we are planning to build a >town villa with Team Massivhaus and would like to install many ceiling spots on the ground floor.
How many should there be?
Our developer charges 180 euros per spot, which I find very expensive.
For good lighting, in my opinion, that price is okay – especially since drilling, junction box, wiring, spot, and bulb are included. Ask which spots these are. Are the bulbs replaceable or is the manufacturer known to supply models for a long time?
Do you have an idea how to do this alternatively yourself or outsource it?
Doing it yourself is as tedious as messy – as reported above. Also, you still have to get the wiring there – depending on the type of ceiling, this is not an enjoyable task. An electrician will certainly not want to do this cheaper. There are very appealing lights on inexpensive 3-phase tracks (Global Trac or similar). With those, you can also switch and dim zones differently. That solves the wiring challenge and makes it flexible. But these are not spots. Furthermore, there are very appealing simple surface-mounted lights with spot character. Here the wiring challenge remains. Lighting on the edge can also be installed without loss of ceiling height with LED strips behind a molding at the edge of the room. In old buildings, especially in Italy, you see beautiful cables laid openly on porcelain holders. We solved the wiring in some places like that. Take a look at Gi Gambarelli or the company Raum Projekt for pictures. Of course, you can mix the solutions depending on the room. In the end, it’s not only a matter of budget but also of taste.