New Build Electrical Plans Help Please

11 years ago

I got the electrical plans today for my soon to be new build and my eyes are going buggy trying to read it. Right away there are a few things I know I don't like and things I had asked for.

1. I had told him I need lots of light in my studio and wanted LED's.

2. I had told him no florescents. I really don't like them and want to go to all LED for cans, etc

3. I had told him I wanted a 4plug on either side of the bed.

4. the kitchen definitely is not lit right and I had told him I wanted the rope plugs for under the counters.

5. It looks like he didn't include a single dimmer?

So what else do you see that doesn't work? What works well? thank you in advance.

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rubenmoore123

11 years ago

I wouldn't sweat it too much. Things like dimmer switches and leds are things that you don't really have to worry about until the house is sheetrocked and painted. As long as the cans the electrician installs are compatible with leds. Why exactly do you want rope lighting for under the counters? Rope lighting is very dated and splicing the rope lighting when sections go out is not easy because the twist on spliced are no longer ul listed. It's much more efficient and easier to use fluorescents or led under counter lights, and they come in a variety of lengths. As long as you communicate with your electrician during the wiring process, all of your needs should be met. Electrical plans are never right in my experience. Switch locations never work, lighting isn't drawn to scale, rooms are not framed to specs, recessed lighting falls out on ceiceiling Joyce's, etc, etc....

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cpartist
Original Author
11 years ago
thank you Rubenmoore. I figured I'd be adding and subtracting and moving when it came time to put the electrical in but want to avoid as much as possible because every change order will cost me. the more I can get somewhat right now, the better off I will be later?

I do know that when I renovated my condo (to the studs), I was walking around with the electrician. Of course I listened to him in several cases and he was wrong in some so I want to avoid some of those errors this time too.
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ionized_gw
11 years ago
I would not discount linear fluorescent for studio or anywhere else that you need a lot of light. Compared to LED, there is no lifetime cost benefit to LED. There are more color temp choices for linear fluorescent and better color rendering. Modern, program start ballasts give long lamp life and no audible buzzing.
rubenmoore123
11 years ago
Yes, in my experience led, as far as retrofit in can lighting is brighter. And offers whiter lights
cpartist
Original Author
11 years ago
In the studio I have a standing LED light fixture now that is daylight hued and I love it. It really casts a lot of light and I like the color. there are times I need to work at night and I need as much light as possible.
ionized_gw
11 years ago
Yes, daylight is great. I like 5000 K, but how is the color rendering of the LED?