Recessed lighting calculator
Canless LED lights for a room by its area and fixture size, with dimmers, wire and connectors.
An estimate of the materials a job takes, worked out in your browser: check it against the job, and against your local code where it matters. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Put in the job's numbers and choices, and the list below follows them.
What it takes
Worked out for Room area 400 sq ft, Switched zones 2 each, Fixture size: 6 in.
Fixtures
- 6 in canless LED recessed light 12 each Lights 12 each: 12 each.
- LED-rated dimmer 2 each Switched zones 2 each: 2 each.
Wiring
- 14-2 NM-B wire, 250 ft 1 roll (Lights 12 each × 12) ÷ 250: 0.58 roll; rounded up to whole roll: 1. About 12 ft of cable from light to light.
- Wire connectors 1 pack A fixed 1: 1 pack.
Labor
- Recessed light installation 12 each Lights 12 each: 12 each.
What it leaves out
- Ceiling patching and paint
- Panel or circuit work
The same calculator in SMG Tools
In SMG Tools this calculator fills its numbers from the client's site measurements, prices every line from your own Price Book, checks the margin against your target, and carries the lines onto the proposal, the job's plan and the purchase order. It is one of the ready-made calculators SMG Tools sets up for electrical, and calculators are on every plan.