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- Most Victorian homes in use today will have had new light fittings installed when their electricity supply was first introduced and the chances are they have been updated many times since.
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This section covers the issues to be considered when refurbishing historic internal lighting or designing and installing a new layout. Read on to find advice on light fittings, types of lamps and their suitability, installation, control systems and maintenance.
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Only employ suitably qualified and registered electrical contractors, with extensive experience of working in heritage buildings, to carry out you lighting installation. They should also be registered with either the 1. ECA(Electrical Contractors’ Association) or 2. NICEIC(National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting) They sh...
Reuse all pre-existing cabling routes and ducts, where feasible, and install as many services as possible along a shared common route around the room(s). Any additional holes and chasing should either be installed in new fabric or avoided altogether if possible. A desktop survey of the areas involved is a useful tool in locating promising routes th...
A lighting scheme must be suitable for the use(s) of the rooms. If there are to be multiple applications for the space, then controllability and adjustability are important considerations. For example a room used for work during the day will need suitable lighting for using a PC. Later in the day the room might be used for handicrafts or reading ca...
Interior fittings included chandeliers (suspended from the ceiling) and sconces (fixed to the wall). However these were mainly used on special occasions, and most ordinary events after sunset took place using portable light sources such as candlesticks, candelabra (bracketed candlesticks) and oil lamps, and by the light of the fire.
Sep 29, 2015 · Most Victorian homes in use today will have had new light fittings installed when their electricity supply was first introduced and the chances are they have been updated many times since. To keep lighting in character we need to have a balance between historic authenticity and practicality.
Most Georgian and early Victorian buildings in use today will have had new light fittings installed when their electric supply was first introduced, and these in their turn will have been updated many times since then.
Sep 20, 2019 · The Victorian and Edwardians updated their homes as new technologies became available like we do now. But they often converted their old upright fittings to reduce costs. For example, I have installed a downlight converter on an upright fitting in my main bedroom.
Jun 12, 2020 · The specification will affect costs especially when it comes to joinery, flooring and fittings such as lighting and ironmongery. Grander Victorian homes would have had more intricate finishes than the average workers' cottage, so expect to pay more for fancy tiling or finials.
