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  1. R

    Labour only pricing on new build

    Evening Looking for some guidance on pricing for new builds. Ive been asked to put in a tender for labour only on 4x new build timber frame properties. 4x bedroom with Living/ dining room 2x bathrooms and an ensuite. Spotlights in every room ( 50 ). System boiler with unvented cylinder...
  2. M

    Electrician Jobs Electrician/ new build

    Electricians required for new build housing developments, JIB gold card holders TYNE & WEAR / TEESIDE
  3. R

    New build development pricing

    Hi there. Looking for some advice on pricing for a new build development. Clients is supplying material so its a labour only job. Not quite sure about how to price for it. Its a 2 storey 4 bedroom plot. Pendant fittings in very room except spotlights in kitchen/dining room. UFH in downstairs...
  4. N

    Ice gets build up in vegetable container and on wall back in the neff fridge .defrosted 2 months back

    Hi there, My neff fridge is out of warranty. I Defrosted it 2 months bk.now slowly ice has started building up inside the vegetable container and on wall behind it.all of other areas are perfectly fine in terms of freezing. Pleasesuggest..atttaching photos of same.. Also is there anything in...
  5. gazdkw82

    Blue pipe connections under build

    Builders broke ground today with the digger down the side of the house. They busted a lead water pipe which runs down the side of the house. Houses are fed in bunches of 5 from the street. That means me and 4 other houses share the same stop tap. Builders repaired the T joint and replaced...
  6. D

    UK Why are new build prices so bad?

    Hi , I've recently started on a new build site in essex, self employed sub contracting for a colchester company for which I have done work for 3 years .recently I've started to take the prices as a personal insult. A 3 bed house 1st fix including 2x data, 2x tv points 3x bt around 16 x sockets ...
  7. S

    Outdoor light connected to outdoor spur on new build

    Hi, I purchased a new build a few weeks ago which has a cable running from a switch near the back door to a small round enclosure on the outside back wall. Agent told me it's so I can fit an outdoor light if I want to. Bought a light and removed the enclosure outside revealing about a meter...
  8. Y

    I Need Work Trainee Electrician Position, Herts or North London 2635 already held, looking for a job to build experience and qualify

    Hoping this may boost my chances as not having much success at the moment looking for a job role with my qualification. I had a total career change and trained off my own back for my City & Guilds Level 2&3 Diploma 2365 Electrical Installation and 18th Edition. But now I need a job so I can...
  9. T

    Upgrade gas hob to induction hob

    hello, we have recently brought a new build house and we want to upgrade our gas hob for an induction hob, we have already brought the hob which requires 32AMP and is 7.4KW power our house layout makes it a little tricky and expensive to rewire a new circuit through (which we should have...
  10. ETradesmen

    New build - DNO fuse size

    Good morning one and all, I have a new build coming up (Hertfordshire) and was wondering what size fuse the supplier install now? The reason why I’m asking is because a sub main is required due to the client not wanting the CU near the meter. thanks,
  11. B

    IR testing on new build

    Hi all testing of new build house. When carrying out IR testing on circuits unplugged all equipment and took down smoke alarms. As there was a lot of lights connected with lamps and installed in twin and earth. I put live and neutral together and tested to Earth. IR test was starting off low but...
  12. G

    New Build house off existing supply, export PME or TT

    HI all, customers are building a small house and im coming off thier PME supply to the new build, 25mm 3 core SWA, small two bed house about 40mtrs away builders have put another MEB box next to the existing one and im fitting a metal clad switch in with 100amp 100ma time delayd RCD to RCBO...
  13. sythai

    Nest Smokes (heat?)

    Hi Guys Just seeing if anyone knows for definite if Nest have a heat capability or not yet? Have a new build coming up which obviously needs smokes & heat ? And they have specified Nest throughout. I'm thinking not possible yet and doubt very much they'd be a way of linking into an Aico heat...
  14. S

    New build query for Scottish based electricians

    Been asked to carry out the electrics in a new build for someone I know. Although I’m a qualified electrician I’m not registered with Select or a similar body, I know it is advised to use someone from one of these bodies to carry out work & sign it off but where would I stand legally if I just...
  15. robertl

    3 phase Rotary Converter Build questions

    Hi All, I am just about ready in my new workshop to buy and start using the 3 phase equipment i will need for my business. The biggest of which will be the press brake rated at 12.5kw max. There will be a few other units but smaller - around the 1 to 3kw rating range, so with that i am looking...
  16. B

    How much do I charge for this new build?

    Big 4 bedroom house with built on garage All gear is supplied, just want to know how much it should cost to do 40 sockets 8 tv points 15 switches 4 fans 3 smokes/heats 8 external up/down lights 80 spotlights 4 4ft garage lights 1 cooker 1 Boiler Main board+testing
  17. Dave OCD

    One of todays jobs in a new build bungalow.

    An 8 zone underfloor heating connection box. I had to do a little modifying as these are designed for surface wiring. Also they usually go close to the manifold where the actuator flexes will connect straight in but this one is about 2 metres from the manifold so T&Es go down to a seperate box...
  18. Lister1987

    Best way to build a lockout/tagout kit?

    Tool purchase for this month is looking to be a LOTO kit as I don't have one currently. Whats the best way to cover bases? Buy a pre made kit (budget ~£40) or build piece by piece? I'm open to suggestions & sources.
  19. A

    Earthing and bonding new build

    Hi guys bit of advice needed to save me some time and money. Earthing and bonding required in new build property. 10mm earth to be ran to gas meter to clip to gas pipe that will enter property. This gas pipe then goes to a combi boiler where I will bond all pipes at combi to the gas pipe (gas...
  20. A

    Tv socket height new build

    1200mm is the max socket outlet height in new build property so what's the score with putting a socket at a height where a wall mounted tv will be situated obviously required to be higher than 1200mm. Is this now not allowed for new build properties?

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