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.
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.
