The Lighting and Electrics Plan

Get It Right Before the Plaster Goes On

Lighting and sockets are the decisions people regret most, because once the walls are plastered they are expensive to change.

This guide gives you the numbers, the rules and two planning sheets, so you can light every room in layers and hand your electrician a clear plan before first fix.

What You Will Learn

• How to light a room in layers, and the layers to plan for each room

• Colour temperature and colour rendering, and why they should match across a room

• Where to position downlights, pendants, wall lights and picture lights

• How bright each room needs to be, and how to avoid flickering LEDs

• The right heights for sockets, switches, TV points and thermostats

• How to plan switching, circuits and sockets around the way you actually use a room

• What Part P means for you, and what paperwork you should receive

What Is Inside

• Lighting: colour, quality and positioning

• Brightness and Dimming, with the four layers room by room

• Electrics and Switching: heights, circuits and safety

• A Lighting Plan worksheet to check every room has every layer

• A Sockets and Switching sheet with a 1:50 grid and a symbol key to hand to your electrician

Who This Is For

• Homeowners planning a renovation, extension or rewire

• Anyone about to meet their electrician who wants to give them a clear plan

• Those with rooms that never feel quite right in the evening

• Renovators who want to avoid moving sockets after plastering

Why This Guide Is Different

Created by G R Design Studio, everything in this guide comes from the numbers and checks we use on every project, not generic advice. It helps you make every lighting and power decision on paper, while it is still cheap to change, so each room feels warm and works the way you live.

A 7 page PDF, ready to download as soon as you buy.