Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Electricals - am i on right path? 2Aug 31, 2015 1:03 am Mason Green Estate, Piara Waters with Celebration Homes: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=79358 Re: Electricals - am i on right path? 3Aug 31, 2015 8:32 pm Mason Green Estate, Piara Waters with Celebration Homes: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=79358 Re: Electricals - am i on right path? 5Aug 31, 2015 9:30 pm Our Custom Dale Alcock build in the Village at Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78620 Re: Electricals - am i on right path? 8Sep 01, 2015 12:13 am Mason Green Estate, Piara Waters with Celebration Homes: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=79358 Re: Electricals - am i on right path? 10Sep 01, 2015 4:03 pm oduen On your plan it looks like the ensuite switch is over near the toilet door, instead of next to the door into the ensuite. The dotted line does indicate where on the wall the switch would be. Oh.. I thought you meant hallway to master. You're correct - the ensuite light needs to be moved further right. I think because the door is more to the left normally - it's usually an open ensuite entrance in the middle of vanities... I pushed the door to the right becuase a) I needed it covered as I assumed most rentals and people appreciate doors on bathrooms, and b) to widen the potential 'tv wall space' for which someone could set up a TV across from the Bed (assuming bed is placed against Theatre wall side). Hence I think they put the switch in so far left as this would have been jsut to the left of the open entrance to ensuite... not really thinking actively I'd say (the draftee). Only downside is the shower door clashes with potentail door opening. I know I'd never do it, but some silly renters or people might find this annoying?? Then again who leave sthe shower door open waiting for the bathroom door to be opened into it... I see your in Mason Green estate per your signature. PM me if you feel like a chat but seems like we'll be neighbours. Electricals - am i on right path? 11Sep 01, 2015 4:26 pm phonat It isn't essential to have a separate junction box for every switch 'bank' in the house, though a junction box per room will make life easier for the sparkie. Conduits to light switch locations are a must for future additions of fans etc. If you where thinking about putting lights on pillars or garage walls on the front, this will have to be chased and cabled before its rendered, cant be added easily after. Would take another look at the locations of your switches, make sure you keep them close to doorways as others have mentioned. I'd look at putting a switch to control the entry hallway lights at the entry to the garage and kitchen end of the hallway, you can have as many switches as you want controlling the same light/set of lights. You might also want to look at running conduits in for AC control and alarm panel control if you're not planning on placing those on an external wall. Hi Phonat Can I ask you a question. So for Pendant lights above Islands, stairs and pretty much any other place. Would I get baton lights installed in these places and get them to put longer wiring. I get down lights installation and pillars just not familiar with these ones. Oh and one more thing LED lighting a long the ground (deck), what would I need to ask them to add here, (outdoors) all these I'd like to get done on handover, to make the electricians job easier. I'm happy to hear others advice as well. Thanks in advance Re: Electricals - am i on right path? 12Sep 01, 2015 8:02 pm SaberX, you're right about the external lighting around the perimeter, it will be double brick mostly and this can be cabled afterwars, it can be difficult but you can't really make it any easier. Your portico pillars and garage walls are generally single brick from what I've seen so they will need to be chased, it's a pretty popular option. As far as 'multi switches', 2 switches controlling a light/set of lights is called 2 way switching, 3 switches are 3-way and so on, it's not complicated, I would imagine most builders would know what you where after, again get conduits to switch locations on single brick walls, it's worth it. As far as the AC and alarm control, you're right, they can install a conduit in the wall to an empty wall box with a blank plate over the top. Its easier to patch over a wall box you dont want, than chasing in a cable later. The same goes for any tv, phone/data points you might want to add in, you dont want to be adding anything to internal walls afterwards. Emmz70, pendant lights are the same as any other, if you have a conduit running to the switch you want it controlled from then realistically you dont need to provide a baton, if the switch is fairly close it isn't saving a whole lot of work for the next guy. As for inground lights and garden lights you could probably get them to install a round junction box to the outside of the house down low near to where you wanted the lights installed. Don't know.... I prob wouldn't worry about it, too many ways to do it to prepare for it. Re: Electricals - am i on right path? 13Sep 01, 2015 8:08 pm phonat SaberX, you're right about the external lighting around the perimeter, it will be double brick mostly and this can be cabled afterwars, it can be difficult but you can't really make it any easier. Your portico pillars and garage walls are generally single brick from what I've seen so they will need to be chased, it's a pretty popular option. As far as 'multi switches', 2 switches controlling a light/set of lights is called 2 way switching, 3 switches are 3-way and so on, it's not complicated, I would imagine most builders would know what you where after, again get conduits to switch locations on single brick walls, it's worth it. As far as the AC and alarm control, you're right, they can install a conduit in the wall to an empty wall box with a blank plate over the top. Its easier to patch over a wall box you dont want, than chasing in a cable later. The same goes for any tv, phone/data points you might want to add in, you dont want to be adding anything to internal walls afterwards. Emmz70, pendant lights are the same as any other, if you have a conduit running to the switch you want it controlled from then realistically you dont need to provide a baton, if the switch is fairly close it isn't saving a whole lot of work for the next guy. As for inground lights and garden lights you could probably get them to install a round junction box to the outside of the house down low near to where you wanted the lights installed. Don't know.... I prob wouldn't worry about it, too many ways to do it to prepare for it. Thanks for the help Phonat Re: Electricals - am i on right path? 14Sep 03, 2015 4:05 pm phonat As far as 'multi switches', 2 switches controlling a light/set of lights is called 2 way switching, 3 switches are 3-way and so on, it's not complicated, I would imagine most builders would know what you where after, again get conduits to switch locations on single brick walls, it's worth it. As far as the AC and alarm control, you're right, they can install a conduit in the wall to an empty wall box with a blank plate over the top. Its easier to patch over a wall box you dont want, than chasing in a cable later. The same goes for any tv, phone/data points you might want to add in, you dont want to be adding anything to internal walls afterwards. Thanks phonat. So multi-switches are the electricians concern and don't affect me so far as adding in something (like a junction box) at the builders stage? The only thing I need is the standard conduits/cabling to a blank plate to ensure these multi-switches can be setup in the future? Which probably means thinking hard about where you'll have multi switches anyway i guess... I'm meeting the hillstone lighting guy this weekend, so I'll checkout his light costs plus also see if I can get tips on the lighting placement. Didn't think about the tv/phone data points etc - assumedly these are light any electricals/conduits - get them in now and chased into the brickwork? Makes it hard predicting what tenants or others will want down the track. So once all completed how would one add in extra points? 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