What we are doing ? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Toneyz]

I have been on here for a few years now and have enjoyed the banter along the way I get an idea what a few of you do day to day and what some of you professional backgrounds eg maintenance, commercial, domestic (new build /rewires/additional works.
As we approach the end of the year has it been a good one and what do you see the new year bringing. I wish all fellow forum members regular and those who just dip their toe it a happy and very prosperous new year.

 

[Toneyz]

I'll kick it off I used to do new houses made my way up to NICEIC Duty Holder/Q.S. Set up Ltd company with mate/old apprentice and we work for a main electrical contractor labour only doing commercial mainly schools new and refurbishments.Currently doing new county council offices until Feb then school sports hall and/or new church & community centre.

 

[Pete999]

I have been on here for a few years now and have enjoyed the banter along the way I get an idea what a few of you do day to day and what some of you professional backgrounds eg maintenance, commercial, domestic (new build /rewires/additional works.
As we approach the end of the year has it been a good one and what do you see the new year bringing. I wish all fellow forum members regular and those who just dip their toe it a happy and very prosperous new year.

Thanks Ant I see a curry night rearing it's ugly head very soon, if I can get another third party interested, happy new year to you as well.

 

[Squid]

Thanks Ant I see a curry night rearing it's ugly head very soon, if I can get another third party interested, happy new year to you as well.

I read that differently, must stop drinking in the new year........ hic

 

[Pete999]

I read that differently, must stop drinking in the new year........ hic

Yeah right?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I am going to be installing electric car points, I had to turn down a few jobs recently as i wasnt olev approved, so the companies couldn't get the grants, also 1 domestic job, so will be dipping my toes in and getting up to speed on it, as now is the time to learn the ins and outs, its only going to grow as an area of the trade as more and more things change. So it will be about getting both domestic and workplace olev approval sorted in next few weeks.

 

[Toneyz]

I am going to be installing electric car points, I had to turn down a few jobs recently as i wasnt olev approved, so the companies couldn't get the grants, also 1 domestic job, so will be dipping my toes in and getting up to speed on it, as now is the time to learn the ins and outs, its only going to grow as an area of the trade as more and more things change. So it will be about getting both domestic and workplace olev approval sorted in next few weeks.

What sort of work do you mostly do ?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

What sort of work do you mostly do ?

Domestic 90% of the time and the rest offices and small shops.
I started out doing commercial refurbs on shops, cafes, pubs etc when i left the forces and learned the trade from there. but due to family circumstances went out on my own doing domestics last year, its pretty much run of mill house domestic works, not much in way of full rewires but alterations such as new lights, extra sockets etc, repairs and fault finding, extensions, garages/sheds. Done 12 CU changes in last 7 months!!, plenty need doing around here, Have a couple of decent landlords who have me do the electrics on their HMO's. It keep a nice steady stream of work coming in, but gets bit hectic between academic years with all the students moving out and then back in.

 

[Toneyz]

Thanks for posting Gavin hope you have a good year,I did the OP as when members contribute you get to know what the main line if electrical work they come from.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Mainly new build and big refurbs here. The new builds range from blocks of flats, rows of houses or what the builders call prestige works like million + pound houses. Have 7 years work doing 500 light commercial units, they are basic fitouts and mainly used as a hospital type job for filling in weeks in the diary. I take on rewires for the right money but won't compete with the bottom end. First job back is a 6 bed newbuild. Had a lot of fire alarm enquiries lately and won 2 jobs the week before christmas.

 

[Toneyz]

Mainly new build and big refurbs here. The new builds range from blocks of flats, rows of houses or what the builders call prestige works like million + pound houses. Have 7 years work doing 500 light commercial units, they are basic fitouts and mainly used as a hospital type job for filling in weeks in the diary. I take on rewires for the right money but won't compete with the bottom end. First job back is a 6 bed newbuild. Had a lot of fire alarm enquiries lately and won 2 jobs the week before christmas.

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These prestige new builds were enjoyable when I did a few after years of standard house bashing for the likes of Barratt's etc.

 

[Leesparkykent]

These prestige new builds were enjoyable when I did a few after years of standard house bashing for the likes of Barratt's etc.

Yeah I agree, changes it up a bit. This one is having RAKO throughout for lighting and blinds, cameras, intruder, access control, Tesla wall, out buildings etc.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Around these parts £1m dont buy a lot , a 1950s semi will set you back upwards of £300k now, Something like in your pictures with that size garden would be £2m+ property has gone crazy around here with london folk selling up and moving down to Bath. I know one family who sold a townhouse in london for £4.5 million and hes now moved to the firms bristol office as some sort of regional finance director, they bought a similar townhouse for £1.75m in Bath and have the rest of the money to live off. I did the garage lights for them. Its a different world

 

[Leesparkykent]

Around these parts £1m dont buy a lot , a 1950s semi will set you back upwards of £300k now, Something like in your pictures with that size garden would be £2m+ property has gone crazy around here with london folk selling up and moving down to Bath. I know one family who sold a townhouse in london for £4.5 million and hes now moved to the firms bristol office as some sort of regional finance director, they bought a similar townhouse for £1.75m in Bath and have the rest of the money to live off. I did the garage lights for them. Its a different world

That house will prob just scrape over the million mark 1.1-1.2 maybe.

 

[Spoon]

...I get an idea what a few of you do day to day and what some of you professional backgrounds eg maintenance, commercial, domestic (new build /rewires/additional works.

What about us Industrial people.... Do we not deserve love as well....

 

[Toneyz]

What about us Industrial people.... Do we not deserve love as well....

and industrial people now look forward to your post/reply.

 

[Spoon]

and industrial people now look forward to your post/reply.

I love you....

 

[Pete999]

That house will prob just scrape over the million mark 1.1-1.2 maybe.

I love you....

Where is the bucket

 

[Spoon]

Where is the bucket

You might need 2 buckets... I love you as well....

 

[Pete999]

You might need 2 buckets... I love you as well....

Jesus this is getting too much

 

[Spoon]

Jesus this is getting too much

Don't worry.... I'll be back to my grumpy self in the New Year mate...

 

[Dave Rudderham]

Well I spent 1998 - 2008 in data and telecoms. Fell on hard times, went bus driving as a temporary measure (ended up being 8 years!). For the last 4 (2012-2016) years I've done IT/DATA/Telecoms on the side, and I've been helping a spark mate on the side. He was the one who told me I was wasted as a bus driver and to get my paper work for Electrical work, so I did. Signed up Level 2 in Sept 2016 and told the rather large bus company to shove their job up their arse and haven't looked back since. Into Level 3 now. Still doing data and telecoms on the side. Looking at what to do when I've finished level 3 in May 2018. Looking at going Domestic.

 

[Spoon]

I didn't want to be an electrician. I wanted to be a lumberjack. Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia.........

 

[snowhead]

I didn't want to be an electrician. I wanted to be a lumberjack. Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia.........

I bet it's the lumberjack shirt you wanted really.

 

[Wilko]

I feel a song coming on ...

 

[Spoon]

Just watched it on Youtube..

 

[SparkyChick]

My work:- Mainly domestic but I do have a few small commercial customers and a couple of farms on the books. It's mainly electrical with a little bit of security (alarm maintenance/installation) thrown in.

My background:- Professionally... software/research and design engineering for 20+ years building software and hardware for all sorts (retail management, web hosting, cash handling and ticketing, nuclear plant control room training simulation, on-line game development, but most recently it was software for fire services, specifically the software crews use on fire appliances and the back office systems to support that). Decided in 2016 to get out of the corporate cubical for the sake of my health and sanity, so started the company in October 2016. I went the short course route as the long course wasn't an option due to living/working arrangements at that time (my plan, now the company has some money to play with, is to get myself to college and get 2365 under my belt). Don't think the first time I lifted a floor board or cut a chase etc. was on my first jobs for my company. I've been doing electrical, plumbing and building work for family, friends and employers since my teens (Daddy's girl - many hours spent helping him working on cars and doing all the DIY work at home) so I was more than comfortable with the physical side of the job and the various bits of gear you need to make your life easy.

Currently geeking out enjoying a couple of weeks off writing some software to try and help me with the admin side of the business and working on a couple of game ideas

As for 2018, I'm hoping it continues in the same manner as 2017 from August (without the idiot moves live falling out of a loft).