Being a first home owner, I have forgot to take into consideration our lighting.
I have just realised that we have only chosen the regular light bulb for our house particularly the living room. For some reason I thought the default lighting in the living room is the oyster type so I did not ask for an upgrade.
Anyway, in case I change the lighting in the future, would it be easy to convert from this bulb to an oyster type of lighting? Will this include a lot of work or electricity wiring adjustment or it’s just a matter of changing the bulbs?
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Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design  06 Jan 2018 138 VIC Senior Member Re: Our light is not what we’ve expected 2Oct 24, 2020 12:27 pm  sociangalBeing a first home owner, I have forgot to take into consideration our lighting. I have just realised that we have only chosen the regular light bulb for our house particularly the living room. For some reason I thought the default lighting in the living room is the oyster type so I did not ask for an upgrade. Anyway, in case I change the lighting in the future, would it be easy to convert from this bulb to an oyster type of lighting? Will this include a lot of work or electricity wiring adjustment or it’s just a matter of changing the bulbs? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Is your house single storey or double storey ? If it’s single storey then it can be done easily after handover. But if it’s double storey then doing any changes downstairs can be very challenging. 10 May 2019 37 SA Junior Member Re: Our light is not what we’ve expected 3Oct 25, 2020 10:09 am Ozshaz sociangalBeing a first home owner, I have forgot to take into consideration our lighting. I have just realised that we have only chosen the regular light bulb for our house particularly the living room. For some reason I thought the default lighting in the living room is the oyster type so I did not ask for an upgrade. Anyway, in case I change the lighting in the future, would it be easy to convert from this bulb to an oyster type of lighting? Will this include a lot of work or electricity wiring adjustment or it’s just a matter of changing the bulbs? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Is your house single storey or double storey ? If it’s single storey then it can be done easily after handover. But if it’s double storey then doing any changes downstairs can be very challenging. Hi it’s only one storey. So does it mean, it’s as easy as just changing the light fixtures? Will it be more difficult if we change it to an LED oyster? I am still confused between fluorescent and LED. I dont even have any idea if the bulb installed now is LED or not. Our ceiling height is 2.7 mm btw. 10 May 2019 37 SA Junior Member Re: Our light is not what we’ve expected 5Oct 27, 2020 6:55 am  AlthomJust get a sparky in after handover and explain what you want. They can either provide the lights or you can buy them and have them installed. It's not a drama. Thanks for the info. I’m not really familiar with things like this. I was worried they have to open the ceiling to do all these changes. I’m glad this can be mend easily by a professional. Re: Our light is not what we’ve expected 6Oct 27, 2020 10:39 am The sparky will have to access your roof space via the manhole and if you want multiple downlights installed, to replace what the builder has installed, then they'll make cutouts in the ceiling. No big deal and a lot cheaper to get it done by a sparky than having your builder do it. That said your builder really should have explained your options in regards lighting layout. Re: Our light is not what we’ve expected 8Oct 27, 2020 2:44 pm alexp79manhole between levels? If this is 2 story build, for additional downlights installation they would need to do re-plastering and re-painting ceiling again. It's a single storey as the OP has already advised 04 May 2017 1,416 NSW Gold Member Re: Our light is not what we’ve expected 9Oct 27, 2020 2:48 pm Althom alexp79manhole between levels? If this is 2 story build, for additional downlights installation they would need to do re-plastering and re-painting ceiling again. It's a single storey as the OP has already advised ah, my bad. Yes, in that case it is doable from the roof side. Thought I'd jump in here.. I hope it's not too late for you. I'm building with Coral Homes in the Hunter Valley and I did my colour appointment just recently. I had… 1 1943  Looking for some grey ideas not too dark. Would like a different colour for a feature wall. Our kitchen is dark brown. I need so help if anyone can share some ideas/photos 0 802 Hi, I have one of the above, that would be 20-30 years old, perhaps a bit more. It hasnt seen much use. I am mindful that whilst I am needing to use it (due to the lack… 0 6479 |
