PROJECT 915: Wiring Planning

The first thing to start in any renovation work would be the wiring works as I was told. But why do re-wirings when most apartments already supply all necessary electrical points for lightings, heaters, fan, air-con and AV items? Perhaps most architects are either slow or silly to have the points at the most unconventional places. Anyhow, it’s a trend to have plaster ceilings these days to cater for halogens or fluorescent down-lights. In this case then some re-wiring or lengthening of wires will be needed to outfit additional lighting required by the home owners at different corners of the ceiling perhaps. Thus, planning will be expected between the wiring contractor and the proprietor. Most owners will already have a rough idea on how their lighting would be. At the end of the day, it’s the pricing issue that matters. More work (eg. requires knocking or trailing of walls) will command a higher budget, more direct work will command a more reasonable price. I’ve heard of people spending 5 digits alone for wiring purposes, changing to 3-phase type or something but that I would not know. As for this case, budget of less than RM2K is allocated for all necessary wiring works which includes cable for extra lightings and extension of 1 phone line from the master to the study room. The actual lights and lamps are not included in that pricing. Shall touch on that maybe later on. Does anyone know of good wiring contractors and lighting specialist shops in KL and PJ area?