Thanks everyone. I appreciate the help!
Art Todesco Wrote:
When I did my remodel 12 years ago, I
> used the "thin" 7 watt fluorescents.
> I mounted them in the 1" space under the
> cabinet. I also built a thin wood
> cover to finish the cabinet bottom,
> leaving a hole for the light. I had to add
> about 1/8" finished wood spacer between
> the cabinet bottom and the new
> cover to make it all work. I think I
> actually saw some new 7 watt units which
> were even thinner than mine, so the
> spacer wouldn't be necessary. Some
> may question the small wattage (7
> watts), however, we find them quite
> adequate.
>
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:--
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> Hey all. We are thinking of redoing our kitchen and were thinking that
> under cabinet lighting would be a nice addition. I know that the
> hardwired version uses a transformer, but my big question is do the
> lights mounted under the cabinet protrude up into the cabinets and > take
> away space? (kind of defeats the purpose)
>
> The lights I saw at the diy store seem kind of big to go under the > cabinets.--
>
>
> I don't know what type of lights you are looking at, but we have a $10 > thin
> fluorescent light that does the job. Two screws to hold it and plug > it in.
>
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