New build sparkies

[Toneyz]

Surely new build sparks working on mass new builds are just working to repeated design specs, a bit like shelling peas or giving out speeding tickets

Agree but it wasn't quite the point that I was making more blinked vision.

 

[Toneyz]

Its too easy to heap scorn on those electricians,they work their socks off for tight fisted companies
Given more time they no doubt would have less excuse for slap dash or be less informed on these jobs

I am no way suggesting those electricians don't work their socks off ( I once was one of them)

 

[Dustydazzler]

Mass New build sites are generally poor quality work

Price , speed is all that matters

 

[FatAlan]

Its too easy to heap scorn on those electricians,they work their socks off for tight fisted companies
Given more time they no doubt would have less excuse for slap dash or be less informed on these jobs

Very true. Especially when you start looking at speed and cost.

 

[Pete999]

Just to add an oldie point of view, I had a stint at house bashing in the 70s the 1970s before some smart Alec jumps in with a comment.
Anyway I digress, the scenario went like this, one Electrician and about 5 or 6 Apprentices, once the Apprentices were shown what to do, some first fixing some 2nd fixing, my job as the Electrician was to oversee this shamble.
Not a lot can go wrong on repetition work, or so you would have thought, switches an sockets at the wrong height, how do I connect this 3 gang 2 way switch, and so on, someone mentioned speed and cost, it was the ethic in those days same as it is now, the trouble was and is still today lots of these Apprentices, qualified and became Electricians, only knowing new build house bashing, a sad reflection.

 

[FatAlan]

I keep toying with the idea of pushing for a CSCS card and seeing if I can get taken on on with some new build stuff but I’m not sure I’d learn anything. At the moment I quite enjoy rooting around old domestic lash ups trying to work out what has gone before

 

[Dustydazzler]

FatAlan , if you are young and fit then new builds are fine.
Throw in some t@e , whack in some back boxes
You don’t need a laser level or spirit level just ‘eye ball’ everything , throw it at the wall and that’s about it.

You get to meet some ‘interesting’ people and I even learned some polish while working in London.
The work is relatively clean and pay normally between £150-200 per day.

 

[Toneyz]

Points very well put by Pete, I suppose in Pete's day the regs and amount in houses was much less and easier it that way however harder in the sense of chasing hard brick drilling traditional joists mostly with no electric drill no battery drills I beams dot and dab.

 

[Pete999]

Points very well put by Pete, I suppose in Pete's day the regs and amount in houses was much less and easier it that way however harder in the sense of chasing hard brick drilling traditional joists mostly with no electric drill no battery drills I beams dot and dab.

Got that right Ant

 

[magnoliafan89]

My firm used to have to outsource to outside contractors to rewire some properties...some existing and some new builds. A.bennetts were the worst offedners. Came across one yesterday on the cert they put they used 25mm for tails...so why am i staring at 16mm T+E??

Sockets...that aren't actually wired in...but just screwed to the wall...

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