Can anyone point me to a good post on what to do about recess (can) lights. Cloud is not an option. Either some fix for can lights or track lighting.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Recess Lights
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 9670.
I was originally going to go with light cans as well, but was talked out of it by the experts since they are sound leakage disasters! I went instead with surface-mount lights that will keep the sound leakage in the room (a lot of track lighting).
I have seen folks that have built "sound-proof" air-tight wooden boxes around the light cans, and covered them with drywall to keep sound from leaking, but that is a LOT of work, and there was some concern about over heating.
I began to realize that anytime you poke a hole through your drywall, you are creating a hole to let sound leak out, and I started modifying my plans accordingly.