The Domus LP-0809-SM is a surface-mounted aluminium profilefor LED strip supplied with a flat opal PMMA diffuser and endcaps, in three finishes, up to 3m.

It does not light up on its own

Complete with the diffuser and end caps not with a strip and notwith a driver. PLEX-MICRO-8W at 8W per metre, plus a remote driver: 24W overa full 3m, so a 30W driver.

Surface or recessed the substrate decides

• Under a bench or inside a wardrobe, nobody sees 9mm of profile they see the light. So surface is usually the sensible answer in exactly theplaces Domus recommends this family for, and recessed earns its extra risk mainly on avisible face.
• One point that catches people: surface mounting still needs a flat, clean run. The clips hold the profile straight, but they cannot straighten a bowed shelf and at 8mm wide any wave in the substrate shows in the line of light.

The specification

Made to order, cut to length

No lead time is published. Call our team to confirm. We will.

Where it works

• Under-bench and under-shelf the classic surface application.
• Pelmets, wardrobes and laundries.
• Retrofit into finished joinery where recessed is no longer possible.
• Not on a bowed or uneven run the wave will show.
• Not without a strip and driver.

Specifying it

Surface-mounted LED strip profile. Extruded aluminium, aluminium / black / white. Flat opal PMMAdiffuser, end caps and mounting clips. 89mm strip channel, 3000mm maximum continuouslength. NO STRIP AND NO DRIVER PLEX-MICRO-8W at 8W/m, remote driver required, 24W over3m. SURFACE VERSUS RECESSED IS DECIDED BY THE SUBSTRATE: surface needs no preparation, retrofitsinto finished joinery and can be unclipped if the run moves; recessed finishes flush but needs a10.9mm groove that is permanent if it is wrong. Under a bench nobody sees 9mm of profile they see the light.

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Questions

Surface or recessed how do I choose?

By the substrate, not by taste. Surface needs no preparation, clips straight to the face, retrofits into finished joinery and can be unclipped and re-fixed if the run moves. Recessed finishes flush but needs a groove routed to 10.9mm, which is permanent if it is in the wrong place. Under a bench or inside a wardrobe nobody sees 9mm of profile they see the light so surface is usually the sensible answer in exactly the places this family suits.

When is recessed worth the extra risk?

On a visible face, where a profile standing 9mm proud would read as an addition rather than part of the joinery. That is a real difference on a feature shelf or a stair nosing. It is much less of one under a benchtop, which is where most of these runs go.

Is there anything surface mounting still needs?

A flat, clean run. The clips hold the profile straight but they cannot straighten a bowed shelf, and at 8mm wide any wave in the substrate shows up in the line of light. It is the single thing people underestimate about surface profile the profile is only as straight as what it is fixed to.

Does it include an LED strip?

No. It is complete with the opal diffuser and end caps, not with a strip or a driver. You need a PLEX-MICRO-8W strip at 8 watts per metre and a remote driver 24W over a full 3m run, so a 30W driver with headroom.

Why does this listing carry so little detail?

Because its specification block is missing. Of the four Micro profile listings, only the 3m recessed one publishes a spec block; this one runs 963 characters against its 1660. The profile is the same family, so the material, diffuser and channel figures hold but the published record on this page is thin, and that is a listing problem rather than a product one.

How long a run can I have?

3000mm in one continuous piece. Longer runs use multiple lengths with a joint, and it is worth deciding where that joint falls rather than leaving it to the installer, since it is the one visible interruption in the line.

What finishes are there?

Aluminium, black and white. Choose to match the substrate rather than the room a white profile on a white carcass disappears, an aluminium one on white does not, and under a bench the profile is seen from below at close range where a mismatch is obvious.