Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Using Nice Ceiling Fans To Decorate The Home


Ceiling fans are imperative in tropical climates. In some communities, not many homes have them installed. Ceiling fans should be an integral fixture in all homes, regardless of the local climate. They can cater to the much needed ventilation. Most homes that are insulated and quite sealed, other than the vents in the attic, require the air to circulate in the home so a certain area doesn’t get suffocating. Lack of ventilation is one reason why allergies and respiratory problems are so common in the country. While ceiling fans can certainly help improve the circulation of air inside the house, it can offer adequate ventilation and can also get rid of naturally hot air during summers and spread the heated air during winters; there is something more that they can do.

Ceiling fans can be used to decorate your home. When you consult an electrician for installing yours or when you shop for fixtures, you should bear in mind your requisites but you should also remember the aesthetics of your home. With a little bit of thought and planning, you can decorate your home with something that is energy efficient and practical to the home’s decor.

Imagine a living room that is quite chic or posh, with sofas and nice carpets, large screen television and ambient lights. The same living room can be further decked up with a sleek or a very sophisticated ceiling fan. The process of installing the fan is not always the same, whether you pick a normal or a designer model. It might require some extra wiring and cutting into the home’s drywall. You can talk with your local electrician on an installation costs if this isn’t something you would like to attempt to handle. There are fixtures with lights and small chandeliers as well which are perfect for living rooms.

Today, you can opt to have a ceiling fan installed pretty much anywhere you can hang one. Kids’ rooms can have funky, lightweight and colorful fixture, the master bedroom can have a classic design or something that caters to your preference, dining space can have a smaller ceiling fan since it will not be used as much as the others and accordingly you can decorate your home with a very small investment. Speaking with a Residential Austin Electrician and you can get a much better idea of what kinds of designs and what specific types of ceiling fan installation would be ideal for your home. 


Mr. Electric of Austin
512-402-5354
8868 Research Blvd #405 Austin, TX 78758


Why You Should Get An Electrician To Inspect & Replace Your Underground Wiring


The job profile of an electrician is pretty extensive. From ceiling fan installation to inspection, installation and replacement of underground electrical wiring, the scope is diverse. Installing a few lights is much simpler thaattending to the circuit breakers and underground electrical wiring is a completely different ballgame.

While you can hire a normal electrician who has the license to operate in the state for any odd jobs, you cannot do the same for your home or business’s underground electrical wiring. You must hire a certified electrician to inspect and replace underground wiring.
·         First, underground electrical wiring is not visible or easily accessible. An electrician needs the knowledge, hands-on experience and the tools necessary to access the underground installations. Even if an electrician knows where the underground electrical wiring is, he wouldn’t know how to deal with it unless he has the right training or enough experience. It is that training as well as experience which is assured when you hire a certified electrician.

·         Underground electrical wiring and everything associated with it involves excavation, subtle techniques of inspections, replacement or installation and one needs the right tools to go do the job. Any ordinary electrician will not have such tools. Hence, you ought to hire a certified electrician who would be trained to handle such operations.

·         Finally, there are safety issues and building codes to adhere to. Underground electrical wiring poses more threats to safety because they are completely inaccessible to an ordinary homeowner. Nothing can be left to chance in such cases.


If you have to hire a certified electrician, then you must first know what the differences are between a common electrician and a certified one. An ordinary electrician will have the license to operate but may have been trained by someone who doesn’t have a certifying authority. The electrician may have learnt the job while working for a company; that is on the job training. There is no way you can confirm or check the credentials of such an electrician.

A certified electrician will have attended a trade school or vocational school, will have gone through an electrician apprenticeship program, may have extensive education in electrical engineering or similar subjects and will have the state license to operate. Also, a certified electrician will have memberships to one or more recognized organizations such as the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, National Electrical Contractors Association, Independent Electrical Contractors Association and Associated Builders and Contractors among others. A certified Austin Electrician will be aware of the National Electrical Code as well, which an ordinary electrician may not be well versed with. 

Mr. Electric of Austin
512-402-5354
8868 Research Blvd #405 Austin, TX 78758