£500 for a full rewire in 3 bed property

[buzzlightyear]

the question is was the spark that did the job was he the builder has well .looking at the state of the job like no plaster boards on the ceilings .

 

[buzzlightyear]

if i was the op i would send them
pics to watchdog on behalf on the customer .by the way has the op fallen asleep reading his post .and did not reply to the threads .

 

[Andy78]

How can anyone with a brain believe they can get a rewire for £500?

Dunno, but they do. I once recommended a rewire in a property with no cpcs in lighting and rubber cable all over.
"Ooh that sounds expensive, what are we talking, about a grand ?" Said the well educated home owner.
Property is a large 5 bed semi over three floors on the most expensive street in our city.
My mate actually let out an involuntary "Ha!" When he gave us his idea of an estimate.

 

[PEG]

Listen...i for one,am not going to condemn this installation...until i see the test results...

 

[ruston]

Sadly a lot of that could have been covered up . It is just as well that it has been discovered.

 

[Octopus]

And this is precisely why CPS "inspections" should be conducted on ongoing work ...........

 

[MJPD29]

Probably worse than it was before he started the rewire

 

[camerabloke]

Any pictures of where they tied their horses up?

 

[Pete999]

Any pictures of where they tied their horses up?

They came in Caravans Mate, pulled by Mules.

 

[buzzlightyear]

I wonder what they did with the old wiring, I bet they wade that in .
I wonder if the op client has still got his rad pipes in .

 

[Pete999]

I wonder what they did with the old wiring, I bet they wade that in .
I wonder if the op client has still got his rad pipes in .

Weighed Buzz Weighed, he doesn't improve with age.

 

[littlespark]

Weighed Buzz Weighed, he doesn't improve with age.

He only spells his name right, cos it’s written on his pyjamas.

Seriously, that is a shambles of a job. I’d be surprised if there is a CU to speak of. Will be all supplied from what’s left of an old Wylex fuseboard or something.... with nails instead of fuses!

 

[EDMOND MATOSHI]

The guy that did the work was from Spain . The worst bit was the installation was energised and bonding conductor had been cut and left hanging. 8 junction boxes in kitchen area, with no way to access them. Shower and sockets on same circuit. No earth sleeves throughout and no continuity of cpc

 

[Octopus]

It’s going to cost much more than £500 to improve ...

 

[TJ Anderson]

To be fair, don't feel too sorry for them on this one.
The homeowner went super crazy cheap so what did they expect? Only lost £500, so not an expensive lesson.
The "spark" lol, made sweet FA out of this job, poss 1st attempt so prob won't want to do another haha

 

[magnoliafan89]

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[BruvDunk]

Plenty of nuggets about.... What did they expect!

 

[davesparks]

If the customer wants to gamble with their life then let them, it is a free country after all. They are free to commit suicide by whatever means they see fit.

 

[Markyd]

£500 for a rewire.....the client got what he deserved....seriously..isolate the whole installation and rip the lot out

 

[Mapj1]

Well the bit saying "Enchufez Plant." is either mis spelt Spanish or Portuguese for "socket supply " more or less translated, and the whole thing looks a bit South American, but safer.
Still I don't see anything live you can actually touch, just rather a lot of single insulation, and a feeling they are not used to the bare CPC in T and E. How do the breaker or fuse ratings and cable sizes stack up?