Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 06, 2010 8:09 pm So I have my final pre-construction meeting tomorrow and I'll be finalizing my electrical & lighting plan. Any last minute tips and tricks? I'm thinking of a few halogens over my kitchen sink. Most of the house will be just plain light batterns. Media room, I'm thinking a few CFL downlights? Powerpoints everywhere in media room and kitchen. Not sure what to do in the patio - CFL downlights, or just one old plain light. Any awesome suggestions for me to take to the meeting tomorrow? Building at Warner Lakes in sunny Queensland. Building with Bold Properties. Building thread is here! - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38957 Blog is here! - http://campoutforland.blogspot.com Re: Electrical Plan & Lighting - Last minute tips? 2Oct 06, 2010 11:00 pm Get them to put a junction box in the roof and get a sparky in after handover to install all your downlights at about 25 - 50% of the price a builder will charge you. Upgrade all your GPO's to doubles. Make sure the switches for lights are in sensible places to access (ie you don't want to be walking down an unlit hall to turn on a light). HTH. Re: Electrical Plan & Lighting - Last minute tips? 3Oct 06, 2010 11:47 pm do you have your Smart wiring/ FTTH NBN Pre wiring included? Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal 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 22173 Just be careful with building stability during construction, that is when the structure may be weakened, refer to your engineering drawings for stability methodology. 1 6196 |