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Footprint sheet 169 sq ft

13×13 room:
how many lights?

4–16fixtures A 13×13 ft room is 169 square feet. How many lights it needs depends entirely on what happens in it — a kitchen is lit to roughly twice the level of a bedroom, so the same footprint ranges from 4 to 16 fixtures at 800 lumens each.

The footprint does not decide the count. The target illuminance does, and that is set by what the room is for.

SOURCE·IES lumen-method recommendations·published recommendations, quoted as ranges·REVIEWED JUL 2026

32 lx21 lx11 lx43 lx 13 ft 13 ft 3 across × 3 deep · 4.3 ft × 4.3 ft apart · 2.2 ft from the end walls
Fitting, 800 lm 32 lx 21 lx 11 lx Contours: one fitting, direct only

Plan above: the 13×13 ft footprint laid out as a living room at 150 lux, with iso-lux contours at 32 / 21 / 11 lux.

Schedule · by useOne 13×13 footprint, twelve commissioning targets

Fixture count for a 13×13 ft room by what it is used for RECOMMENDATIONS · JUL 2026
Room typeTargetTotal lumensFixturesGridSpacing
Kitchen 300 lx10,046 lm 123 × 44.3′ × 3.3′
Living room 150 lx6,214 lm 93 × 34.3′ × 4.3′
Bedroom 100 lx4,143 lm 42 × 26.5′ × 6.5′
Bathroom 200 lx8,285 lm 93 × 34.3′ × 4.3′
Home office 300 lx10,427 lm 164 × 43.3′ × 3.3′
Dining room 150 lx5,213 lm 62 × 36.5′ × 4.3′
Garage 150 lx6,214 lm 93 × 34.3′ × 4.3′
Hallway 100 lx4,143 lm 42 × 26.5′ × 6.5′
Laundry 200 lx6,698 lm 93 × 34.3′ × 4.3′
Basement 150 lx6,214 lm 93 × 34.3′ × 4.3′
Workshop 400 lx13,395 lm 164 × 43.3′ × 3.3′
Nursery 100 lx4,143 lm 42 × 26.5′ × 6.5′

At 800 lumens per fixture and an 8 ft ceiling. Open a room type for other fitting outputs, other ceilings and its own contour sheet.

SOURCE·IES lumen-method recommendations·published recommendations, quoted as ranges·REVIEWED JUL 2026

QueriesWhat this footprint is usually asked

How many recessed lights for a 13x13 room?

It depends what the room is for. A 13×13 ft (169 sq ft) living room needs about 9 fixtures at 800 lm; the same footprint as a kitchen needs about 12, because a kitchen is lit to roughly double the level. Pick the room type for the real answer.

How many square feet is a 13x13 room?

169 square feet, or 15.7 square metres.

10 × 13 ft130 sq ft10 × 14 ft140 sq ft10 × 15 ft150 sq ft10 × 16 ft160 sq ft10 × 20 ft200 sq ft11 × 12 ft132 sq ft11 × 13 ft143 sq ft11 × 14 ft154 sq ft12 × 12 ft144 sq ft12 × 13 ft156 sq ft12 × 14 ft168 sq ft12 × 15 ft180 sq ft
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