Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 04, 2017 7:28 pm I will buy downlights. At the moment, batten lights are installed at the position where downlights should be. All sparky needs to do is: 1. disconnect batten light. 2. install socket 413 (I will provide) 3. install downlights. How much is the reasonable price for the above work. (about 70 downlights). Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 2Apr 04, 2017 8:20 pm yhfg27 I will buy downlights. At the moment, batten lights are installed at the position where downlights should be. All sparky needs to do is: 1. disconnect batten light. 2. install socket 413 (I will provide) 3. install downlights. How much is the reasonable price for the above work. (about 70 downlights). It should cost about $15 per downlight. Not sure how much the electrical charges sorry as I have a mate who is a licensed electrical who will be doing it for me. Kind Regards, Bruce "Building an Eden Brae Waldorf 50 in North Kellyville" Blog: http://waldorf50.blogspot.com.au Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 3Apr 05, 2017 10:34 am My sparky will charge me $55/downlight. He said there was a hole for batten light now and he needs to expand the hole to fit the downlight which has to be done manually which takes more time. I am happy to pay a little bit higher for quality work as long as it is in the reasonable range. This is why I ask for help in this forum. Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 4Apr 05, 2017 10:38 am All he needs to do is use a laser and drill 90mm holes. You might as well do it with the builder instead at that price! Kind Regards, Bruce "Building an Eden Brae Waldorf 50 in North Kellyville" Blog: http://waldorf50.blogspot.com.au Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 5Apr 05, 2017 11:22 am wongbruce All he needs to do is use a laser and drill 90mm holes. You might as well do it with the builder instead at that price! Kind Regards, Bruce "Building an Eden Brae Waldorf 50 in North Kellyville" Blog: http://waldorf50.blogspot.com.au With Porter Davis it is about $110 per small downlight or $140 for a big downlight. I don't know if other builders charge similar amounts or not but $55 to install each downlight may not be terrible depending on the cost of the actual light and fitting. Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 6Apr 05, 2017 11:51 am Hurrow wongbruce All he needs to do is use a laser and drill 90mm holes. You might as well do it with the builder instead at that price! Kind Regards, Bruce "Building an Eden Brae Waldorf 50 in North Kellyville" Blog: http://waldorf50.blogspot.com.au With Porter Davis it is about $110 per small downlight or $140 for a big downlight. I don't know if other builders charge similar amounts or not but $55 to install each downlight may not be terrible depending on the cost of the actual light and fitting. Eden Brae charges $120 per downlight for the 90mm. A light batten is $75. If your electrician charges $55 in labour for each I would think you would be better off in this case to get the builder to put it in for you. Kind Regards, Bruce "Building an Eden Brae Waldorf 50 in North Kellyville" Blog: http://waldorf50.blogspot.com.au Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 7Apr 05, 2017 12:58 pm I got downlights installed(on ground floor) after handover a few weeks back. Electrician charged me $55+gst supply and install 13w (Martec - Tradetec) downlights. Replacing the batten holds with downlights makes sense if it is 13watts, as Bruce said, for small downlights like 7w the cost for getting it installed by the builder will be same as getting it done post handover. Not all the batten holders on ground floor can be replaced with downlights without some gyproc patch up work. It all depends upon which direction the beams are installed. ----------------- Eden Brae Cremorne Blog : http://newhouse.gores.com.au Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 8Sep 10, 2017 11:10 am Mate they are not cheap that's what I come to know. Plantation is $75 to add Point and $23 for install ( I have to supply Downlights) I have called few electrician but they all saying we have to sit down and look at whole plan to advise on pricing. its not something they can give us straight forward answers. at this stage, i am thinking to get downstairs sorted with Plantation and I will do Upstairs later on. I have allowed $7k on my contract and i think its just easy spent on downlights only. + I am getting them to install Alarm System and Video intercom as its very hard to install hard wire after. Cheers, Vik Building Plantation Trinity Lux Q1 @ Oxley - Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic. ... 7#p1741967 Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 9Sep 10, 2017 4:07 pm With those installing batten lights and changing afterwards, has the builder installed individual power points at each light point? As I've read this is the 'best' and easiest method of changing to downloads after handover. Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 10Sep 10, 2017 6:18 pm rum_home With those installing batten lights and changing afterwards, has the builder installed individual power points at each light point? As I've read this is the 'best' and easiest method of changing to downloads after handover. Typically they will be hard-wired, which is unfortunate. Clarendon Denton 24 | Gold Coast Status: Internal fitout! ETA: April 2018 Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 11Oct 03, 2017 10:32 pm yhfg27 I will buy downlights. At the moment, batten lights are installed at the position where downlights should be. All sparky needs to do is: 1. disconnect batten light. 2. install socket 413 (I will provide) 3. install downlights. How much is the reasonable price for the above work. (about 70 downlights). Hi Mate, I was at "Light Illusions" today and they told me flat rate $15 per downlight install so not bad. you can buy downlights under $15 each too. https://www.lightingillusions.com.au/ Cheers, Vik Building Plantation Trinity Lux Q1 @ Oxley - Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic. ... 7#p1741967 Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 12Oct 03, 2017 11:07 pm Wow that seems really cheap! Cheapest quote I got was $35 per downlight and I supply the lights. Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 13Oct 03, 2017 11:40 pm nikil Wow that seems really cheap! Cheapest quote I got was $35 per downlight and I supply the lights. Yes I was surprised when I hear that price too. Building Plantation Trinity Lux Q1 @ Oxley - Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic. ... 7#p1741967 Re: How much is it to install downlights after handover? 14Feb 10, 2021 5:46 pm If you're a Victorian, you can get the LED downlights replaced under the VEU scheme. That's a fantastic result! Happy you got it sorted out. cheers Simeon 6 8640 7 11992 I thought this would be a popular question but I haven't been able to find any similar posts. Perhaps I'm wording my searches wrong? When you have car insurance and the… 0 6616 |