The Domus NOVA-20 REC is a recessed aluminium LED profile,sold per metre with a flat opal PMMA diffuser and endcaps, in three finishes.

Where the joint goes the decision nobody plans and everybody sees

• 3m is the longest continuous piece. Anything longer is two or morelengths with a joint and on a continuous lit line, a joint is the thing the eyefinds.
• Left to the installer, the joint lands wherever the offcut falls, which isusually the middle of the longest open span the worst place.

• There is a second consideration people miss: a joint is also an electrical decision. Two lengths of strip can be fed from one driver in series or run as two circuits and a long series run drops voltage, so the far end sits visibly dimmer than thenear end. Feeding from the centre outward, or from both ends, keeps the lineeven.
• Buying per metre is what lets you do this properly you order thetwo lengths you actually want rather than cutting a 3m stick and hoping the remaindersuits.
• Send us the run with its corners and divisions marked and we will tell you where the jointsshould fall and how to feed it.

Two things to confirm before routing

• The recessed width. The Nova-20 is the only Nova family with no datasheet,so no actual dimension is published anywhere only the 20 10 in itsname.
• The strip. The channel width decides what fits, and a strip that is afraction too wide will not seat.

The specification

Made to order, cut to length

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

Where it works

• Runs over 3m where the joint plan matters.
• Several short runs where metreage beats a stick.
• Recessed joinery and plasterboard.
• Not routed until we confirm the width.
• Not ordered as one length over 3m.

Specifying it

Recessed LED strip profile, sold per metre, 3m maximum continuous length. Nominal20 10mm. Flat opal PMMA diffuser and end caps. Extruded aluminium in aluminium, black or white. Forthe Domus IP54 strip range. Order code LP-2010-RC. WHERE THE JOINT GOES IS THE DECISION NOBODY PLANS AND EVERYBODY SEES. Left to the installer itlands mid-span, the worst place. PUT IT at a corner, over a cabinet division, or behind something thatoccupies the eye. AND IT IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL DECISION a long series run drops voltage, so the far endsits visibly dimmer; feeding from the centre outward keeps the line even. Buying per metre is what letsyou order the two lengths you actually want.

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Questions

How long can one continuous piece be?

3m. Anything longer is two or more lengths with a joint between them, and on a continuous lit line a joint is the thing the eye finds. That makes where it falls a real design decision rather than a detail.

Where should the joint go?

At a corner or direction change, where the line already breaks and the joint reads as part of the geometry. Or over a cabinet division or mullion, where there is already a vertical line to hide it against. Or behind a rangehood, shelf bracket or appliance, where something else occupies the eye. Not mid-span, where nothing explains it and it reads as a defect.

What happens if I do not plan it?

The joint lands wherever the offcut falls, which is usually the middle of the longest open span the worst possible place. It is a five-minute decision at design stage and an unfixable irritation afterwards.

Is the joint an electrical decision too?

Yes, and this is the part people miss. Two lengths of strip can be fed from one driver in series or run as two circuits, and a long series run drops voltage so the far end sits visibly dimmer than the near end. Feeding from the centre outward, or from both ends, keeps the line even. The joint position and the feed position want to be decided together.

Why buy per metre rather than a 3m stick?

Because it lets you do the joint properly. You order the two lengths you actually want, rather than cutting a 3m stick and hoping the remainder suits the second run. On any job with a planned joint, per-metre is the format that matches how you are actually building it.

What do I need to confirm before routing?

The recessed width, which is not published the Nova-20 is the only Nova family with no datasheet, so no actual dimension appears anywhere, only the 20 x 10 in its name. And the strip, since the channel width decides what fits and a strip a fraction too wide will not seat. Ask us for both.

Can you help plan the run?

Yes send us the run with its corners and divisions marked and we will tell you where the joints should fall and how to feed it. That is a better use of a phone call than confirming a dimension, and it is the part that decides how the finished line looks.