We’re lucky to have the coolest customers in the coolest little Capital. Here’s four things to consider when you’re doing your next home renovation project.
1. Doin’ it yourself
Kiwis are famous DIYers. But having a crack at your own electrical work, or letting an unqualified person loose on your electrical systems, can be dangerous. Sometimes the best-of-cost-saving-intentions wind up costing you more money to fix or put you and your family in danger. Before you undertake any electrical work on your house, we urge you to chat to an electrician.
2. Choosing cheap imported products
Saving money, particularly in the current economic climate, is the goal of most people looking to have renovations or upgrades done to their house. Often, this means shopping around for the best priced products. A word of advice, though: avoid cheap imports.
Cheap imported products are almost always low quality, which means they don’t have the longevity of better quality (and slightly pricier) products. They might not be as energy efficient and cost more to run. There’s also a risk they won’t meet New Zealand safety standards. Investing in quality products upfront will save you money in the long term.
3. Getting sucked in by sales
Sometimes it’s tempting to purchase your own products to save money and simply have your electrician install them. While we support you shopping round, be wary of heavily discounted products – they might not be the high quality product you think they are.
Having an electrician source a product from their supplier means you’ll get that product cheaper than the retail price. And because it’s sourced from an electrical supplier, you can rest assured that you’re getting a quality product.
4. Going for the cheapest quote
There’s an old saying in business when it comes to wanting things good, cheap and fast – we think it’s pretty bang on!
You can have things good and cheap but it won’t be fast
You can have things fast and cheap but it won’t be good
You can have things good and fast but it won’t be cheap
Of course, it’s entirely up to you as to which one of those statements best suits your project.