Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 2May 12, 2012 9:37 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 5May 12, 2012 10:55 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 8Sep 02, 2012 7:10 pm our dream home Hey graham, We are building with DFH did you have to organize the appointment yourself or was that something that they contacted you with before they wired the house? I have a few pendants I'd love to add! Hi, Yes they did contact me but I did mention that I wanted to move some power points to different locations. I cant see why they could not fit you pendants for you though Our Electrician called us to organise our first appointment before he started wiring the house before lock up stage. We went through the house with him showing where we wanted additional power points, lights and switches. We had down light points and 3 additional single pendant light points fitted over our kitchen island bench then and he came back after paint and fit off all our fans, pendants and down lights and switches/power points then. We had all the fittings that we purchased ourselves beforehand installed then so he didn't have to fit the standard baton lights. He still has to come back and fit our appliances though. Not sure if DFH does the same thing in all areas as all our addition electrical work was organised with the Electrician directly. Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 9Sep 03, 2012 6:48 am Thanks hopefully they organize something I have most of my pendants . Was that then added at the end in variations or. Did you give the electrician money directly? Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 10Sep 03, 2012 12:35 pm our dream home Thanks hopefully they organize something I have most of my pendants . Was that then added at the end in variations or. Did you give the electrician money directly? Our additional electrical work is all direct with the electrician. It had nothing to do with DFH, I guess some tradesman have an agreement with DFH to charge for additional work seperately as we were told by our SS that any extras were invoiced to us by the electrian. It was the same with the plumber and tiler. Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 11Sep 03, 2012 8:54 pm Thanks for the info the site manager called today and left a message looks like they are about to start very soon! bad timing though, husbands in hospital, but we are very excited and can't complain I've been waiting for so long! I will give him a call back tomorrow and ask him about the electrical side of things thanks for your help Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 12Sep 04, 2012 11:45 am our dream home Thanks for the info the site manager called today and left a message looks like they are about to start very soon! bad timing though, husbands in hospital, but we are very excited and can't complain I've been waiting for so long! I will give him a call back tomorrow and ask him about the electrical side of things thanks for your help No worries. Good Luck Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 13Sep 12, 2012 9:52 pm HI I would say from experience that in order to make the right decision, it must be an agreeable solution between both builder and client. Obvioulsy, the Client is the one paying the builder so they retain ultimate control over the final decision Dean Dean Cato - CEO Murano Italian Decor and Glass Lights http://www.italiandecor-glasslights.com salesandsupport@italiandecor-glasslights.com Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 14Sep 13, 2012 1:56 pm Just a quick question graham b or who ever can answer! What lights or fittings do DFH put outside? I forgot to ask the site manager! If u have pics that would be helpful not sure if I'm meant to just go buy our own . We have 3 at the front each side of the garage and one on the pillar Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 15Sep 14, 2012 6:39 pm our dream home Just a quick question graham b or who ever can answer! What lights or fittings do DFH put outside? I forgot to ask the site manager! If u have pics that would be helpful not sure if I'm meant to just go buy our own . We have 3 at the front each side of the garage and one on the pillar Hi, we changed the portico baton light to a downlight that we purchased so I am not sure what is standard, we added a down light above the feature matrix board on the facade and 2 downlights in the eave above garage door and 2 sentry up/down lamps on the rendered portico piers. We purchased most of our lights through Beacon Lighting. I posted a few picks on Mac25 thread a while ago of what we have done. I will try to take a photo of the standard inside fittings which would have been used in the Portico as soon as I can but I am not sure if this is a DFH fitting or if the electrician puts them in as a replacement to a standard baton fitting. Though I am not sure if all regions are the same. Best to ask the electrician when you have your meeting Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 16Sep 14, 2012 7:32 pm Thanks a pic will be great! I have bought a fair bit from there. Can I ask did you pay the electrician? Or DFH does it as a variation? I have about 7 pendants that need to be wired! Thanks Re: Lighting who chooses what? Builder or Client? 17Sep 14, 2012 8:28 pm Yes, everything that was an extra from the standard electrical plan was completed directly with the electrician though I do not know if this happens in other regions with DFH. Best to ask. Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1. optional, you can but normally just use the earth from the main switch board 2. should be enough but the distance determines voltage drop - sparky should work it… 1 28761 I have a really long hallway which is 1100mm W x 11500mm L I would appreciate if anyone can give suggestions to light it up with Linear LED lights that goes from wall to… 0 8768 What? It's a lighting question, the control joint is only needed at 12m centres, a bulkhead or change of direction will suffice as a 'break' in the ceiling, just make… 8 8506 |