Pete Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 What type of light switch have people chosen? We have a contemporary house and would like something different. We are just doing a traditional wire, no fancy light system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Flat plate screwless brushed chrome mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Be sure to fit deep enough back boxes. Some flat plate stuff needs them. For a good range with lots of pretty pictures the missus can look at, get yourself a TLC catalogue: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/tcl/catalogue-requests/new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 8 hours ago, Onoff said: Be sure to fit deep enough back boxes. Some flat plate stuff needs them. For a good range with lots of pretty pictures the missus can look at, get yourself a TLC catalogue: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/tcl/catalogue-requests/new Fitted 35mm boxes and they are behind the plasterboard so plenty of room. Thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Click mode / deco range is brilliant. You can take a 4g 2-way switch and remove 2 switches and replace with intermediate / momentary push / other and it still looks like a generic switch. A1 ?. Rounded edges like MK logic and a very light switch action with a quiet ‘click’ rather than the chunky ones which ‘snap’ on / off. Quite important in a TF house so choose well Big thanks to @ProDave for mentioning them elsewhere ( I found some ‘Twatt’ harping on about them from 2011 onwards ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Pete said: What type of light switch have people chosen? Schneider make some nice ranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 49 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Click mode / deco range is brilliant. You can take a 4g 2-way switch and remove 2 switches and replace with intermediate / momentary push / other and it still looks like a generic switch. A1 ?. Rounded edges like MK logic and a very light switch action with a quiet ‘click’ rather than the chunky ones which ‘snap’ on / off. Quite important in a TF house so choose well Big thanks to @ProDave for mentioning them elsewhere ( I found some ‘Twatt’ harping on about them from 2011 onwards ) Yes we have Click Mode in all places a "posh" switch was not deemed necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexphd1 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Picked up large quantity of schneider screwless black nickel sockets/switches etc in a auction so I guess we are putting in schneider black nickel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 We have Scolmore Click Definity (screwless) in stainless. The covers have little divots in the metal along the sides to hold them in place. I find the divots more distracting than screws would have been. I'm also not crazy about the retention system - some of them more "mush" into place than "click". It does depend somewhat on the rear insert being perfectly flat, which will only be the case if the surrounding wall is perfectly flat. We have brick slips on some internal walls, and it was hard to get the rear inserts fitted flush in some of these areas. The stainless steel finish is also far more noticeable on white walls than white plastic would have been. I'd go for white if I were doing it again. I know you're planning ordinary switches, but for others, I'll share our experience of the retractive (ie, momentary contact, spring-loaded) switches we used, which were needed to work with our home automation system. For my money the mechanism is far heavier than ideal. It's hard to double-click due to how heavy the spring is, and they're quite noisy unless you're very careful. No way I'd spend the extra money on screwless switches if I were doing this all again! I think I'd go for high quality white plastic and spend the difference on something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivienz Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 My build is contemporary and I've gone for the click system mentioned by Nick. My doors and woodwork is all white so white switches look the least unobtrusive. They have a nice chamfered edge to the face plates and don't look clumsy. The sockets on the splashbacks will be dark nickel to blend in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) If blending in is the major concern.. Varilight Freestyle? Hide the switches and sockets within the wallpaper: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLTIFP401C.html? Edited April 3, 2019 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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