Domestic Sparkys - have a routine?

[LukeScotty]

Thought i'd start a thread on you sparky's, who enter an empty property ready to re-wire. Surely you have a routine in what you do? So i'd like to hear about it. I don't really do domestic and maybe getting a job in it. I know every property and situation is different, but just give us a general idea of how you go about it. Do you rip out and get the lighting done first? It can as detailed as you like

 

[R G]

Usually start with upstairs lights, then ground.
Once you done ground lights you should have a route of up stairs sockets.
Depending on the ground floor flooring. We either wire ground floor ring from 1st floor if its concrete floors or lift boards if we're lucky.

Something like that

Exactly the same way for me to , Find its easier to bring all feeds back as you go and mains last...

 

[Andystraughan]

All my rewires are occupied so can't strip out straight away. First thing to do is find route to new mains board. Then wire up sockets/smokes/down lights in the first day. Floor boards back down for good. Then kitchen sockets next day. Down sockets all chased connected up mains board and test away. Doddle

 

[ian.settle1]

what you all on about??? you all know you used to start at the kettle....

All be out of their time by now as the posting started over 5 years ago

 

[shanky887614]

First for me is, temp supply up for chargers and the most import bit of kit the kettle!!!

Loop in and out for lights first, to rig up temp lights then its onto first fixing sockets.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Normally go in:
Isolate:
Change board, tails, bonding etc and put up temporary d/socket for power:
Rip out all old installation where necessary:
First fix everything and all chasing etc:
Dead tests:
second fix:
Live tests:
All being well , back home in time for tea and medals and 'eggheads'

This is roughly the way we go about full rewires with 2-3 guys on tools, if a 2 day job then try and get the lighting and central heating up + cooker circuit for the first day and run an extension lead from temporary socket for the tv for them

Open to opinions and maybe a tip or two

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