Are these light fittings being mounted on a trunking or unistrut?

Commonly known as lighting trunking.

Just wanted to double check and my eyes weren't fooling me. 


Would have been easier if they had put in a false ceiling.


Regards,

J

Well not really . Easier for the sparks if someone else put in a ceiling for sure. Not easier or cheaper for the overall job. And some places do not want suspended ceilings, either for reasons of appearance or because they are places of concealment for security concerns, and in other places the void is a possible site for the  accumulation of biological or chemical contamination.


Sometimes you will see lights on a length of jack chain from the strut work as well,and maybe piug and socket connection to the light fittings if the ceiling is sloped, so the lights are level.

The same trick can  also be done on cable baskets with big square washers at the mounting points. You do need reasonable access (Zargees perhaps) to work on it, or you need to be very sure the cable tray can take your weight..


On unperforated cable tray, the usual method involves a 20mm hole saw and short 'nipples' of threaded conduit, or if that does not line up then 2 conduit boxes on the tray per light also, depending if it is singles or sheathed wiring.

If you set your stall out correctly it is actually quite quick to fit out.

M.

Yes, I agree easier for electricians to fit it out like you have said.


Fair point on why some don't want suspended ceilings.


It's an area where people will be playing 5aside and worried that it will be difficult to have wire guards for new linear fittings. But since linear fittings can be mounted on the lighting trunking, the wire guards should be okay as well.


J.