Before the ceiling closes

Mani, MSN Developments
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Your plan is drawn. Rough in is coming. And the electrician is about to ask, where do you want your lights?Most new homes get a grid of downlights, one colour nobody checked, and a bathroom that feels like a hospital. Once the plaster is up, fixing any of it means cutting the ceiling back open.I'm Mani from MSN Developments. I design floor plans and I build homes in Melbourne. Each short episode takes one lighting decision you have to make before the ceiling closes, tells you what we did at Wimbledon, our duplex in St Kilda East, and gives you three steps and one question to ask your electrician.Kitchen strips, downlights, colour temperature, pendants, bathrooms, natural light and the nine questions to hand your electrician.Free lighting guide, every room in the house:https://www.msndevelopments.com.au/light-guide?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=bio&utm_campaign=ceiling_s1

  1. 11h ago

    A grid of downlights is not a plan

    Before the ceiling closes · Season 2 · Episode 2 · Mani, MSN Developments A ceiling of evenly spaced downlights is not a lighting design, it is the absence of one. Mani walks through the five signs your plan is a grid, the ten minute test to run with your plan open, and the three steps to fix it before the electrician marks the ceiling. In this episode - Why most lighting layouts are spaced, not designed, and why it is too late once the plaster is up - The quick test: point at any three lights and say what each one is for - Five signs your plan is a grid: rows, lights aimed at the room not at anything in it, lighting decided after the build started, the brightest lights over the bedrooms, everything all on or all off - Danish, on his first free Strategy Call: ten downlights in one space, down to four - Step one: point at three lights and name the job - Step two: take off every light with no job, then look at what is actually dark - Step three: keep recessed cans only where they earn it, over a bench, in a shower, over a vanity, and decide it before the ceiling closes - Recessed versus flush: why a flush downlight reads like a pancake The one question to ask your electrician Can you tell me what each of these lights is for? If the answer is a pause, it is a grid. Free lighting guide Grab it before your electrician comes out: https://www.msndevelopments.com.au/light-guide?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=ceiling_s1 Mani · MSN Developments · floor plans and builds, Melbourne

    A grid of downlights is not a plan

  2. 2d ago

    One colour, everywhere

    Before the ceiling closes · Season 2 · Episode 3 · Mani, MSN Developments Mixed colour temperatures ruin more good lighting plans than any other mistake. Mani walks through the three numbers, why three thousand K is the one, and the three steps to lock it in before you order a single fitting. In this episode - The ladder: twenty seven hundred K reads yellow and dated, four thousand K feels like an office, three thousand K is natural white. - Pick three thousand K for every room, every fitting, every strip, and pair it with natural white paint, never bright white. - Why the mismatch happens in most new homes: downlights, strip and bathroom mirror all come from different places and nobody checks the number. - Wimbledon, the St Kilda East duplex: natural white paint, warm moody lighting, and the stone and the island strip glowing at night. - Danish on his first free Strategy Call: "More is not always the best, every light should have a purpose." - Step one: write three thousand K next to every fitting on the schedule. - Step two: ask the supplier to confirm it in writing. - Step three: check the strip, the wall lights and the bathroom, the ones that slip through. - Mani's caveat: this is his taste, three independent sources agree, a good designer may see your house differently. The one question What colour temperature is written next to every fitting on my schedule? Free lighting guide Grab it before your electrician comes out: https://www.msndevelopments.com.au/light-guide?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=ceiling_s1 Mani · MSN Developments · floor plans and builds, Melbourne

    One colour, everywhere

  3. 3d ago

    Light the objects, not the room

    Title: Light the objects, not the room Short description: Most new homes get a grid of downlights, and the stone, the artwork and the view all end up lit the same. Mani from MSN Developments explains why he lights objects, not rooms, how to pick one hero per space, and the one question to ask your electrician before the ceiling closes. In this episode - Why a grid of downlights makes a new home feel flat - Light the objects, not the room: the room is lit as a consequence - Wimbledon, St Kilda East: the eye goes to the landscaping, the drop down pendants in the entry void, and the Tundra Grey stone - Why a light bar over the kitchen bench blocks the hero - Step 1: pick one hero per space, the stone, the artwork wall, the pendant in the void, or the view to the garden - Step 2: light the objects, wash the stone, light the artwork - Step 3: keep everything else quieter, and put the points on the plan before the ceiling closes The one question for your electrician: What is the hero in this room, and which light on the plan is for it? If nobody can point to it, it is not on the plan. Free lighting guide: Every room in the house. https://www.msndevelopments.com.au/light-guide?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=ceiling_s1 Mani · MSN Developments · floor plans and builds, Melbourne

    Light the objects, not the room

  4. 4d ago

    The 2am walk to the fridge

    Title: The 2am walk to the fridge Short description: You walk into the kitchen at 2am and the last thing you want is every downlight in your face. Mani from MSN Developments shares the three step lighting fix he builds into his homes, and the one question to ask your electrician before the ceiling closes. In this episode - Why lighting is the most underrated decision in a new build - Step 1: an LED strip under the island bench, to cut the shadow and make your stone stand out at night - Step 2: a motion sensor set to night only, so you never hunt for a switch and it never fires in the daytime - Step 3: put both on the electrical plan, with a power point and a shadow line in the joinery, before the ceiling closes - What we did at Wimbledon, St Kilda East - Layered lighting: a bright layer for cooking, a soft layer for walking through at night The one question for your electrician: Is the strip on the plan, with a power point and a night only sensor? If the answer is a pause, it is not. Free lighting guide: Every room in the house, kitchen, bathroom and hallway. https://www.msndevelopments.com.au/light-guide?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=ceiling_s1 Mani · MSN Developments · floor plans and builds, Melbourne

    The 2am walk to the fridge

  5. 10/28/2022

    15 - Inflation and Unemployment: Frenemies?

    With inflation soaring and the central bank raising interest rates, many are wondering about the relationship between unemployment and inflation. I explain the original Phillips curve and how it was debunked in the 70's. Finally, I explain what the new Phillips curve says.  Full video: https://youtu.be/RNPyrIsgCdg #phillipscurve #unemploymentandinflation More videos:   When was US inflation LAST this HIGH? - https://youtu.be/kxFes-Hil7c    The Inflation Reduction Act  - https://youtu.be/_y9VVm8Ee3s     Social:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manraj.nijjar11/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manraj.nijjar  Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manraj.nijjar1  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-manraj-nijjar-show  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManrajNijjar1  Podcast: https://manrajnijjarshow.buzzsprout.com/

    15 - Inflation and Unemployment: Frenemies?

  6. 10/21/2022

    14 - Why is Wage Growth So SLOW?

    Over the past few decades wage growth has been very slow. I explain why this is an issue given how inflation is soaring. I give two potential explanations: decentralised labour markets (enterprise bargaining) and slow productivity growth.  Full video: https://youtu.be/_JkShN7ZeCY  More videos:  When was US inflation LAST this HIGH? - https://youtu.be/kxFes-Hil7c  The Inflation Reduction Act -  https://youtu.be/_y9VVm8Ee3s  Social:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manraj.nijjar11/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manraj.nijjar  Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manraj.nijjar1  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-manraj-nijjar-show  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManrajNijjar1  Podcast: https://manrajnijjarshow.buzzsprout.com/

    14 - Why is Wage Growth So SLOW?

  7. 10/14/2022

    13 - The Inflation Reduction Act: What Does it Even Do?

    The inflation reduction act was recently signed. But behind the confusing name and the range of different policies included, it can be difficult to figure out exactly what the impact of this bill will be. I give a simplified explanation of what this bill is about. How it won't really affect inflation, and how it's mainly a climate change bill. Finally I explain how this bill will be paid for: via additional taxes on firms and a big budget upgrade for the IRS.  Full video: https://youtu.be/_y9VVm8Ee3s #inflationreductionact #consumerprices #inflationnews  More videos:    Why construction costs are NOT going DOWN! - https://youtu.be/CMxCk-9xkqw   When was US inflation LAST this HIGH? - https://youtu.be/kxFes-Hil7c      Social:    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manraj.nijjar11/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manraj.nijjar   Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manraj.nijjar1   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-manraj-nijjar-show   Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManrajNijjar1   Podcast: https://manrajnijjarshow.buzzsprout.com/

    13 - The Inflation Reduction Act: What Does it Even Do?

  8. 10/07/2022

    12 - When Was US Inflation Last This High?

    With inflation so high, many are drawing comparisons to the huge inflation we saw in the 1970's. In this video I explain what led up to the "great inflation" of the 1970s as well as what makes the situation back then different from today.  Time stamps  00:00 | Preview  00:19 | Memory refresher   00:33 | Misconceptions  00:51 | Factors Leading to 70's Inflation  01:57 | Difference 1 - Stagflation  02:41 | Difference 2 - Market flexibility  03:28 | Difference 3 - Central bank priorities  04:35 | Audience action More videos:   Why construction costs are NOT going DOWN! - https://youtu.be/CMxCk-9xkqw    Why Interest Rates Must Rise - https://youtu.be/QqSHo8q-idI   Social:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manraj.nijjar11/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manraj.nijjar  Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manraj.nijjar1  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-manraj-nijjar-show  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManrajNijjar1  Podcast: https://manrajnijjarshow.buzzsprout.com/

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Your plan is drawn. Rough in is coming. And the electrician is about to ask, where do you want your lights?Most new homes get a grid of downlights, one colour nobody checked, and a bathroom that feels like a hospital. Once the plaster is up, fixing any of it means cutting the ceiling back open.I'm Mani from MSN Developments. I design floor plans and I build homes in Melbourne. Each short episode takes one lighting decision you have to make before the ceiling closes, tells you what we did at Wimbledon, our duplex in St Kilda East, and gives you three steps and one question to ask your electrician.Kitchen strips, downlights, colour temperature, pendants, bathrooms, natural light and the nine questions to hand your electrician.Free lighting guide, every room in the house:https://www.msndevelopments.com.au/light-guide?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=bio&utm_campaign=ceiling_s1

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    Mani, MSN Developments
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
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