Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Help please 9Mar 31, 2011 4:12 pm drewhawk Can anyone tell me if you have to let your builder do the lighting in your house or can you supply your own. Builders mark up is double the price. We have signed contracts. By lighting do you mean light fittings (pendants, chandeliers, etc) or the wiring, switches and outlet? If you are meaning fittings, the builder can just do the basics and then you can get someone to come in and put up your chandeliers, pendants, etc. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Help please 10Apr 25, 2011 10:21 am Hi Drew, Depending on the builder, the smaller builders can leave out lighting supply and installation in your contract, but if there is any problems that come of an electrician installing them the builder is not liable. You would probably have to get the whole house wired for all the other power. If a builder is using a construction management contract, you will be able to shop the market for lighting and electrician quotes as long as they are licenced, say, if your brother is a sparky and licenced you can use him if you wish. Have a great day, Sarah Re: Help please 11Apr 26, 2011 8:18 pm Yep, does depend on the builder. There is usually a standard lighting plan that builders offer that you can change (pre contract). Our builder let us meet with an electrician on site before the first fix, and we changed almost everything and paid the electrician directly and kept the builder out of it. He's installing and supplying all the down lights but not any other lighting fixtures. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All new built homes look like display homes... until the furniture goes in. Re: Help please 12Apr 26, 2011 8:59 pm I changed my drawings and got them to replace the installed downlights (only one per room) to electrician to install owner supplied lights. I got a credit back for the cost of the downlight, and a small charge for the installation of the light. This way I could take my time, and grab exactly what I wanted and wasn't restricted to just their preferred suppliers. House - Lockup completed 23rd December 2011 - Painters are in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37261&start=0&hilit=Blaxland Re: Help please 13Apr 27, 2011 11:39 am We ended up having downlights put in by the builder, but we were going to just have the "provision" there and supply our own downlights later. I've heard of people approaching the sparky while he's on site to do this cash in hand, but our builder said any extra work by their contracters wasn't going to happen. We also wanted fans in most rooms, so for that we got the provision. The sparky put in standard light batons where the fans will go, presumably just to show that the circuit works. We'll have to get the Fans put in after handover. Homestead Homes SA: The Lamont Bayswood Estate; Aldinga Beach Preliminary Signing: April 2010 Floorplans: 13 June 2010 Building Contract: 19 June 2010 Selections: 28 Sept 2010 Scraped; Trenching: 21 Jan 2011 Slab Poured: 28 Jan 2011 Framing: 17 Feb 2011 | Completed 24 Feb 2011 Roof & Gutters: 02 Mar 2011 Bricks: 03 Mar 2011 Wire-up: 12 Mar 2011 Re: Help please 14Apr 30, 2011 11:31 pm rockabilly_kid We ended up having downlights put in by the builder, but we were going to just have the "provision" there and supply our own downlights later. I've heard of people approaching the sparky while he's on site to do this cash in hand, but our builder said any extra work by their contracters wasn't going to happen. We also wanted fans in most rooms, so for that we got the provision. The sparky put in standard light batons where the fans will go, presumably just to show that the circuit works. We'll have to get the Fans put in after handover. Of course they will say that - they want them doing their jobs! But cash is a very powerful motivator...... Re: Help please 15May 04, 2011 12:02 am To follow on with installing ceiling fans where light fittings were- its very simple. As a ceiling fan retrofit, the electrician told me to buy a ceiling fan remote (ranges $50-$90 depending whether its LCD) and the ceiling fan with light attachment. He used the same wiring from the old oyster light to the light switch. It took the electrician about 45min-1hour to do each fan. Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7297 i had the my concreters concrete right up to the fence. I have pits all along my path, so the water tends to drain away from the house and into the pits. There's only one… 7 12875 All 3 items listed are defects and are of concern. Please seek qualified independent inspector and/or legal advice for your state. 1 8283 |