Browse Forums Building A New House Re: How to wire a newly built house 6Feb 19, 2012 6:08 pm Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: How to wire a newly built house 8Feb 19, 2012 11:04 pm Building with Jandson Homes - Eclipse 18. http://adgnetworks.blogspot.com/ Re: How to wire a newly built house 11Feb 22, 2012 10:30 pm Hi, I wired my own CAT 6 Cable and Coax (TV) throughout the house. Bought a 305m roll on ebay for $90. Checked with my SS first and he gave the all clear. I would definately put in Cat6 and not 5e - technology is only getting better and faster - and 5e (or Wireless) will not cut it soon for HD streaming (Blue ray) etc. Did it just after the framing stage so was easy to drill\feed through the walls... ended up with around 20 points in the end... Costed me $90 and about 1.5 days of work.. save myself a heap of money. As for LED DL - have organised a mate (sparky) to do after handover - 18 LEDs for $1200. Definately need to check your after build options and what you can do yourself during the build. Hope this helps Cheers, Alpal Building PD Heathmont 40 BLOG: http://alpal-pd-heathmont40.blogspot.com/ Deposit paid 19/08/2011 Contract signing 3/10/2011 Site Start 10/11/2011 Slab 23/11/2011 Re: How to wire a newly built house 12Feb 22, 2012 11:26 pm Very difficult/messy/destructive to install anything on internal walls once the house is done. Sparkles can get to external wall cavities no problem, leave the specifics up to them. I suggest moving everything necessary to internal walls and leaving the outside walls empty to install anything you want later, eg powerpoints, etc. Re: How to wire a newly built house 13Feb 23, 2012 5:59 am Hi, We're getting LED downlights ( Phillips 7W 40 deg dimmable GU10 ) installed in our double storey house we're building at the moment ( We're in Sydney by the way ), like you, we need about 70. The Electrician that the builder is with quoted us $130 + GST . We thought that was a bit much so we researched on the net & found a retailer that sold them for $40 incl GST. The electrician is charging us $35 just to install, which all up is $75, a saving of about $60/piece! The beauty of these lights is that not only are they energy efficient, but if anything happens to them you can just replace the whole thing yourself as they are individually wired, it's as easy as unplugging the light & replacing it, no hard wiring involved . The retailer that we got them from is a well known retailer in Sydney ( so these guys aren't faceless people on the net ) & I went & picked them up myself & are currently waiting for them to be installed. So just to sum up: 1. Do your research & find out exactly what you want. 2. Discuss with your builder the option of providing the lights & fittings yourself & asking them for an installation price. 3. Get a trusted brand LED globe so that you get value for money 4. By doing this, you will save money that I'm sure you'll have other uses for. I hope this helps Re: How to wire a newly built house 14Feb 23, 2012 8:37 am springtime Hi, We're getting LED downlights ( Phillips 7W 40 deg dimmable GU10 ) installed in our double storey house we're building at the moment ( We're in Sydney by the way ), like you, we need about 70. The Electrician that the builder is with quoted us $130 + GST . We thought that was a bit much so we researched on the net & found a retailer that sold them for $40 incl GST. The electrician is charging us $35 just to install, which all up is $75, a saving of about $60/piece! That's extremely cheap for LED downlights, our normal downlighst cost that much. I rang up couple of electricians and they quoted me between $120 and $160 per downlight installed. Re: How to wire a newly built house 15Feb 23, 2012 1:17 pm Well, you get to save if you buy the globe & housing & and then asking an electrician or your builder to install them. You see, if you ask the electrician or builder to quote you on supply & install, they charge you about 20% for profit ( I guess that's how they make business ). However, if you supply the globe & housing, you take out the middle man and save. As I said, we got good quality globe ( see reviews on the net for the Philips 7W LED 40 deg dimmable ) not just a no name brand LED . If you need the name of the retailer we got them from, let me know & I'll pm you the details as I'm sure there would be one in WA. Re: How to wire a newly built house 16Feb 23, 2012 1:24 pm Sorry, forgot to add that there was an even cheaper one that we got quoted for that's American from memory called CREE LED ( I think they're around $35 ( Bulb only ) which is also a GU10. I believe it's just as good as the Philips but hubby was deadset on Philips & we settled on that... Re: How to wire a newly built house 18Feb 23, 2012 3:53 pm Alpal I wired my own CAT 6 Cable and Coax (TV) throughout the house. Bought a 305m roll on ebay for $90. Checked with my SS first and he gave the all clear. Not to mention illegal if you are not a licensed installer. Love to know how you got it certified... 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