Lighting & Electrical in Your New Home – What to Plan, What to Avoid & What Builders Leave Out
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Lighting is one of the most overlooked parts of building a new home and one of the most expensive to fix after the fact. In this episode Behan walks through everything you need to think about before your lighting appointment, from switch placement and sensor lights to doorbells, feature lighting and where to save money on fittings.
Chapters
00:00 – Why lighting gets rushed and how to fix that
01:03 – What builders include as standard and why it’s never enough
02:34 – Always allow $5,000 to $10,000 extra for electrical
03:37 – Hardwiring your doorbell
04:17 – How to read a lighting plan
04:48 – Think about how you move through your home
05:20 – Two-way switches explained
06:17 – The “wear different hats” exercise
07:30 – Light switch placement at night
09:14 – Bedroom lighting pendants and bedside switches
11:02 – Bathroom lighting vanity placement and avoiding shadows
12:30 – Kitchen lighting benchtop illumination and balance
14:15 – Living and dining dimmers, zones and mood vs task lighting
16:00 – Alfresco and outdoor lighting
18:22 – Sensor lights outside security and street appeal
22:19 – Sensor lights inside sculleries, linen and storage
23:24 – How to save money on feature lighting
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