use it in white, anyways... It's on the lowest dim setting, and on the RED color, approximately 99.9% of the time, even at night, and when I'm sleeping, to be honest,(although I'm sure there's almost has to be SOMETHING bad about doing so, healthwise) and I just prefer if at all possible to have somewhat hidden lights, such as behind some kind of ceiling molding with 45° angled diffuser strips, if I ever get to building me a computer workshop, in the future.(it's a plan I've had forever, but never have the time or money to accomplish) in the meantime though, I'd love to be able to do up a plan for my 7½ft x 11ft bedroom, that could easily be scaled up to the slightly bigger 8x17(give or take) final proposed dimensions, for my computer workshop... I might have to take you up on your offer of design ideas you currently have in use, at some point soon, just to use as a reference... One other thing, which might not matter, but I want known, is the fact that I don't care what color white light the strips give off, and (unfortunately, some would say) prefer the kind of glacier white, or off bluish white, mixing the RGB channels creates. I know that probably makes me weird, but that's ok, to me. The only thing I really care about with LED strip lights, is that I would prefer to have the LEDs bouncing light off the ceiling or some other way of lighting the entire space, so that the actual "glow" from the LEDs is semi hidden; think of it as wanting to know that I have strips there, but not to be able to look directly at them, similar to how you wouldn't want to be looking directly at a laser beam...

@@northwiebesick7136 Yea i know what you mean. I prefered the brighter white almost blueish tone for a long time. Only recently made the switch to a warmer tone. But what you're talking about wanting to accomplish is very easy and you've got the right idea. Some crown moulding installed 6-8" below the ceiling will accomplish the look you want. I also prefer to keep my place dimly lit

Yea i understand what you mean. I have about 3 or 4 scenes set up for the lighting depending on what i'm doing. One for work/task lighting thats just cool white, one for chilling out that utilizes rgb lighting zones, one specifically for watching movies, and one to set the mood for romance. I change my office colors up pretty frequently. But yea, a lot of people are perfectly happy with good ol' white lighting, 2700k, and dont particularly care for a lot of rgb. Nothing wrong with it.

Its totally doable, but requires running the wiring behind the wall to a location where you can set a power supply. This can be done in an attic if you have one, or possibly routed to a closet or cabinet.

@@DuncanBuilds I wouldn’t be an option for me, however, question, have you seen this 4 pin rgbw Wi-Fi adapters? They claim you can put I believe 10 strips on one network and control each strip individually. Would you have any belief that these are functional and not an Amazon gimmick?

@@cryptocarsandcoffee7854 yes the 4 pin adapters are what I use unless I need to be able to include warm white color, then I would use 5 pin strips and controllers. The controller isn't the tricky part to run multiple strips. The tricky part is making sure you have the proper sized power supply, or split up power delivery. Too much power will burn your strips up and is dangerous. Too little power will result in dim lights and likely damage the power supply, which could be dangerous. Make sure you read the manufacturers recommend watt per foot and size your power supply to be about 20% larger than necessary.

@@DuncanBuilds amazing insight, can’t thank you enough!

@@cryptocarsandcoffee7854 no problem, good luck w your lighting project!

You're asking the impossible. If you want to run your LED strip along a power line in the wall then you could contemplate on using adjacent induction method to trickle charge the battery you're run it on, but that's more involved then what it's worth. I'm planning to run it from a 12V battery supply in case of a blackout and can still use the IR controller.

For the single color LEDs like in the custom home example, there is no controller. Lights are switched to normal wall switches. For the RGB in other installation examples i prefer to use the native controller and run it through one of the amazon or google home assistants.

@@DuncanBuildsso you're not using any of the cobb leds with the variable 2700k to 6000 K lights then? And no integration with wled or home assistant? Any integration with pir sensors and if so which ones?

Lol your description is accurate 🤣

Yup I've heard that a lot. Have invested in some better audio equipment so it shouldn't be an issue in the future. To answer your question- I would recommend using 24v rgbw. Brand doesn't matter, I usually buy mine from Amazon. However I do rather like govee brand.

🤣 True story bro. Don't worry. Improvements have been made. Don't forget to like and subscribe! Cool stuff coming soon!

Thanks man! I can design remotely, just saying lol

Then you are clearly an intellectual of great taste and stand to learn nothing from me. If anything, I should be learning from you.

haha thanks for watching! *No ninjas were harmed in the making of this video*

Come on man don't be racist against ninjas.

Totally agree

I was only eighteen seconds in when I stopped the video and looked for a comment about the sound. Yes, that is extremely annoying and distracting, not to mention *unprofessional*. I think you should redo it.

@@milesoldfield9109 I have upgraded my equipment. Future videos should be much better. Thank you for your input!

Thanks, the audio does suck! Will work to improve, thanks for honest feedback!

When I shot this I had serious mic issues. Remixed it as best I could but still less then ideal. Working w a much better mic system now. Thanks for suffering through the crap audio!

If you have space between the top of your cabinets and the ceiling, then yes I think uplighting that area can look incredible. Go for it!

@@DuncanBuilds I have plenty of space. The homebuilder didn’t put cabinets all the way to the ceiling as some other homes have it. I’m planning to drill from the bottom and work my way up. I don’t think I’m going to fill the inside with LEDs because there isn’t any glass to showcase the LEDs. It’s just closed cabinets. So I figured I might as well skip the middle and go to the top. Thanks for the advice!!!

Yes, I would approach it the same way. Have fun, I'm sure you'll love the look of it. I did the same in my house

That's not the dirtiest thing that gets spread on this bed my dude.

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When I shot this I had serious mic issues. Remixed it as best I could but still less then ideal. Working w a much better mic system now. Thanks for suffering through the crap audio!

When I shot this I had serious mic issues. Remixed it as best I could but still less then ideal. Working w a much better mic system now. Thanks for suffering through the crap audio!

Thanks! I do try. Hope you'll consider subscribing!

More geared towards principles then technical data. Hope you found some value in it. Thanks for watching

i think it works well as indirect ambient or accent lighting, but can agree that its not too hot for task lighting, or lighting a film scene. Certainly not LED strips anyway.

@@DuncanBuilds your work is impeccable. There are to many variances in color temp and dispersion from led to led. Then again a light source that was invented for back lighting tv screens and they find a use for it. Just like aRound Up. And we know years later that never poisoned anyone. Wink wink.

@@skiprope536 I appreciate the compliment! Lighting is something I have a particular interest in. Hope you'll consider subscribing to see more (not all lighting) content

@@skiprope536 actually I could use some tips on lighting for my vids, so comments appreciated for sure lol

Thanks for watching! Sorry it wasn't the content you were looking for. But there are lots of great videos showing the basics. Good luck w your LED journey!

When I shot this I had serious mic issues. Remixed it as best I could but still less then ideal. Working w a much better mic system now. Thanks for suffering through the crap audio!