Hello and Welcome Jymbob,
Please let me know if the website / tutorial videos are any good so that I will know whether to recommend it to people in future.
Regards,
Chris
Thanks for the link, I had a quick peruse.
The unfortunate summary is, it's basically one guy's blog about his Home Automation projects, so the main install stuff is 10 years old and somewhat out of date (e.g. talking about routing coax for a/v systems, and RJ11 for internet). There's some pearls hidden in there, but you kind of already have to have a good idea what you're doing to find them.
Wiring Guide - http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/content/wiring-guide.html <- this page is probably the most useful for someone thinking about taking on a full refit, although again, you need to read past the out of date specifics to find the general principles. It's full of quick edits saying "Now I'd do it this way."
The forums look a bit more promising though. They're reasonably active.
For an idea of the projects I'm taking on, my house is just over 10 years old, and I'm not a keen enough decorator to want to bash holes in walls if I can avoid it, so I'm looking at in-situ replacements for existing systems. The current focus is lighting, which is going to be a combination of smart bulbs and smart switches. Most switches require a neutral at the switch, so I'm aiming to replace some 2-wire cable runs with 3-core and earth. The loft isn't boarded (yet), so I'm going to start with upstairs and see how it goes before tackling the more inaccessible ones downstairs.
The ace up my sleeve is my neighbour is a registered electrician who's doing up his period house, so in return for occasionally lugging cast iron radiators around for him, he's happy to lend his expertise when he can!