I'm considering adding LIFX LED lights to my house and they would be installed under the soffit, which I think is the overhang of the roof. Each light requires one screw, and I plan to place 60 on one side of my house that's about 25 feet long. Does that seem like a lot of screws for the soffit? I'm also wondering if using 30 lights instead would be better to reduce the number of screws I'd be putting into the wood. Just so you know, there doesn't seem to be any ventilation in the soffit wood; it looks like just regular flat board.
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I’m not too familiar with those LIFX lights, but 60 lights across 25 feet feels like a lot! I recently installed LED soffit lights and only used 4 over 40 feet, which looked great. I can’t imagine needing more than that. But honestly, I don’t think 60 screws would cause any issues with your soffit.
Right? I guess it depends on the size of the lights too! Different lights might require different spacing.