Has anyone ever encountered or had to go rectify any work by them?
I just had a job to do a visual inspection on a tenants house owned by the Local Council, recently had a PIR carried out by *****, i found..
Duel Light Switch wires left unconnected so the switch was not working.
Single...
Guys,
I potentially have a consumer unit change towards the end of Novemeber and for any of those who recognise my postings, you'll understand I am starting my own business on ramp up now through to April following my redundancy.
As I have not worked in domestic for 10 years I out of the whole...
I have been asked by a friend who bought a couple of flats and a shop recently about some kind of linked fire or smoke alarm.
One flat is ground floor with it's own front door on the street. The second flat is a maisonette type on the 1st and 2nd floor with it's own main door via an outside...
Iv been asked if I would like to be a electrical consultant for building control for my local council has anyone had any experience with this is it worth doing?
Slightly related to a previous post of mine...
How do you stand as a tradesman if a customer asks you to do some work but the property is owned by another party; in my case owned by the council / local housing association? Am I allowed to carry out any work agreed between myself and my customer...
Hello my name is james and i currently have my level 3 c&g electrical installation i have worked as mate for years now and am in need to work with someone for a year so i can pass my NVQ3 I am willing to work 1 day a week voluntarily to gain the gain what i need to become fully qualified. I live...
Anyone know how to bid on this?
Just looked at a local councils current tender. Its due for review in November 2011. Current company has had it for many years. Are these potentially unbreakable contracts between councils and said companies.
I've just been reading the Q & A guide and found that Q14 states
Q14. Is it acceptable to calculate (R1+R2) values when carrying out Condition Reports (PIRs), using measured loop impedance values?
No. In any event, it is not essential...
Anyone watching this on BBC1 at the mo?
Can't believe some of the folk that are on it ... one guy renting out his council flat whilst having property in France! :mad:
Hi all,
hope your well.
Ok, here goes.
Done a periodic on a terraced house in North London. All ok, fitted new flourescent light in kitchen as per councils instructions and replaced broken socket.
Got a call from customer that the council officer (whos name for the love of God I cannot...
Morning lads,
I printed these off a few weeks ago and have been reading through them and they have been a brilliant quick reference bread and butter source of information for a noob like me, they dont cover a broad range of topics but just some handy bits and bobs. Just thought i would share...
Hi,
I have the opportunity to price for a rewire in a caretakers house but dont know where to start in gettting on the list to tender for my local council, i know all councils are different but does anyone have any ideas of what department normally deals with this? I dont have a clue who to...
i am starting a job next tuesday rewiring kitchens in council houses. as you know i havent got a clue whats going to be expected of me , all i know is it will be 1 kitchen a day. so any help will be appreciated of how they actualy go about this work.
my brother inlaw lives about 3 miles from us Up a hill and down the other side a bit When its snowy down here the road will be closed as council dont grit it despite several calls ect they even said it was clear last year when there were 6 cars stuck as it was nice n clear at ground level
Bro...
Just passed my part p assessment with Elecsa, and now want to start getting the bigger work in, which is the best way of going about this?? Are councils worth the bother??
Thanks.
can anyone tell me where electricians stand doing work in some ones council house i have been dealing direct with the customer who is renting the council house he wants extra sockets in his kitchen would i have to contact the council
Hi All,
Been asked to do a rewire on a private rented property. Apparently the property owner had a few issues with the tennant and the tennant took up issue with the council who subsequentley viewed the property and and the landlord to do extensive upgrades one of which was improvement to the...
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