Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Home automation 5Jun 24, 2018 2:01 pm k3nnis I’ve got a 29 square double storey home and I have 65 downlights so it’s not crazy to have that amount of downlights That is madness. I'm building a 47.5sq home at the moment and we have a total of 60 downlights and provisioned for 8 pendant lights. We weren't working to a budget either, we just put them where we needed them. My father is also an electrician so I ran the plans by him and asked him where he would put them and then based our choices off that and the consultants recommendations. You must be able to see your house from the moon when all the lights are on haha. Instagram blog: https://www.instagram.com/ourforevertonhome/ Re: Home automation 6Jun 24, 2018 2:03 pm Hahah yep. I have 3 pendants for island bench and a big pendant above dining table. I don’t regret having that many downlights Actually I could have one or two more but decided to save that $100 per downlight cost! Re: Home automation 7Jun 24, 2018 2:19 pm k3nnis Hahah yep. I have 3 pendants for island bench and a big pendant above dining table. I don’t regret having that many downlights Actually I could have one or two more but decided to save that $100 per downlight cost! Well I don't think you'll need to worry about adding more down the road. How many watts are your downlights? Instagram blog: https://www.instagram.com/ourforevertonhome/ Re: Home automation 8Jun 24, 2018 2:21 pm lilbza k3nnis Hahah yep. I have 3 pendants for island bench and a big pendant above dining table. I don’t regret having that many downlights Actually I could have one or two more but decided to save that $100 per downlight cost! Well I don't think you'll need to worry about adding more down the road. How many watts are your downlights? They are 7W HPM warm white. Re: Home automation 9Jun 24, 2018 2:28 pm k3nnis lilbza k3nnis Hahah yep. I have 3 pendants for island bench and a big pendant above dining table. I don’t regret having that many downlights Actually I could have one or two more but decided to save that $100 per downlight cost! Well I don't think you'll need to worry about adding more down the road. How many watts are your downlights? They are 7W HPM warm white. Ahh ok, I think the cheapest upgrade for a with our builder was $110 for a 6watt LED downlight and $140 for a 10watt. We went with the 10watt LED's which may be why we got away with only needing 60. We also went with 3 single globe pendants over the island bench, a 6 globe pendant over the dining table, a 4 globe pendant in the formal lounge, an 8 globe chandelier over our staircase void, and then single globe pendants in the powder room, master ensuite, master walk in robe. Actually that's 9 pendants in total. So I'm hoping we should have plenty of light Instagram blog: https://www.instagram.com/ourforevertonhome/ Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1. optional, you can but normally just use the earth from the main switch board 2. should be enough but the distance determines voltage drop - sparky should work it… 1 28812 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16263 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 10629 |