haha Ayukie, time for lunch leh~ hehe

My heart tells me to save $$ haha

Hm electricity wise I dunno yet but as my contractor says with downlights u can control which part of lighting u wish to on ., it could be 2 downlights of 2 x 12w compared to single source where all the while it will be maybe 3x14w bulbs or so .. U can't specify where u want your light to be on .. You may need bigger wattage to cover the bigger areas sufficiently lor but then one man meat is another man piston but your false ceiling quotes **** good!!

Btw I even use downlights in bathrooms and kitchen lol so Erm haha

If u wanna save then do simple lor hehe my house there gt 1 light shop nt bad for nice ceiling lights most of my fanciful ceiling lights from there cept a v heavy chandelier from Chelsea

haha guys and gals

Thanks for your speedy reply!

Budget wise...i was quoted quite cheap..$1400 (IMHO) for false ceiling (kitchen+MBR+CR1+CR2)

Thus i wish to take advantage of it (since im biting the bullet along the quote)

but i do note that electricity tariff is exp by having say, 6 bulbs turn on for MBR will it consume more electricity compare to normal ones?

getting downlights may not be that difficult i guess~ but installing them for sure will cost a bomb

Because i know if i dont install them now and plan to install it later, i bet everyone will forget about this idea

I have this pros and cons table:

False-ceiling:

Pros:

- Nice, sleek and elegant

- As ayukie mentioned, Straight lighting concept hehe

- no need to wash the light when Chinese New year

Cons:

- Exp to install

- Require more point to brighten up the area

- Electricity?

haha guess im too greedy while doing the renovation haha

Everything also need haha too poison by T-blog threat~

Every houses nicely done

eh wad about living room?

one con about false ceiling is the reduced ceiling height.

Edited November 17, 201114 yr by Simontsh

Simontsh - haha u can afford it!

Hmz if u get those slim downlights (for led) u can do 4inch instead of 6inch false ceiling but actually nt alot of point IMO ... But then u need to think over carefully ..

Would like to thanks centrino2 for all the kang tau~

This definitely do looks gorgeous ~ im hopping the price will not burst my budget again~ haha

Hoping to place at my kitchen and living hall/study room

Please advice where to get this kind of sockets?

haha Ayukie and Simon,

Opps yeah i forgot to mentioned Ceiling height will be reduced thus i cant install ceiling fan haha

For my living, it comes with L-box with per-installed 20 downlights~ either to keep it or change it.

(I guess keep better to save $$ )

@firegoddess ,

This from http://www.eubiq.com/index.php?id=36

I'm nt doing ceiling fan I have a very small boy who loves piggying so dangerous lah so I'm just doing ac

Ohh yeah talking about aircon...

Do we need to call up HDB or whoever to get approval on installing aircon for the unit? regardless system 3 or 4?

Or the electrician will do the "overload power" calculation to justify which A/C suit your unit?

Just get licensed Bca contractor will do

They can check for you how Many Amps ur building

just check out this page-

http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10324p.nsf/w/HomeRenoGuidelinesAirCon?OpenDocument

and this -

http://www.hdb.gov.sg/bn25/isos119p.nsf/Search?OpenForm

basically, if your max loading allow is <8.5amp(usually those flat completed before 1994), you are constraint to smaller capacity aircon. If it's no restriction, you can install bigger units.

Edited November 18, 201114 yr by jackwolf

Awesome jackwolf & ayukie

Thanks for the input..

TGIF...and tomorrow is going to be another "looting" day hehe

Ohh yes!!

Your block has been provided with higher electrical loading. You need not apply for an HDB permit to carry out electrical works/air-con installation works . If you wish to rewire your flat or install additional electrical points for air-con, water heater etc, you need to submit an application (using SP Services Ltd's Form CS/5H) to HDB. Thereafter you may apply to SP Services Ltd to test the extensions.

Would like to thanks centrino2 for all the kang tau~

This definitely do looks gorgeous ~ im hopping the price will not burst my budget again~ haha

Hoping to place at my kitchen and living hall/study room

Hi Terencetcw, can share this lobang to me also?