I am however disappointed that some of the lights that I wanted to install couldn't be installed due to access issues or gyprock/metal being in the way. There are a couple of lights that I desperately want to put in which I would like to get a second opinion on.
I've been told that some Electricians can be quite lazy and if it takes a bit of effort having to install a light, they don't want to bother and will tell you that its just too hard or access is an issue. An example would be the hallway cutout/niche. Niche's are put in certain places for a reason to display whether it be art or ornaments etc. But our electrician said it was too difficult, which I find bizarre as there is a downlight in the cutout in the display home and other Milano's that I have seen on blogs have downlights in them too. I really want to be able to display some art in the cutout. It would look silly without a light above it.
I also wanted up/down lights on our facade, but according to our Electrician that couldn't happen either. Every other house in our street has them, except ours. It makes our house look really bland with nothing on it. We were able to get 2 x downlights in the eaves above the garage, but not in front of the far right window, which again looks silly at night time, as only the left side of the house has lights on it.
If anyone can recommend an Electrician that will do these types of lights, please let me know.
On the weekend, Pete was able to chip away a little more at our retaining wall, but we had so much rain last week that the ground was just too wet. He spent most of the day trying to get clay off his boots. Hopefully we won't get too much rain this week, so the ground can dry out. I desperately want to get the retaining wall done so I can start on the gardens.
The Service & Warranty Manager from MJH will be calling in this week to look at the maintenance work that was carried out recently. I informed them of my disappointment with some of the work that was done, so hopefully those things will be rectified ASAP and we can move on.
Some pics of the dining pendant (I still need to play with the glass pieces and move them around a bit to make it perfectly round, so in some spots it might look a little odd - it took me a few hours to put them on - such a nightmare). It will look a lot nicer when we get a new dining table, as the one below is only temporary.
Ahhhhhhhh, beautiful pendant Nai, we had one just like it in the stairwell of the last house we sold and I reckon it sold the house for us lol. Having said that, so painnnnnnnnnnnnnful to put together but sooooooooo worth it it truly looks dreeeeeeeeeeamy! It's so good to see you guys in swing again, congrats I wish you nothing but happiness xx
ReplyDeleteOOOh just before I forget, it is very hard to put in lights once the gyprock has been done. I'm not sure if you saw how tight certain spots are between gyp and steel, it's almost impossible to run wires after h/o. Having said that, I can get Geoff (hubby) to give you a proper answer as he is an electrician and more high tech than me. As for the up/down lights for outside, it does help if it's been pre-wired before hand i.e brick pillars. We had everything planned out and pre-wired knowing that it would be impos to do after h/o with our facade. Have you thought about putting some down lights in the eaves? These also give you a nice illumination to the facade and should be easier to install since a sparky can do it thru the roof space! Geoff doesn't get home until later this eve, so as soon as he is able to think after a loooooong day in the office, I'll/ he'll get back to you x
ReplyDeleteHey Michelle, I just had an electrician call in for a second opinion and he said its going to be impossible. Sooooo upsetting. I might just have to light up our gardens out the front as much as we can. That will teach us a lesson for not organising outside lights prior to the roof going on. The electrician told me it would be a different story if we had a tiled roof. And its bad news for the eaves too. We have two over the garage and 3 above the patio, but we can't get one on the right side. It makes the house look off only being lit up on the left side. Oh well there isn't much I can do I guess. I might have to leave up Xmas lights all year...lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words too. Its such a relief! We came so close to losing everything. Would have been devastating.
Good work! But yeah, there should be no excuse for a job that wasn't done. Some electrical fixtures are at awkward places, but this doesn't mean they should be left hanging. However, it seems that wasn't the reason why the first electrician didn't do it. Either way, I hope it isn't a hopeless case, and that you can find a solution to this soon. Good luck!
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