Approx re-wire length of time?

[Noob2013]

Hi all.

I know it all depends on routes, snags etc and you havent seen the property but I'm after an approx length of time (give or take) you would expect this rewire to take for one electrician.

5 bedrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen, playroom and 3 bathrooms. Also 3 landings to have lights and switches.

All rooms will require all sockets and switches to be chased out with an average of 6 sockets per room and 1 light. Also an aerial point in each room.

Kitchen will have spotlights and electric cooker. No electric showers but extractor fan and shaver point in each bathroom. Couple of outside lights. Supply to fed 2 way C.U in outside store room.

As I said, there are a lot of factors involved so just after a rough idea.

Cheers

 

[Andy78]

My mentor will be designing and checking it stage by stage and signing it off at the end.

I have to ask then, if this is the case, would he not be the first one to ask about timescales ?

 

[Noob2013]

He is on holiday at the mo and hasnt got involved yet so I'm just curious.

 

[vjsmarwick]

Well i say good on you for having the guts to go for it! But I hope your not going to give a fixed price for the job? Because as these guys say 3 weeks but for a first timer and all the tracks your going to have to chase, that's the easy part you still have to get them in to the floor spaces and i think your going to be looking at nearer 4 weeks work i sure wouldn't give a fixed price! Only an estimate with an explanation that you don't know what your going to find until your working on it. The owners may be more forgiving hearing upfront honesty. Last thing you want is finding yourself having to pay for some of it yourself there would be nothing worse and soon eats in to any profit.

 

[Andy78]

Well i say good on you for having the guts to go for it! But I hope your not going to give a fixed price for the job? Because as these guys say 3 weeks but for a first timer and all the tracks your going to have to chase, that's the easy part you still have to get them in to the floor spaces and i think your going to be looking at nearer 4 weeks work i sure wouldn't give a fixed price! Only an estimate with an explanation that you don't know what your going to find until your working on it. The owners may be more forgiving hearing upfront honesty. Last thing you want is finding yourself having to pay for some of it yourself there would be nothing worse and soon eats in to any profit.

If I was the homeowner that would be all I needed to hear to go and get a fixed price quote from elsewhere.

 

[davesparks]

My mentor will be designing and checking it stage by stage and signing it off at the end.

Mentioning a mentor makes it sound like you are an apprentice, presumably employed by a company?
If so have you considered your liability on this job in terms of both insurance and tax?

 

[Noob2013]

This is for a family member so length of time isn't much of an issue and will be charging very little.

When I said mentor I just meant the person overlooking me as I am not fully qualified at the moment.

 

[Dave OCD]

As regards the cob walls I think you'd be better of trying to get away with surface boxes if you can.

 

[Noob2013]

As regards the cob walls I think you'd be better of trying to get away with surface boxes if you can.

Not an option

 

[Dave OCD]

Good luck then, make sure you have plenty of sand and cement.

 

[Noob2013]

Good luck then, make sure you have plenty of sand and cement.

Cheers mate can't wait

 

[vjsmarwick]

If I was the homeowner that would be all I needed to hear to go and get a fixed price quote from elsewhere.

then you would probably be the one paying more than most because to give a fixed price i would make sure i wasnt going to be the looser but that would be the choice of the owner i am not working for a loss neither am i here to rip someone off

 

[IzzyS]

Good luck then, make sure you have plenty of sand and cement.

No idea about cob other than you shouldn't repair it with s&c. Sounds a bit specialised to me.

Google throws up these pearls...

[h=3]Repair of Cob Buildings[/h]Cob is represented by a homogenous material rather than thousands of individual units such as bricks held together by mortar. Therefore structural repairs and reinstatement are different.
Following advice from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings most conservation builders aim to repair and consolidate problem areas of a property without causing physical disruption. This ensures the long term stability and optimum performance of the building.
But with cob a problem exists. When attempting to repair cob with new cob the drying process results in shrinkage. This in turn leads to an unhappy repair because the material fails to bond with the existing material. Recent work suggests these problems can be overcome and cob can be used in conjunction with lime and non-ferrous metal supports in cases where structural movement has not been arrested.
Materials to avoid when repairing cob are cement, cement and cement. By using this material to repair your home you are likely to make any structural problems worse as well as increase the likelihood of damp.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

3 weeks for one is tight I reckon. I'd allow 4 including making good. You often hear people claiming to do rewires like this in much less time,but when pressed it invariably turns out they are working 12 hour days and weekends....so it isn't really as quick as they claim.

 

[Andy78]

then you would probably be the one paying more than most because to give a fixed price i would make sure i wasnt going to be the looser but that would be the choice of the owner i am not working for a loss neither am i here to rip someone off

Hmm but I would expect a fixed price from an experienced hand to be a pretty accurate reflection of the job at task and I would be willing to pay the right price for a job done correctly and on time. I would expect the same of all my customers too.
If I compared that to "I'm not qualified and don't have much experience so I don't really know how I'll get on or how long this will take, so I'll be working on a day rate until it's finished, whenever that is" I know which one I would go for. There is a huge difference between cheap and value for money.

Anyway, as the OP has stated he will be working for family for a low wage it's a moot point really.

 

[Spoon]

Hmm but I would expect a fixed price from an experienced hand to be a pretty accurate reflection of the job at task and I would be willing to pay the right price for a job done correctly and on time. I would expect the same of all my customers too.
If I compared that to "I'm not qualified and don't have much experience so I don't really know how I'll get on or how long this will take, so I'll be working on a day rate until it's finished, whenever that is" I know which one I would go for. There is a huge difference between cheap and value for money.

Couldn't have put it better myself. I wouldn't pick anyone who doesn't give me a fixed price.