Philips Hue Downlight and Spotlight Installation in London

• Centura: a 90 x 90 mm spot that Hue lists for living rooms and bedrooms, IP20 and double insulated, in several finishes
• Milliskin: Hue lists it for the same rooms, also IP20 and Class II, and like the Centura it needs 100 mm of depth above the ceiling
• Xamento: an IP44 spot Hue designs for bathrooms; the one we checked was temporarily out of stock on 1 November 2026, not withdrawn
• Adore bathroom recessed downlight: IP44, and listed by Hue as rated for damp locations

• Approved Document B treats every floor between flats as a compartment floor that must form a complete barrier to fire, and asks for every opening for services through it to be sealed so its fire resistance is not impaired
• Approved Document B's Table B2 asks for at least 30 minutes' fire resistance where the block's top floor is no more than 5 m above the ground and 60 minutes up to 18 m, rising to 90 and then 120 minutes in taller blocks; a converted building of up to three storeys may be accepted at 30 minutes
• Hue's UK product pages for the Centura, Milliskin, Xamento and Adore do not state a fire rating
• JACK's own rule, which goes further than the wording of the regulations: pros cut no new downlight holes in a ceiling with another flat above, and do not swap an existing fire-rated downlight there for a Hue spotlight
• What they do instead: fit Hue GU10 lamps into your existing fire-rated GU10 downlights after checking each one fits, which needs no ceiling work at all

• Which floor it is: Approved Document B asks R 30 / EI 15 of the upper floor in a two-storey house (not over a garage or basement), REI 30 of floors in a three-storey house and of the new floor in a loft conversion, and 60 minutes in a house of four or more storeys, where each new hole's fire resistance has to be restored, for example with a tested fire hood
• Depth: the Centura and Milliskin need 100 mm of void, which a concrete soffit or shallow battens may not give
• Insulation: under a loft, the IET's guidance on recessed lights makes the case for a box or hood over each fitting, with room for its heat, rather than insulation laid on top
• Joists and cables: holes are set out between joists, and the new spots join the existing lighting circuit, an addition that is not notifiable outside a bathroom
• RCD protection: the wiring regulations ask for 30 mA RCD protection on new or significantly altered lighting circuits, so if yours has none the pro tells you before cutting in; adding it means consumer unit work outside this job

• GU10: two stubby pins and a twist to lock, at mains voltage. Hue gives its GU10 spotlight as 50 mm across and 57.8 mm long, so the pro checks it fits the depth of each existing fitting
• MR16, also called GU5.3: two thin pins on a 12 V supply, with a transformer above each fitting or group of fittings
• Signify publishes a list rating transformers for Hue MR16 lamps as recommended, tested, not compatible, not recommended because of overload, or not tested
• Its footnote limits the load on a halogen transformer to 20% of its halogen rating unless the transformer's maker says otherwise, so a transformer that ran several halogen lamps may take far fewer Hue lamps

A vetted pro prices your Hue job from the products and your photos, and the JACK app shows that fixed price before you book.

Whether the job touches your wiring matters more than how many lights there are. Fitting B22 or GU10 bulbs, setting up a Bridge and plugging in lamps, Play bars or a lightstrip is set-up work. Ceiling lights, Perifo track, wall switch modules and mains outdoor lights are electrical work on your existing circuits, priced for the isolating, connecting and testing each one needs.

Then the home itself: a heavy fitting that has to go into a joist, a high or sloping ceiling, a two-way landing that needs a module at both switches, old cable with no earth, or a long garden run for low-volt lights. On a high ceiling or a long fitting, your pro can ask another pro on JACK to help through the Pro2Pro feature. Several Hue jobs, and devices from other brands, go on one booking for one fixed price.

You buy the Hue products; JACK does not sell them. Accessories the job needs, such as a deeper back box, an in-use cover for an outdoor socket or aluminium channel for a strip, are agreed and added at cost before you book, and so is parking where it has to be paid for. Prefer to pay for time? As a guide, hourly hire is typically £45–£95 per hour for smart home work and £55–£110 per hour for electrical work, and a full-day handyman booking is a flat £350–£400 for up to 8 hours on site, which suits a whole-house Hue fit.