Domestic rewire advice??

[LankyWill]

Forgot to add, thats with a half decent apprentice on the rewire bit.

 

[Dave OCD]

Even better with no ceilings.

 

[buzzlightyear]

the rewire I get its like strictly come dancing with moving the furniture around with the customer still sat in the chair.

 

[Dave OCD]

Forgot to add, thats with a half decent apprentice on the rewire bit.

Ah that makes more sense.

 

[Dave OCD]

the rewire I get its like strictly come dancing with moving the furniture around with the customer still sat in the chair.

Picturing that has me laughing but I've been there too, half an hour of moving cr@p before you can get to do anything, and that's in every room.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Last rewire I done the landlord hadn't got rid of all the furniture like he was supposed to and the carpets were being replaced.......left the apprentice to break the furniture up and lob it out the window on to the front garden then Stanley the carpets up which also got lobbed out the window whilst I went down the cafe with the other sparks

 

[buzzlightyear]

when the customer says mind the carpet ,and it thread bear and you see the poor old
mice packing their stuff. now that what I call a rewire .

 

[Leesparkykent]

Or the house is a complete s**t hole and you end up leaving the house cleaner than when you started the rewire.

 

[Dave OCD]

Yep even had one so bad I declined tea !!!

 

[buzzlightyear]

Yep even had one so bad I declined tea !

be fore start a job I always ask can I use you loo.
if that's not clean then the tea they put in cup not clean neither .

 

[Leesparkykent]

Yep even had one so bad I declined tea !!!

had a few of them in my time...absolutely gasping but you've seen the state of the kitchen. I always say the apprentice will have one though haha

 

[Hellmooth]

yeah, until some one switches the light on !

You're patter is mince Buzz, stick to space travel.

 

[buzzlightyear]

went to a cooker connection today, customer just moved house and frying pan still stuck to the bl**Dy cooker .

 

[snipersmith87]

I've got an apprentice but hes

a few ways to do it.

1. power down the lot, rip out, rewire on a 1st fix -2nd fix basis. fit a double socket on a RCD +MCB board to give power for tools. lights etc.

2. rewire each circuit/floor at a time.

3. get someone else to do it

Why didn't I think of option 3??!

 

[Pete999]

Exactly how I've intended buddy. Day 1 chopping and boards up. Routes mapped. Tomorrows cable pulling. Appreciate the advice!!

I take it all these day 1 day 2 etc are in an empty house, wouldn't be able to do that in an occupied dwelling

 

[snipersmith87]

I take it all these day 1 day 2 etc are in an empty house, wouldn't be able to do that in an occupied dwelling

Yes pete. Properties empty. I just questioned my self and time scale as you hear of these sparks rewiring occupied houses in a couple of days. It's just me and a young lad. Literally his first month at electrical work.

 

[Pete999]

Yes pete. Properties empty. I just questioned my self and time scale as you hear of these sparks rewiring occupied houses in a couple of days. It's just me and a young lad. Literally his first month at electrical work.

OK thanks for getting back

 

[WELLSIANA]

Hi fellow sparks. Just started a rewire at mo 3 bed house. Not my usual business tbh. Far and few. Just after any advice into people's routines and methods for efficiency. I'm sure the lads that do this day in day out know some tricks of the trade!! I can't see the light at the end if the tunnel and it's only day 1!!!!

 

[PEG]

Cannot think of anything worse,than an occupied ,full rewire...need full unhindered access,or nowt.

Did a job years back,at a retired judges property,where he and his wife,sat at the kitchen table all day in their bath robes,reading dozens of newspapers,whilst 12 cats marched about,putting their feet in and out of every cup,bowl and pan.

Never got offered a brew-thank the lord...and he paid me with a money-order,which i had to ring me dad,to find out what it was.

There was no repeat.

 

[WELLSIANA]

Hi fellow sparks. Just started a rewire at mo 3 bed house. Not my usual business tbh. Far and few. Just after any advice into people's routines and methods for efficiency. I'm sure the lads that do this day in day out know some tricks of the trade!! I can't see the light at the end if the tunnel and it's only day 1!!!!

Surely if you have no experience , then you could not meet a competent value required , i would guess you would fail regs however long it took you and it could well be dangerous result. Is it worth that when you could get it done for around 4k-4.5k with certification , if its still worth the bash take out quality life and building insurance