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Alternatively, just leave them a travelodge brochure lying around lol
I'e walked away from 2 jobs because of these things. Once because of the things you have mentioned and the second because of needles. Not a chance I would have worked in any of them two houses. Money is one thing but FFS......
I'm doing one now - my own house.
It's been "in progress" since 2008.
These things just cannot be rushed!!
So far, the old CU has been changed for a nice new one stuffed full with a shedload of RCBOs ( you know it's the way to go ) and a main switch.
The downstairs ring is done but plaster needs patching but there's no hurry - it's been like that for about 3 years now - and the garage which has been converted into a sun room & utility room / cloakroom ( that's a downstairs netty ) has been wired with sockets & lights.
Staircase and landing lighting is in progress - 2 gang switch at bottom of stairs - same at the top and a 2 gang intermediate on the landing so I can switch the hall light & landing light on / off from either upstairs or down. There's nowt much worse than struggling all the way upstairs and then realise you left the hall light on !!
All fittings are Crabtree and the board is ..... Wylex .. (couldn't get Crabtree board off the back of the lorry - only Wylex)
Cabling is all Prysmian - 1.5 & 2.5 but now thinking about it, as the lighting is spread across 3 6 A RCBOs I can get away with 1.00 cable which would be a bit cheaper & easier to handle.
Edit:
Getting back to the OP, maybe the best way is to start at the top & work downwards?
Upstairs lights and tidy up
Upstairs sockets & tidy up
then downstairs etc.
geordies in houses??? bloody 'ell. next thing will be welshmen in grass huts.
Used to rewire a three bed house in two days, and before anyone says anything like "bet that's a rough old job" no it wasn't inspected by the C of W Electrical, all surface, buckle clipped, floors down,carpets relaid, no making good that was done by others.
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Used to rewire a three bed house in two days, and before anyone says anything like "bet that's a rough old job" no it wasn't inspected by the C of W Electrical, all surface, buckle clipped, floors down,carpets relaid, no making good that was done by others.
Used to rewire a three bed house in two days, and before anyone says anything like "bet that's a rough old job" no it wasn't inspected by the C of W Electrical, all surface, buckle clipped, floors down,carpets relaid, no making good that was done by others.
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Used to rewire a three bed house in two days, and before anyone says anything like "bet that's a rough old job" no it wasn't inspected by the C of W Electrical, all surface, buckle clipped, floors down,carpets relaid, no making good that was done by others.
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