ZIERA
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12V and 24V tape for cove, false ceiling, joinery and architectural detail.
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LED strip is the workhorse behind almost every modern UAE interior. It is what lights the cove around a majlis ceiling, the underside of a floating vanity, the reveal behind a TV wall and the shadow gap under a staircase — always hidden, always judged on the quality of the glow rather than the fitting itself. Get the density and the diffusion right and the ceiling appears to float; get them wrong and you see a row of dots.
Ziera stocks strip in 12V and 24V, in single-colour, tuneable-white and RGBW, at densities from economical general cove fill up to high-density tape for shallow recesses where the LEDs sit close to the diffuser. Every reel is supplied with the matched constant-voltage driver and, where the detail calls for it, the aluminium profile and frosted cover that turn a strip of dots into a continuous line of light.
Specifying
The shallower the cove and the closer the diffuser, the higher the LED density needs to be. A deep cove that throws light onto a ceiling can use standard density because the wall does the diffusing. A strip set 10-15mm behind a frosted cover in joinery needs high-density or COB tape, or the individual emitters read through as scallops.
Voltage drop is what makes the far end of a long run visibly dimmer and warmer than the near end. 24V roughly doubles the usable run length before that becomes noticeable, which is why it is the sensible default for perimeter cove in a villa. 12V remains fine for short joinery and cabinet details.
Interior cove needs no ingress protection at all, and unrated tape dissipates heat better. Bathrooms, kitchens near a splash zone and any covered outdoor soffit need IP65 or above. Anything genuinely exposed to UAE weather — a pergola edge, a pool surround — needs IP67 as a minimum.
Ziera
AED 45.00
Total the strip wattage per metre across the run, then specify a driver rated around 20-25% above it — a driver run permanently at its ceiling fails early in UAE ambient temperatures. Just as important, the driver must remain reachable after the ceiling closes: an inaccessible driver above sealed gypsum means cutting the ceiling open to replace it.
Questions
Ziera supplies villas, hotels and fit-outs across Dubai, Sharjah and the wider UAE, and makes custom pieces where the catalogue does not fit. Send us the drawing or the room and we will come back with a specification and a price.
