We have now finished the floor plans, and the electrical planning phase is starting. I expect there will be quite a few pencils and erasers used.
Do you have any tips on things that are often forgotten or important points to watch out for?
The basis will be the Busch-Jäger Free@Home system. In the first step, I want to plan the power outlets, then gradually the rest.
Do you have any tips on things that are often forgotten or important points to watch out for?
The basis will be the Busch-Jäger Free@Home system. In the first step, I want to plan the power outlets, then gradually the rest.
EveundGerd19 Dec 2015 23:54We forgot to include an outlet that we only just noticed! It was intended for Christmas decorations next to the window in the upper hallway. Right now, the string lights are plugged into the outlet next to the bathroom door, and the cable runs under the carpet.
Every corner, except for the hallways, has at least one outlet.
Every corner, except for the hallways, has at least one outlet.
torsan schrieb:
Hello,
I’m not familiar with the Bj system, so these are just my thoughts based on my own perspective.
We did the electrical planning only after the shell of the building was complete.
In our old apartment, we looked at the sockets and decided which ones were useful and which were unnecessary.
We forgot to install a socket next to the front door.
For the stairwell: the light at the bottom can also be switched from the top, and the light at the top can be switched from the bottom. Our electrician didn’t understand the purpose of this at all.
If you have satellite TV, make sure to properly connect the equipotential bonding! It is often forgotten or installed poorly.
Personally, I don’t have any switches in the house—everything is push buttons with dimmers in the distribution board (home automation).
Something we also like: the garage light and garage door can be controlled via push buttons from inside the house.
The garage has both Ethernet and satellite connection. You never know when you might need it.
Ethernet and satellite are installed in every room except the guest toilet and bathroom.
There is a sub-distribution board in the garage where the external cables for lighting, door, etc., are connected.
Exterior lighting:
- For our plaster facade, we installed up-and-down wall lights.
- My neighbor illuminates his house from below. I prefer that. There’s no risk of dirt, and somehow it looks really cool!
Best regards, torsan Do you have any pictures showing the lighting on your neighbor’s house? I just added it to my to-do list.
roadrun87 schrieb:
That’s not an issue. Double electrical boxes are installed in all room corners.
The real issue is the TV corner:
10 power outlets + 6 media outlets versus 4 power outlets + 6 media outlets + power strip inside the low cabinet. Why so many media outlets?
Koempy schrieb:
We also have quite a few outlets behind the TV:
6 x power outlets
2 x TV sockets
4 x network outlets
2 x audio sockets
And I still had to use power strips in the media cabinet because the 6 outlets weren’t enough.
And the same setup mirrored on the other side, in case the living room layout is changed later. Why double TV sockets? What are the audio sockets intended for or planned to be used with?
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