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  1. Z

    Timber Frame /" Kit" houses pricing

    Obviously easier to wire than traditional builds but would be interested from those who have been doing them for a while if theres a "rough" figure to use to cross check pricing ie £25 pere switch £35 per socket, that kind of thing. cheers Ze
  2. S

    sockets in stud walls

    do sockets in external stud walls need to be fire rated? also in timber framed houses is it only the joining walls that need to be fire rated? where can i find documents to help me with this, cant find much in document p or bs7671
  3. T

    Council Houses: Cheats and Victims

    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:
  4. L

    Earth fault

    I have a house on an estate of 8 houses in Cyprus. The houses are modern and the electrics a good standard. The electricity to the houses is supplied alternately on 2 of the phases, the 3rd phase being reserved for street lighting. Each house has a box outside in which is the meter, 80amp fuse...
  5. A

    Strange one - main cut out fuse

    Hi Guys, was installing a new CU today and all went well but noticed an extra main cut out fuse with 16mm tails going into the wall. Pulled the fuse and found out the next door neighbours power went out. They have no main fuse, just a meter and old rewireable fuse box. I don't think the...
  6. W

    How to know if a house/ row of houses are to be demolished in the near future?

    Hey, I have been looking into buying a property just across the road from me. The property is going cheap as it is really old and run down and needs a refurb. But my question is: How would I go about finding out if that particular row of houses is scheduled to be knocked down in the near...
  7. D

    council houses

    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
  8. J

    S Plan, 2 Houses, 2 Pumps, 2 Programmable Controllers, 1 Shared Gas Boiler

    S Plan, 2 Houses, 2 Pumps, 2 Programmable Controllers, 1 Shared Gas Boiler Is this possible? Do you just wire up the boiler as per the S-Plan Wiring Diagram, and wire the boiler switched live from both...
  9. scotsparky

    Georgan Town houses.

    Anybody worked on these? I have been asked to price up putting in some EM lights in 2 houses. Ther in Edinburgh city centre and are being used as ofices. all fully carpeted and very nice decoration and plaster work. the cables are in the walls and i have a suspition its listed. any ideas?
  10. Hawk81

    NICEIC Certification Scheme Would you report this to NICEIC

    My mates father inlaw is a building contractor and has built 4 new houses. One of which my mate has moved into two years ago. My mate was having bother with his RCD tripping so he asked me to have a look at it. To cut a long story short i found lots of faults in the house. Like the upstairs and...
  11. C

    rules for pvc trunking

    loacl housing group are re-wiring 40+ homes around near me i was asked why thay are using pvc trunking for all circuits .. i remember in the late 80s doing houses with trunking but that was just lighting drops only .. what are the rules for pvc trunking in a house just seems lazy not to chase...
  12. L

    Self built inported wooden houses ,regs

    Hi there, Iv been asked to wire a house that has been inported from sweden and is mostly wooden,, is there any special requirements apart from the holes and notches in joists etc ..30ma rcd protection all circuits ,, am i missing anything as the structure is obviously higher risk in the fire...
  13. K

    Mobile homes

    Hi Guys, This is my first post, although I've been lurking here for a bit. I have to say this is the friendliest forum I've come across, far less keyboard warriors than is usual. Now that I've massaged your enormous egos:p Can you help? I've got to price up a job this weekend and wanted to...
  14. A

    Smoke Alarms

    Hi good people can anyone tell me what is the latest reqirements for smoke alarms in domestic houses on a perchel rewire hope you can help
  15. tigerpaul

    working in houses

    Hi there, I may well be working in houses soon, not something I've done much of before. So, I need to know if I'm allowed to do it, now that Part P has come in. I'm currently qualified to 2391 testing, and 16th Edition, though I'll be doing to 17th soon and possibly 2400 design. Do I have...
  16. K

    cure for smelly houses !

    Hi guys Just some advice ! I always carry a small pot of vix in my pocket so if the house etc is smelly a little dab under the nose works a treat. learned it off a mortition years ago ! and if its good enough to combat the smell of rottin flesh smelly socks etc are no contest lol. Regards Tony.:)
  17. L

    Dirty, smelly, messy occupied houses

    Not much of a discussion thread, just me letting off abit of steam. Because the amount of houses I go to, are dirty, smelly and messy, with kids running around. I really don't know how people live like they do. I'm suprised I dont get ill from going in to those places. Is everyone the same? or...

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