Surface Mounted

Two Installation Methods for Surface Mounted LED Channels

Surface Mounted LED Light Channels can be installed in two ways: exposed mounting and concealed mounting. Here are the features of each installation type:

1. Exposed Mounting
Exposed LED light channels are directly fixed to the surface, making installation easy and maintenance accessible. This installation style keeps both the LED strip and channel visible, offering decorative appeal and flexibility. It’s ideal for applications where structural modifications to walls or furniture are not desired.

Features:

• Easy Installation: No need for reserved space; simply fix the channel directly. Common mounting methods include screws or adhesive, making it ideal for quick setups.
• Easy Maintenance and Replacement: Since the channel and LED strip are exposed, they can be easily maintained or replaced if issues arise without altering the structure.
• Decorative Appeal: The appearance and lighting effect of the LED channel become part of the decor, making it suitable for spaces where the lighting effect is on display, adding to the space’s aesthetic.
• High Flexibility: Can be installed on various surfaces such as walls, under cabinets, display shelves, and bookshelves.

Applications:

• Under-cabinet Lighting: Provides task lighting in kitchens or workspaces, with easy adjustments and maintenance.
• Display Case Lighting: Enhances product visibility in display cabinets or shelves, with light directed on items to enhance presentation.
• Bookshelf or Shelf Lighting: In home decor or study areas, exposed channels provide soft lighting to highlight items while adding ambiance.
• Store Display Lighting: Used in stores and exhibitions to highlight displayed items while creating a modern decorative effect.

2. Concealed Mounting
Concealed LED light channels are also surface-mounted but are typically hidden within the ceiling or furniture structures. The light is diffused evenly from the concealed channel, avoiding direct exposure of the LED strip. This approach emphasizes simplicity and even lighting, ideal for spaces that require hidden light sources to achieve a minimalist design.

Features:

• High Aesthetic Appeal: Concealed mounting hides the channel, achieving a "see the light, not the source" effect. Only the light is visible, preserving the overall decor style, which is common in minimalist designs.
• Uniform Lighting: With the strip and channel hidden within the structure, this setup effectively reduces glare from direct light, providing softer, more even illumination to enhance ambiance.
• Ideal for Modern Designs: Concealed mounting is popular in modern residential and commercial spaces, adding a touch of sophistication.

Applications:

• Ceiling Lighting: Recessed within ceilings to create a soft lighting effect, ideal for living rooms, bedrooms, and other spaces needing comfortable light.
• Wall Concealed Lighting: Commonly used in bedrooms, hallways, and feature walls, it highlights wall designs without disrupting the overall visual flow.
• Cabinet Lighting: In kitchens, wardrobes, or cabinets, concealed LED channels within cabinet structures provide interior lighting for everyday convenience.
• Storefront or Display Lighting: Used in commercial spaces for lighting displays or storefronts, it illuminates items discreetly without showing the light source, creating an attractive environment.

Advantages of surface mounted LED light channel

LED light channel is the most popular accessory for professional installation of LED strip light. Surface mount is an easy and widely used method of its installation. It consists of an aluminum channel and a diffuser cover. The aluminum channel is used to mount the LED strip, and the diffuser cover works as a lens and delivers satisfying diffusion effect. Together they also protect LED strips inside.

LED light strip channel is suitable for tight and small spaces. Among various installation methods, surface mounting is a very popular one. This installation method has many advantages. Surface mounting does not require much of installation work. The finish appearance is beautiful and stylish. Both professional lighting professionals and DIY users of light strips like the surface-mounted led light strip channel very much.

1. As the LED light strip channel can be very thin and flat, it is perfect for lighting in limited space. For example, the space is relatively limited under the cabinets, under the shelves and other places. Due to the flat and low profile form of the LED light strip and diffuser, it is very suitable for this kind of tight space.

Equipped with LED light strip diffuser, the strip lighting is not only beautiful in outlook finish, but also delivers excellent light diffusion, offering modern streamlined lighting. In addition, home mini bars, kitchen islands, stairs and other places are also very popular applications for LED light strip diffuser.

2. Surface-mounted LED light strip channel is easy to hide and leaves a concise and beautiful finish. It is commercially used for various merchandise display cabinet lighting, such as jewelry, watches, cosmetics and fashion. Compared with point-emitting lamps, LED strip lighting delivers large area lighting and uniform light emission for the area.

3. In architecture, LED light strip channel is often used for surface mounted lighting. The linear effect and perfect diffusion function are utilized to create beautiful linear lighting. It is very popular for various architectural lighting designs.

4. The surface mounted LED light strip channel is very easy to use, which greatly facilitates DIY users to install light strip lighting. It can be installed directly with mounting clips, screws, double-sided tape, glue, etc. In comparison, recessed or flush mount requires trenching to create a space or groove to lay in the aluminum channel, which is not as easy as surface mount.

5. Surface mounted LED light strip channel can be used to easily add lighting to existing structures, even the lighting was not taken into consideration during the construction period. The lighting addition can be easily achieved by surface installation without the need to modify the space. This is also an important factor for ordinary users in DIY LED strip lighting.