--- title: "Lighting installation in Dedham | 4.9 Star · NAPIT approved · From £65" description: "4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · Lighting on Dedham listed and timber houses…" canonical: "https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-dedham/lighting-installation" --- # Lighting installation in Dedham > 4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · Lighting on Dedham listed and timber houses… Listed timber houses on Dedham High Street and Mill Lane take wall lights and pendants. Recessed downlights are the exception, not the default. ## How much does lighting installation cost in Dedham? Later Dedham ceilings that can take a downlight start at £65 each. Listed rooms are quoted on wall lights and pendants after the visit. Membership labour off follows the Bronze, Silver or Gold plan on that invoice. - Downlight installation (per fitting): from £65 - The £65 figure is per downlight on a later ceiling, not a substitute price for a pendant in a listed room. - Riverside IP rated fittings and a separate circuit are priced after the Stour side building is seen. ## Lighting installation in Dedham Listed rooms on the High Street and Mill Lane are lit with wall lights and pendants. Downlights from £65 apply only where a later ceiling can take them. ### High Street listed rooms Original ceiling roses stay. New pendants hang from the rose or from a nearby joist. ### Mill Lane timber frames There is no continuous void. Cable follows existing voids or painted surface trunking named on the visit. ### Brook Street later kitchens A kitchen that already has plasterboard can take a small number of downlights if the joists allow it. ### Riverside studios Outbuildings by the Stour take IP rated fittings on their own circuit, not a gallery grid. ### Crown Street later brick Houses toward the A12 side can take a different kitchen lighting plan from the listed High Street rooms. ## Dedham houses and what they mean for lighting Listed timber, lath and plaster, and later brick each change whether a downlight can go in. ### High Street shop houses Original roses and lath and plaster are the ceiling. Wall lights and picture lights do the work. ### Mill Lane cottages Timber frames have no continuous void from room to room. Each lighting run is planned on the visit. ### Brook Street parlours The front room often still has lath and plaster even when the kitchen has plasterboard. ### The lane to the river Studios and stores take simple IP rated fittings for a damp room, not recessed downlights. ### Crown Street kitchens Later brick can take a chase in a stripped kitchen. The listed core does not. ## What happens on the day The visit names listed rooms versus later rooms, then runs cable in voids or trunking and fits the lights. ### Rooms are named first Listed ceilings, original roses and later plasterboard are written down before any hole is cut. ### Cable then fittings Cable uses existing voids or named trunking. Fittings go in after those runs are live. ### Test and certificate New lighting circuits are tested. You keep the paperwork and the membership labour off on the invoice. ## Listed Dedham rooms before any ceiling cut Wall lights and pendants are the usual Dedham answer. Lighting Electrical prices those fittings in writing. A downlight is only quoted where Brook Street plasterboard already exists. ## Recent lighting work Pendants, wall lights and downlights Lighting Electrical has fitted in Essex homes and small workplaces. ## Lighting questions in Dedham Questions about listed ceilings, downlights, Mill Lane timber frames and the £65 starting price. ### Why are downlights unusual on Dedham High Street? Those houses have lath and plaster and listed ceilings. Wall lights and pendants light the room without cutting the ceiling. ### Can a Brook Street kitchen have downlights? Yes if it already has plasterboard and the joists leave a void. The front parlour in the same house usually cannot. ### How does cable run through a Mill Lane timber frame? Through existing voids or named surface trunking. There is no continuous void from room to room. ### Do riverside studios use the same fittings as the High Street? No. Studios by the Stour take IP rated fittings. High Street rooms take pendants and wall lights on the listed ceilings. ### What does the £65 figure cover? A downlight where a later ceiling can take one. Listed rooms are priced on wall lights and pendants after the visit. ## Nearby towns for lighting work Stratford St Mary books lighting on later brick. Manningtree books rewire. Dedham keeps listed timber lighting. ## Work that often sits with new lighting Dedham boards with no spare lighting way use the consumer unit booking from £450. Existing circuits can be tested first on the EICR booking from £150. - [Electrician in Dedham](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-dedham): Electrician in Dedham for listed and timber-framed houses: rewires, inspection reports and lighting that does not cut into anything historic. NAPIT registered. - [Lighting installation (all areas)](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/lighting-installation): Lighting Electrical fits downlights, pendants and outdoor lights in Colchester and Essex. Downlights from £65. Book Online. - [All areas](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/): Company details, services, coverage, contact options and quote request. ## Book Online Pick a date for the Dedham lighting visit and the booking is confirmed on the same thread. ## Business facts - Service area: Colchester, Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Stanway, Brightlingsea, Coggeshall, Marks Tey, Dedham, Rowhedge, Great Horkesley, Heybridge, Silver End - Hours: Every day 00:00–23:59 - Phone: +447414545781 - Email: team@lightingelectrical.co.uk ## Book Online - [Book Online](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/#chat): Send the job details and request a quote from Lighting Electrical. ## Sitemap - [Full sitemap](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.