little bear

Hi all,

We are at the getting shipping companies around for quotes stage, have got a question about light fittings- is the wiring the same in UK as it is in Oz? ie: i would like to take a couple of my ceiling and wall lights but obviously am not if they are not compatible (I am aware that they will have to be wired in by a qualified sparky).

Any advice would be good thanks

little bear x

Jez & Lorraine

???? unless there made out of diamonds i probally wouldnt bother

little bear

unfortunately not made of diamonds (what a lovely thought though!!!!) but one was a present from my mum.

also while i'm back on, i would highly recommend John Masons, so far they have been really professional and very helpful and although they were the best price wise (out of 4 companies) we still would've chosen them.

little bear x

conat

As J&L said unless you are very attached to them them I would not. We will be leaving ours for our house buyers.

Possibility of breakages, re-wiring, suitability to new house, will it be worth it?

Good luck

FluffyTheCampfireSlayer

You are surely having yourself a bubble bath there young man!!!!!!

Cost more to ship em than buy new probs!!!



Do what we're doing....bin everything and start afresh!! After all, it's all about a new start, who wants the same ol' bloody lights hangin around! (prob have the same spiders and cobwebs hanging from em as well!)

little bear

am attatched to the dead spiders and cobwebs!!!!! LOL

steve`o

electrically they are ok
as both the UK and oz use 240v 50Hz

but unless they are really expensive or like you said hold some personal memories i wouldn't bother

Jez & Lorraine

weve booked excess baggage for our stuff, we are selling all the big stuff but shipping some personal stuff, what ever doesnt sell off to the house clearance lads it goes...most of it has seen its best to be honest and is due for renewal anyway.

little bear

cheers,

will see how it works out when closer to the time i think, but nice to know there is a choice-we are having a 40ft container on account of having bucket loads of stuff!!

little bear x

The Bloke

I think you would have to pay to replace them, so wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the exercise or would you leave them for the next person to replace? Wouldn't it also deminish the sale price of the property?
What about taking the kitchen sink?

steve`o

and the plug

clougherty family

I had a really nice light in Uk that cost quite a lot which I was going to leave. Ended up bringing it and am glad I did. Brother in law is a sparky and only took 5 mins to put it up. If you've got room bring everything you think you might use, you're paying for the container anyway.

JO

little bear

nah, thought i might leave the kitchen sink (& plug!!!), would only need to replace with ceiling pendant -not a prob to change as hubby can do, i am thinking that if we are paying for a 40ft container and i actually do like my light fittings then why not take them, have read thr odd posts of 'wish i had taken them' (not just light fittings) on here and poms in perth. Thanks for objective views though always helpful to get other opinions.

little bear x

ps cheers Jo

flip

If you can take them down and put ceiling roses in without it costing an arm and a leg I'd bring any you really like.

My BIL took all my good ones down from the UK and while living at the rental with lots of boxes I thought I was mad.

When we bought our own place though with some lovely paper shades and wagon wheel chalet style, and amber glazed wooden chandeliers - well I was very glad not to have to go buy more than we had to.

A couple of ours needed earthing because the house was so old but it really saved us a fortune, but otherwise all work fine over here. Bulbs (or globes as they're known here) have the same fittings.

If you've space and think you may need or want something again then why not bring it. One of the few things I didn't bring was many hangers and then found they don't give them away with new clothes - they cost $3 for 12 smallish plastic ones and $14 for the same number of proper wooden one. Sorry - little things get to me.

bushy

Yeah I'm gonna bring 2 of my light fittings.They were fairly pricey but mostly I just really like 'em and I know that the house we'll be in over there has only got naff light shades!
Won't bother with the matching wall lights tho' but will miss them!!