So, I think I read that katho self-publishes (or her husband). Otherwise, I would wonder how much you have to pay for such a 150% package and what real benefit I actually get from it.
Do the Wii and the Playstation really each need a power outlet if you don’t use the devices together anyway or only use them 6 times a year?
Do I need a battery of switches on every second wall that I might have to label to tell the switches apart and that I only have to operate 3 times a year anyway?
What good is a motion detector if it puts me in the spotlight?
Lighting for the cabinet under the sink? Do you need that?
USB charging sockets? Never heard of them
Are sockets nice????
I love Christmas lights, but to mount sockets in the window recesses for that? Does everyone have a mood chandelier from the 50s standing around? No, you don’t just illuminate window surfaces (at most the inviting entrance front). Among other reasons, you plan at least one socket on every wall; in room corners, usually one instead of two, where a bed or sofa is supposed to be, left and right...
You can do without the obligatory work socket (for the vacuum cleaner) half the time or relocate it downwards if needed. Usually, the hallway sockets can be used for vacuuming.
Sockets are important where a) media will be placed, b) kitchen appliances will be placed, and standing and reading lamps are needed from the furnishings. There’s no use installing 2 sockets every meter in the kitchen if you only plan a tech corner there. Work sockets in the kitchen don’t have to be massively available, but they do have to be there.
If the bread maker or microwave is supposed to do its service in the utility room, then plan for that in the utility room too. Also include sockets there for a second fridge or chargers for drill and co. Where do phones charge now, and where will they be charged in the future?
Media sockets in every bedroom, possibly one in the guest bath for shaving or blow-drying. If a mirrored cabinet is planned, then there are often 1 or 2 sockets in it too.
Room corners where sideboards or shelves are planned, possibly for a floor or table lamp.
Honestly - I’ve been sitting on my own terraces for 15 years now, and then preferably with mood lighting (candles). Outdoor lighting with a switch-off is planned anyway.
Here come the women’s tips: in the kitchen, switch the indirect lighting (light crown) or work light separately from the overhead light. Dimmer in the living room and over the dining table. Panic switch in the bedroom. Work socket at the kitchen island. For dressing rooms or wardrobes, plan a socket for wardrobe lighting to switch. Nightstand/reading lamps in the bedroom should be switched from the door. Entrance area -> plan window lighting.
It’s well known that men are sometimes pure tech junkies, but you have to pay for all that, not just the devices, but also the wiring...
That’s why I leave the field to the men again now