Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 Jun 25, 2008 2:49 pm Hey guys
I had a prelim meeting with PD to go through electrical plans. Now I'm not huge on downlights, I like the look but don't find them to give off a great amount of light....I'm thinking of having a few over the island bench and in some smaller areas but for larger areas like bedrooms and living areas I am thinking of having some oyster lights. i like the new modern square ones and such that you see in Beacon etc.... When i told PD they just said we could leave the standard batton lights as they are on the plan - 1 per bedroom, 2 in living areas etc and then install the oysters after handover....is this correct? So if we purchased some oyster lights and just had standard batton fittings could we call in an electrician after handover to come in and swap the battons with oysters without any pre-wiring etc to be done? Just screw out the batton and replace it with an oyster? Is is that simple? Thanks in advance Bel My karma ran over your dogma Re: Another oyster question 2Jun 25, 2008 2:57 pm mm I don't think so.. I think to install an oyster you would need an electrician to hook it up. When we changed over from our old oysters to our new ones we needed an electrician.
What is a batton? Lol, I'm not up to that yet. I'm with you on the downlights, I like them but I'm a bit over the look. Re: Another oyster question 3Jun 25, 2008 3:04 pm Hmm that is what I thought Rachelle,
A batton is just like a standard like globe coming from the ceiling... I think So would this mean I would need an electrician to do some work prior to the house being completed so that an oyster could be installed, or could they still come out and just fiddle with the wires through the existing batton point to install an oyster? Don't you love my technical talk My karma ran over your dogma Re: Another oyster question 4Jun 25, 2008 3:05 pm Depends on the fitting.......fittings where the lamp is vertical i.e. round ones or hanging etc, tend to be just unscrew the batten fitting, fit and screw the batten back on.
Flatter ones, like the one shown here https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=7113 have the lamp vertically and need to be wired in. Very simple process.....and the fitting screwed to the ceiling with a couple of plaster screws. Re: Another oyster question 5Jun 25, 2008 3:08 pm I think that after you buy the oysters you call the electrician and he comes and cuts the batton off and installs the oyster - if required. You might be able to fit the oyster over the batton - the ones we bought we couldn't. Re: Another oyster question 6Jun 25, 2008 3:12 pm haywgl So would this mean I would need an electrician to do some work prior to the house being completed so that an oyster could be installed, or could they still come out and just fiddle with the wires through the existing batton point to install an oyster? hi bel, yes this is my understanding - you just ask for battens then get an electrician in to install oysters properly. just yesterday i asked my dad (a former sparky) if i could get battens put in and then he could come and install oysters/pendants/whatever later, and he said yes. the batten is just the white plastic thing they put on so you can DIY if you want to. I found electrical really difficult, but just finalised my plan today, hooray!! good luck with yours, hope this info helps. simone Re: Another oyster question 7Jun 25, 2008 3:13 pm Thanks for the replys
So I guess PD was right....we will just get them to install standard battons and then change them over to oysters after handover through an electrician My karma ran over your dogma Re: Another oyster question 8Jun 26, 2008 11:30 pm i got the same respond from my builder too, they said i can just get a batten and DIY (or get an electrican) to install the Pendants after the handover..
The builder range is just too limited, have to do it after handover so i can get a better lights Blog - http://clageonewhouse.blogspot.com/ Building Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=10886&hilit=milan I am in, with my husband and my beautiful bunny Oyster Lights. 10Jul 06, 2008 9:14 am Hi there Haywgl,
PD is right! As long as you have provisions for a standard batten to be installed, this can later on be changed to any other fitting that you loke. The only point to be mindful of, is that, if there are 2 or 3 or more battens running off the one switch, and then you upgrade to nice oyster fittings, they will all come on at the same time. This can be easily fixed by an electrician in a single storey home, but on the downstairs level of a double storey home on a concrete slab, you can almost guarantee that it cannot be fixed later on down the track. Hope this helps! Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. We're planning our garage/external laundry to master bedroom and… 0 10924 thank you! do we need to get this or our builder before we commence new build on the block? 2 10260 You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9900 |