Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 Jun 17, 2017 11:45 am I'm at the completion stage of my double-storey build. We went with the standard ceiling batten lights in some of the rooms with the intention of converting to downlights after handover, but now I'm slightly worried about the feasibility of this. Current state - Ceiling is painted. - There is a small hole (about 1-2cm diameter) in the ceiling where the batten light will be fitted. - The batten light is in the centre of the room. I intend to: - Replace the batten light with multiple downlights in a grid configuration. - Patch up the batten light hole. What I'd like to know is: - Will the electrician be enlarging this hole when fitting the batten light? (Hoping not, so that patching will be easier.) - After handover, how easy it is for the electrician to re-wire for downlights, assuming they will all be on the same circuit as the existing batten light? Is this particularly difficult on the ground floor where there's no access to the ceiling cavity from above? Thanks! Re: Ceiling Light Points 2Jun 17, 2017 11:59 am Hi, i spoke to a few sparkies about this as i intend to do the same after handover. If you are building a double storey, it would be easier to do a 1:1 conversion of batten lights to downlights on the ground floor due to the tight ceiling access. This means you have to position the battens where the downlights will go. For the 1st floor of double stories, or for single stories, you can pretty much do away with a single batten per area and the sparky can rewire it to as many downlights as you need. I have also concerns for the holes so what I've done for my 1st floor is ask the builder to position the batten to where one of my downlights will go. The sparky will then just drill bigger holes t o where your new downlights will go. Building the Arden Votivo 43 Follow me here: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88553 Re: Ceiling Light Points 3Jun 17, 2017 12:42 pm Bottom floor can be a problem due to access to route the extra wires because the ceiling is often attached to the joists. If your builder can at least pre-drill the holes and even install draw-wires that would be beneficial. Top floor no issues as they will do the work in the ceiling cavity (provided it is all accessible). Patching and painting plaster is one of the easier DIY jobs, but of course the smaller the hole the better. Re: Ceiling Light Points 4Jun 17, 2017 7:19 pm Thanks for that. For the ground floor, I think I'll just make do with what's already there and forget about converting to downlights. The ceiling is already in place - sounds too hard to change anything at this point. For the first floor, since the batten light point holes have already been made (and assuming that 1-2cm is as big as it's going to get - can anyone confirm?) I'll let them proceed as planned and get my sparky to rewire for downlights after handover. Wish I'd thought more carefully about this before contract signing, but there's so much to think about! Re: Ceiling Light Points 5Jun 17, 2017 7:31 pm The electrician will drill a 90mm hole for the standard downlight. If you have only put one light batten in it could cause problems potentially especially for the ground floor of a double storey home due to cavity access between the ground and first floor. We have put in downlights where we envisage it to be placed. Didn't want to run the risk of not having the lights put into their spot. Kind Regards, Bruce "Building an Eden Brae Waldorf 50 in North Kellyville" Blog: http://waldorf50.blogspot.com.au A Mobile Solicitor at Wong & Horta Lawyers Website: http://www.whlawyers.com.au Any electricians here please help. 1) Will the Fan need separate switch to ON/OFF/Speed eventhough it comes with Remote 2) how about… 0 1226 If you're referring to Eufy homebase, then just put a switch between a datapoint and put the homebase elsewhere near another device in your home unless you want teh… 9 13863 Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11708 |