Before the ceiling closes
Your plan is drawn. Rough in is coming. And the electrician is about to ask, where do you want your lights?
Most new homes get a grid of downlights, one colour nobody checked, and a bathroom that feels like a hospital. Once the plaster is up, fixing any of it means cutting the ceiling back open.
I'm Mani from MSN Developments. I design floor plans and I build homes in Melbourne. Each short episode takes one lighting decision you have to make before the ceiling closes, tells you what we did at Wimbledon, our duplex in St Kilda East, and gives you three steps and one question to ask your electrician.
Kitchen strips, downlights, colour temperature, pendants, bathrooms, natural light and the nine questions to hand your electrician.
Free lighting guide, every room in the house:
https://www.msndevelopments.com.au/light-guide?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=bio&utm_campaign=ceiling_s1
Before the ceiling closes
Latest Episodes
One colour, everywhere
Before the ceiling closes · Season 2 · Episode 3 · Mani, MSN DevelopmentsMixed colour temperatures ruin more good lighting plans than any other mistake. Mani walks through the three numbers, why three thousand K is the one, and the thre...
Light the objects, not the room
Title: Light the objects, not the roomShort description:Most new homes get a grid of downlights, and the stone, the artwork and the view all end up lit the same. Mani from MSN Developments explains why he lights objects, not rooms, ...
The 2am walk to the fridge
Title: The 2am walk to the fridgeShort description:You walk into the kitchen at 2am and the last thing you want is every downlight in your face. Mani from MSN Developments shares the three step lighting fix he builds into his homes,...
15 - Inflation and Unemployment: Frenemies?
With inflation soaring and the central bank raising interest rates, many are wondering about the relationship between unemployment and inflation. I explain the original Phillips curve and how it was debunked in the 70's. Finally, I explain what...
14 - Why is Wage Growth So SLOW?
Over the past few decades wage growth has been very slow. I explain why this is an issue given how inflation is soaring. I give two potential explanations: decentralised labour markets (enterprise bargaining) and slow productivity growth. ...
