Corner LED Channel | 45 Degree Aluminium with Round or Square Cover

Cut at 45 degrees to sit in a corner

A flat channel mounts on one plane. A corner profile is cut at 45 degrees so it seats into an internal corner — where a wall meets a ceiling, under the lip of a cabinet, along the inside edge of a cove.

The angle is the point. Tape in a flat channel near a corner throws light along the surface it is stuck to. Tape in a corner profile throws out across the room at 45 degrees, which is how you wash a ceiling or light a worktop from under a cupboard.

Round or square cover

Under a cabinet, square usually wins

A contained beam puts more light on the worktop and less on the backsplash, which is where a round cover tends to bounce it back into your eyes.

In a cove, round usually wins

Cove lighting is meant to be a wash with no visible edge. A square cover's defined beam can leave a faint line on the ceiling where the light stops, which is the one thing a cove is trying to avoid.

Where a corner profile is the right answer

• Under wall cabinets — aims at the worktop rather than the tiles.
• Wall to ceiling junction — washes the ceiling without the fixture showing.
• Inside a cove — directs light up and out instead of straight up.
• Under a shelf lip — lights what is on the shelf below.
• Stair stringers — throws light down onto the treads.

Mount at the front edge

Under a cabinet, fix the profile at the front, not the back. At the back most of the light hits the backsplash and bounces into your eyes off the tiles. At the front it lands on the worktop. This one detail separates under-cabinet lighting that helps from under-cabinet lighting that annoys.

Cut corners at 45 degrees

Where a run turns, cut both pieces at 45 so they meet cleanly. A butt joint in a corner profile is visible the moment the light is on.

Related

For flat runs see our surface mount channels. Fit COB LED tape inside and power it with an LED driver.