Hi, I have another question about pot lights. Can pot lights installed on an existing home be just as nice as those installed when the home is being built?
i'm just wondering if I buy a new home, should i buy the pot lights from the builder or get them later on when the house is already built.
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i'm just wondering if I buy a new home, should i buy the pot lights from the builder or get them later on when the house is already built.
Hi,
Yes, they can be installed. if you'll buy it from a builder, you pay around $200 per light.
i'm just wondering if I buy a new home, should i buy the pot lights from the builder or get them later on when the house is already built.
Hi, Yes pot lights can be installed without damage in existing home.
For convenience purposes it might be best to let the builder do it
It is always easier for an electrician to put them in when the house is being built and the drywall isn't up yet but builders charge an arm and 10 legs to do this. Typically it is cheaper for you to have the electrician fish the wires through a finished ceiling. it would still be expensive but pot lights look amazing when done and could be a good investment. However, the cheapest pot lights are not always the best as I have learned from others' experience. Our renovator used Lightolier brand and Contrast brand ones and we are very happy with them.
Check out [url]www.mrpotlight.com[/url] they do a great job. Builders always charge 3-5 times what they should cost. Mr. pot light always has specials on, I think it's around $80 per pot. Some friends of ours used them & if they didn't tell you, you would just assume the builder did them
You may want to call an electrician and ask them what the cost for install etc. is and how it compares to doing it during the build. Sometimes when builders don't want to do things they can charge 5 times the real price. I don't see any reason they couldn't be put in after but it may depend a lot of the house. An electrician could probably tell you though.
I would think they are cheaper to have them put in when it is being built but I don't know what kind of markup a builder would put on. We had ours put in when we were building but we paid directly to the electrian not he builder.
are they generally cheeper to get them after the house is built or during from the builder?
Pot lights are expensive even if you put them in when you are building. DS had them put in his house after and they looked great but very pricey.
they are charging $250 per pot light, but a small discount is given if getting more. I don't know about the selection. can you tell the difference between pot lights installed by the builder when building the house or pot lights installed after the house is built? which tend to be nicer?
For convenience purposes it might be best to let the builder do it - assuming the price is right and they give you choices.