Recessed Lights Spacing & other questions
Hi.
I'm installing recessed lights in my basements finishing job, and I bought a bunch of cans at home depot. 12 to start with, but I'm sure I'll need more. My question is about the spacing for these recessed lights. I found a website that said I should space the lights between 6-8 feet apart for my 8 foot ceiling (.75:1 to 1:1) if I'm using incandescent lights, and 4-6 feet apart (.5:1 to .75:1) if I'm using halogen lights.
Do the experts on this board agree with this? What are the differences in "feel" of the lights between incandescent and halogen? Which is better? Which looks better in a living room basement? According to the cans, it says my max wattage is: "75W TYPE/TIPO R30,PAR30". The only thing there that I understand is 75Watts. What does the rest mean? And will I be able to use incandescent lights with this can?
There are a lot of assumptions made in this post... I'm quite new at recessed lighting and the light bulbs required for it...
Thanks for any help!
-trip
PS here is the website I found information about spacing: http://www.lightingfacts.com/Recesse...20spacing.html