Hi,
I'm planning the electrics & wiring for a new kitchen extension on a 3 bed det bungalow and would appreciate some advice.
The existing building has suspended timber floors and a conventional loft space. The extension has block & beam floor (already laid), to be followed by Celotex /...
Doing a rewire at the mo where customer has requested down lighters to be fitted.
Above the room is an empty loft space but leads to a room.
Do fire rated spots still need to be fitted or are non standard fittings ok?
Where can i get info on this? I always fit if there is another flat above...
Hi guys, i have just moved into a bungalow which is really old. All electrics and all are ancient. With a new consumer unit with rcd, mcb or rbo's, how do you work out the circuits? For instance, in a 2 storey house, you have a ring main for upstairs and down stairs. But how do you seperate them...
Hi guys ive just been to lookat a pv install on a bungalow roof which has plenty of space for up to 4kw install, The supply to the bungalow ids fed off a 3phase supply wich in turns feeds the owners business. will he still be able to claim the feed back tariff even though its metered through the...
just wondering how you guys would go about this, my idea is 25 mm tails from meter into henley block 25 mm to main board in house and 25 mm to 100A isolator for dwelling at bottom of garden,2 core 25mm swa and a 16mm earth run down to dwelling at bottom of garden to new split load 10 way dual...
Ive noticed my three led outside wall lights are connected to the lighting ring via the usual connection method(with inside switch) for adding extra lights.
Is this ok?
If not should it be a fcn from the ring main or i have a fuse board in the garage that handles all stuff thats not in the main...
Have Been asked to replace old wylex consumer unit in a bungalow there are five circuits in it Cooker, Shower, Immersion, Ring main, Lighting My question is if I provide a 8 way 17th edition split load rcd consumer unit How would you best divide up the circuits?
There is only a single...
Hi
got to quote a bungalow on fri for a complete rewire, its empty, complete rip out.
Its a 2 bed which has flooded twice in the past 5 yrs due to its close proximity to the river severn......................any suggestions with how high to reccomend sockets............cu...
Greetings and salutations.
I have been working for an electrician for a while but unfortunately he will soon be defunct.
I have just started a bungalow re-wire for a friend of my father and want to make a nice job of it.
The wiring is a right old state and there is steel conduit in the walls...
Hi all this is the situation.
I have been asked by the new lease holders for a new install on a newsagents, its currently a bare shell.
the property is a bungalow currently rented to tennants. Part of the bungalow ( very large room ) has been used as a shop before, but now has no supply...
Hey up chaps,
I have rewired my bungalow over last couple of days and before the plastering is done i just want to check i havent missed anything that will prevent it from being signed off. (I am an industrial electrician so domestic is not my bread and butter, but what i have done is safe)...
Hello All,
Got a 1920 Bungalow to rewire, approx 157 square metres, can`t decide on how to run the cables in the loft, its going to be a pain if I clip direct as the beams run in all direction due to a number of extensions, i have seen some mention of trunking before, any suggestions welcome...
hi all, im new, so first of all a big hello:)
ive just gone on my own and registered with napit!!
quoting for a 3 bed bungalow with en-suite attached garage and conservatory, all normal white plastic fittings except fire rated brushed chrome downlighters in kitchen, bathroom & en-suite, oh and...
im rewiring part of a bungalow it only has one ring main for the whole property. The floor area is less than 100m but the kitchen has a number of appliances. can i keep it as one ring main for whole house or add new ring main. i want to add a new ring main but that adds cost to job, just want to...
just been to see a cu change in a tiny bungalow.
only 4 circuits in existing cu. question is what board can i get away with fitting as they obviously dont want a dual rcd board. all advice welcome ;)
hi all,
got a bungalow rewire to price tomorrow and must admit i am a bit out of touch with pricing this type of rewire :o
whats the going rate for complete rewire for occupied 1950s 3 bed bungalow, with floorboards and fairly clear loft access :confused:
could do with winning this one as work...
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