Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 11, 2016 8:05 pm Hi everyone, I'm new here and wondering how many lights are normal to have in a house, how many lights do you have in the interior and exterior ? we are building, haven't started yet but are in the electrical planning stage and don't want to go overboard or not enough !! Please advise how many lights are normal in a 270 sqm of interior living space thanks Re: How many lights? 2Apr 11, 2016 10:12 pm You might be better looking in the lighting sub forum or the building a new home and visiting somewhere like beacon for some advice lights are personal (i.e. Colour, strength, downlights or wall lights or lamps or work area lighting or feature lighting etc) Re: How many lights? 4Apr 12, 2016 12:43 pm Building regs require a max of 5 watts per m2 internal & 4 watts per m2 external - if that helps. Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: How many lights? 5Apr 12, 2016 1:03 pm Thanks for the reply, ausdesign ! Yes it certainly gives an idea. Re: How many lights? 6Apr 12, 2016 4:28 pm It will depend on a number of factors including; room size and shape, height of ceilings, colour scheme, type of lamps & fitting, task areas and needs of the user. As a basic guide; below are the lumens required per Sq M (10.76 sq ft) for different room settings. In many cases a mixture of general and task lighting will be required. Before to make serious decisions, we must have fresh mind. On my website you can find a good way to cool! I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105533 They already have two well known ones (HIA & MBA) that many new home buyers mistakenly think are regulatory bodies that Joe Public can complain to. 6 18019 So I'm just reading up on this ecosystem of lights. I'm planning on putting deck lights along the outside edge of a large deck. Will need about 3 packs (18 lights) plus… 0 23019 |