3 bed house rewired in one day including testing

[Electrics]

What you's reckon? ?

 

[LukeD]

Jesus.....

 

[Electrics]

Jesus.....

I mean it's not actually possible to do the job properly in 1 day unless you have an army of people working on it and even then it's a stretch.

Judging by the absolute state they've made of that lived-in house while working in it i'd guess the hidden bits of their work don't comply to any reg.

 

[freddo]

Can't be worse than that rented one where singles were plastered directly in the walls.

 

[LukeD]

Either to people living there are tramps or the workers really shoddy . That company needs to really think before posting videos that make them look terrible

 

[catdog1121]

1:48 that chase looks like it is between the light switch and a socket, not in any zone but that is where you save time rather than having 2 chases

2:33, all the cables are run under the floor just notched into the board rather than pulled through holes drilled in the middle.

Its not too bad considering its done in a day but clearly corners have been cut where it will not be seen..

 

[Dustydazzler]

I have seen a few of their vids on the past , they send a bunch of labourers in at about 7.30am, who smash out the chases , rip up all the floors etc.

Sparks comes in about 9 to pull cables.
Plasters come in about 12 to back fill chases
Sparks comes back about 3 to do 2nd fix and consumer unit
Everyone leaves by 7pm

If you had 3 labourers , 2 sparks and a plasterer you could probably mash out a basic 3 sockets 1 pendant per room very basic rewire in 11-12 hours

 

[littlespark]

I remember a time 4 of us did an ex council house in 4 hours. (Give or take an hour for the captain to finish testing the board)

We were actually rewiring the whole estate, all the remaining council houses. Nothing new going in, and everything was in pipe.
Every house was identical, we knew exactly where everything was concerning access boxes for lights and sockets.

One of the owners that bought from the council wondered how much it would be….

This was a long time ago. Before the need for extractor fans, smoke alarms etc…. It was a bish bash bosh easy Saturday morning. Cash payment, pub by 1.

 

[DPG]

There have been threads on here before about that team.

 

[Petej999]

What you's reckon? ?

Swap those vans for stage coaches and you won't be far away from the description, COWBOYS

 

[Electrics]

Swap those vans for stage coaches and you won't be far away from the description, COWBOYS

As someone who is very reserved about what he doesn't know, i don't like to talk myself up. I always wonder how people who are so crap at their jobs have so much confidence to put themselves forwards like this when everyone can see how shoddy they are. Fake it til you make it i guess.

 

[Dustydazzler]

24 minute consumer unit

 

[Petej999]

As someone who is very reserved about what he doesn't know, i don't like to talk myself up. I always wonder how people who are so crap at their jobs have so much confidence to put themselves forwards like this when everyone can see how shoddy they are. Fake it til you make it i guess.

They will be making good,very good money, so how they feel or whatever wont count as long as some mug pays them evert month or what ever. bang it in , no regards for customer care, are there any wanted posters out on this Charleston yet?

 

[DPG]

Did you see the state of that hob with all the plaster dust and the trowel on it?

 

[Petej999]

Did you see the state of that hob with all the plaster dust and the trowel on it?

Yeah tragic aint it? do that in my house and I'll set her in doors on yer throat and believe that's a fate worse than death. been there several times,not funny.

 

[Electrics]

Did you see the state of that hob with all the plaster dust and the trowel on it?

The whole place was an absolute sh*t tip because of their 'work' and it was lived in too. Disgrace.

 

[timhoward]

are there any wanted posters out on this Charleston yet?

Not trying to be funny pal, but the Charleston is a dance...

I'm quite enjoying the mental picture of those Charlatan's trying the Charleston though so thank you.

 

[littlespark]

No... This is The Charlatans.....

"The only one i knooooow"

 

[7029 dave]

Dont understand why people are surprised, its called house bashing in full swing too.

My old boss would have loved this team back in the 80's, we done hundreds of council houses and flats. we did drill the joists lol.

 

[mattg4321]

Almost all the cables are not in safe zones

 

[Electrics]

Almost all the cables are not in safe zones

We should get a list together haha.

• Nowt covered up and crap everywhere
• Trip hazards all over the place including trailing cables
• Consumer unit tightened up with an 18v DeWalt impact driver
• No cables in safe zones
• Omelette-finish plastering

 

[DPG]

No... This is The Charlatans.....

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"The only one i knooooow"

Is that her off the dandruff advert?

 

[MJPD29]

Hes an absolute clown. Just watching through the videos makes me cringe.

 

[astormatt]

They provide a service which very few companies can provide in tight timescales so he does have a big advantage in the domestic rewire sector.

Let’s be honest, not many of us would do things the way they do it…notched joists etc.

They get over the cables not ran in zones by putting it in the departures on the certs…NIC seem happy with it as long as it’s noted.

Jamie pays very well, the sparks are on around £1500 each a week. Hard graft though.

 

[Electrics]

They provide a service which very few companies can provide in tight timescales so he does have a big advantage in the domestic rewire sector.

Let’s be honest, not many of us would do things the way they do it…notched joists etc.

They get over the cables not ran in zones by putting it in the departures on the certs…NIC seem happy with it as long as it’s noted.

Jamie pays very well, the sparks are on around £1500 each a week. Hard graft though.

Does it really matter what NIC think though? The workmanship, adherence to best practice, treatment of the customer's property etc is absolutely disgraceful. They're impact driving the CU together!

I reckon they say to the customer - to get it done in a day while you're at work we will cover nothing, put nothing back, do no cleaning, etc but i bet they don't say that they're cutting corners in terms of the actual job.

To put this so brazenly on youtube as if you're doing a great service is bizarre.

 

[littlespark]

I’ve not looked, but what are the comments like?

Surely the person whose house this is will read them and demand some compensation if things aren’t done properly.

 

[DPG]

They provide a service which very few companies can provide in tight timescales so he does have a big advantage in the domestic rewire sector.

Let’s be honest, not many of us would do things the way they do it…notched joists etc.

They get over the cables not ran in zones by putting it in the departures on the certs…NIC seem happy with it as long as it’s noted.

Jamie pays very well, the sparks are on around £1500 each a week. Hard graft though.

But surely that argument could be taken even further. Ignore some more of the regs and reduce the time even more. Get some more departures on the forms.

How many people really want a rushed job that doesn't comply with regs, compared to a good quality one though? Or does the customer not know the full facts?

 

[Electrics]

I’ve not looked, but what are the comments like?

Surely the person whose house this is will read them and demand some compensation if things aren’t done properly.

Comments section is full of 'great service you provide here'. The mind boggles - just shows why we need heavy regulation (i say this as an unqualified man, too) - it stops Joe Public thinking an installation is the dogs bollox just because the sockets are shining on the wall.

 

[astormatt]

@CamoElectric

What i was getting at, was that if NICEIC are happy with their working practices and their use of the departures box on the test cert, why would they change their ways of doing things?

Also if you watch some of the more recent videos, he actually offers the customers a service where he has people go in and move furniture and cover it up and have cleaners go in afterwards….for an additional fee of course.

 

[DPG]

@CamoElectric

What i was getting at, was that if NICEIC are happy with their working practices and their use of the departures box on the test cert, why would they change their ways of doing things?

Also if you watch some of the more recent videos, he actually offers the customers a service where he has people go in and move furniture and cover it up and have cleaners go in afterwards….for an additional fee of course.

The local NICEIC guy may well be happy with the situation. But I don't see how you can justify breaching regs on a brand new full rewire, well not just in the interests of saving some time anyway.

Reason for departure - 'Wanted to be knocking off a bit earlier'

 

[astormatt]

The local NICEIC guy may well be happy with the situation. But I don't see how you can justify breaching regs on a brand new full rewire, well not just in the interests of saving some time anyway.

Reason for departure - 'Wanted to be knocking off a bit earlier'

I completely agree! It shouldn’t happen on a new rewire. BUT until they get pulled up on it, they will carry on doing it.

 

[Electrics]

@CamoElectric

What i was getting at, was that if NICEIC are happy with their working practices and their use of the departures box on the test cert, why would they change their ways of doing things?

Also if you watch some of the more recent videos, he actually offers the customers a service where he has people go in and move furniture and cover it up and have cleaners go in afterwards….for an additional fee of course.

Wow selling for extra what should be standard practice. I wonder if he upsells reg adherence too. He's a great businessman, gotta give him that.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

I can't believe they took a day! I usually get 2 done in a day ?

 

[littlespark]

I can't believe they took a day! I usually get 2 done in a day ?

On your own, finished by 4?

 

[freddo]

On your own, finished by 4?

All you got to do is swap the face plates and fuseboard, you can fill the cert in while sat at the bar!

 

[LukeD]

All you got to do is swap the face plates and fuseboard, you can fill the cert in while sat at the bar!

SEEN exactly this . Local to me , old lady told to go to her sisters for 3 days . She only found out when her son was talking to the neighbour and they mentioned 2 guys turned up for a morning . Total paid £2100. And that was 2003. New plates and sockets and they sprayed the CB cover with Appliance white paint to make it all look new

 

[HappyHippyDad]

On your own, finished by 4?

You're right! I guess I could squeeze in 3.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I can't believe they took a day! I usually get 2 done in a day ?

Yeah with all cables clipped direct to the carpet ?