Cables run in cavity between block and brick of an internal wall

[Octopus]

£300 per day .... I wish, and disappearing off site ....... Extremely unusual for me when I'm on planned work ....

 

[telectrix]

only 2 excuses for disappearing off site.....

1. need sustenance. e.g. bacon & egg bap.
2. local real ale pub is on happy hour.

 

[Spud28]

I totally sympathise with this guy having just paid 240 cash / day for a plumber who went to the wholesalers every day then spent 2 hours looking for pipe 'because they had run out'. Guy left a mess everyday for me and had a right chip on his shoulder oh and left me with two leaks on the boiler that I self repaired. I too am a electrician that prides on workmanship and decency but im afraid im seeing more and more trades swagger around like they are irreplaceable and think its their right to promise and not deliver, and have the cheek to charge over the odds for shoddy work.....

 

[westward10]

Have you built the entire extension from forum advise or is it just the electrics you are doing ad hoc.

 

[Midwest]

I can see this thread potentially being a bit of an epic I also pride myself doing a good job & tiding up after myself. I tend to have all the materials required for the job beforehand. Sometimes I have to pop to the wholesaler for an odd part, bit like when my car was in for service and they had to get parts company to deliver a particular part, I wasn't charged for this service, but then I'm not charging £80 an hour!

Apart from plasterers, occupational hazard, I don't know many trades who make a mess (again occupational hazard) that don't clean up for themselves.

If someone is paying £300 a day, they either live in London, or have large glass front doors IMO.

 

[knighty]

Sadly where I live there is a major shortage of skills and people don't like small jobs (I count extensions in this category) so bump the price up to lose the work. However if they do win they then rush the job and do the bare minimum. As an example of overpricing I was quoted £700 to wall paper the wall up the stairs plus a 8 week wait, I got a plasterer to do it for £250 on a sat and painted it myself.
It sounds like most of the people on here are professionals and work to please the customer, I guess that's why you reply to forum threads like mine. However my experience is you guys are a rarity and hard to find. As a customer all I want is for people to turn up on time, do the job neat and tidily, not run off to get basics parts or tools and not leave the house looking worse than they found it. Do that and you're worth £300 a day.
Also no I haven't built the extension from forum advice, this is the first thing I've asked. I have a pretty reasonable understanding of the building regs and have done a fair amount of work on previous houses. There is plenty of literature out there to help people who want to have a go themselves. Everybody has to start somewhere and I enjoy learning about how things work.

 

[goasis]

Oh you've done a bit of reading up, why didn't you say?! I'll have to remember that next time I want to fly abroad but don't want to pay for the ticket. Pilots are overpaid anyway.

 

[Percyprod]

You'll struggle to get a co-operative reply on here Knighty, these electricians are a defensive bunch! Only Part P registered electricians should be allowed near a 3 volt battery, let alone mains electricity! No matter how intelligent you are, how much you know about or can learn about wiring, you must not under any circumstances do any wiring. You will kill every living thing that comes near the premises you have contaminated, just because every other trade can be carried out by a reasonably skilled person, don't even think this applies to wiring. Of course there are potentially very serious consequences if it is not done correctly, but not every un certified person is an idiot. Now I wait for the flack!

 

[Midwest]

I did make a comment, but I chose to withdraw. Can't be arsed to reply now.

 

[Toneyz]

Have you had your design approved ? Going back to your original question regarding cables in the cavity ,as this is not now an external wall you don't have worry regarding transfer of water but you would have to take inconsideration abrasive edges in the cavity as well as if the cavity has insulation especially the polystyrene ball type from what you describe it is empty running the cables in a protective duct for that short distance but it is your design. I think Percyprod is still upset regarding his post a few weeks ago.

 

[Des 56]

Percyprod stated some unwanted home truths

Well done Percy,electricians need a few rungs removing from their lofty ladder on occasion