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   Bruce | Nov 06, 2003 07:17am | #1

   Proper for what?  Are they the only light, meant to evenly light a face in the imrror?  Are they accent lighting?  How high is the ceiling?  Are they meant to light the ceiling too?  Too many variables, not enough info.

   If they're along side a mirror, I'd set them at 69", to cover a good range of men's and women's heights.

   Formerly BEMW at The High Desert Group LLC

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   4Lorn2 | Nov 06, 2003 08:00am | #2

   My preference, always subject to the overruling concerns of the HO or what the plans call for, is to set the boxes at about 72" AFF (Above Finish Floor). Depends. I think sconces work best placed low enough to make the up lighting , the cone of light projected upward, as large as possible while keeping the light source above eye level. Below eye level the light begins to glare IMO.

   This varies with the stature of the HOs, taller HOs are usually happier when the units are placed higher while shorter folks like them a little lower, and the design of the lights. Surface mount sconces where the bulbs are pretty much centered vertically on the box are mounted a bit higher. Swing arm fixtures, that place the bulbs higher than the center of the box, make more sense if the box if placed a bit lower.

   When I don't know the stature of the HOs and don't know what style of fixture is going to be installed I guess. It makes sense to add a little length, a couple of feet of slack, to the cables running to the lights. This makes moving the box a lot easier if the HO expresses a preference different from where I placed them. If this is caught before the antique silk wallpaper is installed moving the boxes is a simple matter of cutting in an old-work box and parching a hole or two. No big deal and well within the normal scope of construction.

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   clintcarter | Nov 06, 2003 08:39am | #3

   Hi Chuck. I put the client in front of the sink, hold an assembled sconce at the hole in the drywall my Romex tail is sticking out of, and ask, "Is that good for you?"