Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Curious to what your electrical plan cost? Any Builder.. 24Apr 02, 2011 1:25 pm Our Acreage Build The Lakeview Lodge - Beechwood Homes 01/04/10 YES 2010 - Deposit paid 23/09 - PCI CANCELLED 28/09 - PCI - will it happen.-18 months later 07/10/11 - ITS OURS..WOOHOO Re: Curious to what your electrical plan cost? Any Builder.. 28Apr 24, 2011 6:45 pm "I would never expect anyone to do something that I would not do myself" http://www.squeakbuilds.blogspot.com Custom Designer home. - Builder to be determined Re: Curious to what your electrical plan cost? Any Builder.. 30Jun 13, 2011 5:56 pm __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All new built homes look like display homes... until the furniture goes in. Re: Curious to what your electrical plan cost? Any Builder.. 31Jul 01, 2016 12:40 pm synthman jacknruby Just want to see what people are paying for the there upgrades to there electrical plan, as we recieved our back and it was $9k and just want to see if this is the norm. We just upgraded to the basics 44 downlights, 12 extra powerpoints + 2 outdoor ones, extra light points and loops and 2 way switching, and also upgrading of the alarm with extra sensors and door reeds, installing of our own lights we provide for the the bedrooms and fan, and basic exterior lighting (3 x flood lights) Thanks Hi, ours has gone up to $13k and we are also wondering whether we are going overboard with electrical plan or not. Our builder charges $59 for a light point regardless whether the light would be a ceiling oyster light or a downlight so 4 x downlights will cost 4 x $59 and we have in total 79 down lights. They explained that the termination methods for ceiling light and downlight are different but any electrician we will get after hand-over will be able to install the fixtures. I am asking them to explain the cost for pre-wiring cables for telecoms and TV. At the moment they are quoting $95 to run a CAT5 from a central location to a room. If I want 2 x cables, the cost would be 2 x $95. An RG6 cable for TV/Pay TV costs $119 and if I want 2 x cables, that would be 2 x $119. I think they are talking to a wrong contractor and I have suggested them to find another contractor or let me run the cables myself. I know that there is cable in Australia which consists of 2 x CAT52 and 2 x RG6 and effectively, the cabler only need to run one cable anyway. There may be some additional cost in the outlets etc...but simply multiply the cost for one cable to the number of cables does not seem right. BTW, if you want to prepare your house for best use of services made available by NBN, I have done the research and you need optimally 2 x Cat5e and 2 x RG6 cables to be run to the point you want the services to be available. Some of posts suggested the use of Clipsal outlet, may I ask if this means the builder would need to install an outlet instead of a light globe then after hand-over, my electrician can make holes for the downlights then obtaining power from the single Clipsal outlet? That way say, 4 x downlights would cost me nothing (or only the cost difference of the Clipsal outlet), instead of 4 x $59 light points? Hi Synthman, Could you please elaborate the below. "have done the research and you need optimally 2 x Cat5e and 2 x RG6 cables to be run to the point you want the services to be available. " I am very confused with the streaming over internet. I have read somewhere cat6 could be used to stream videos (e.g. Foxtel , DVD etc) and IT / remote control. So basically you could have all the devices (foxtel, blue ray player etc) in one room and access from other parts of the house. Have you done this for your house ? Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20417 Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 14266 |