First post!! Apprentice advice for domestic!!

[snipersmith87]

Hi all!! Just after some quick advice!! I am a 3rd year apprentice, have only done industrial/commercial work so far, have now been taken on by a firm carrying out house bashing. Im aware that i will need some different tools for this aspect including chisels!! Could you experienced guys just point out to me the various types of chisels and the benefits, uses etc for domestic work. Also any tips would be appreciated!!! Im fine from a wiring point of view its just the routing (gettin from A-B!!) Cheers people!!! :smiley2:

 

[rmc86uk]

didn't think of that, good one for pointing that out! I just a have a stereotypical view on domestic as working in scruffy smack heads houses!

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[GLENNSPARK]

didn't think of that, good one for pointing that out! I just a have a stereotypical view on domestic as working in scruffy smack heads houses!

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We often do PIRs etc for landlords and the way some of those tennants live...........

 

[Risteard]

If you are working on 3 phase houses, with their own plant rooms for all the essential mod cons like underground swimming pools etc. (they are big houses for rich people) would that satisfy NVQ level 3.

Worked on few houses like that in Jersey.

 

[snipersmith87]

I have all my containment side of portfolio from working previous place. As i said this firm just gives me the opportunity for domestic aswell as some ind/comm. Well it sounds like most people hate it, so should be interesting!!! Id still rather have the full range of experience to say been there and done it. Ill post in week or so let you guys know what i think!!! Watch this space!! :rolleyes4:

 

[malcolmsanford]

Floorboard saw, various chisels (wood and masonry) , small brushes for cleaning out channels, various pry-bars, set square, a hammer??? I know it sounds daft but I moved to a factory electrician role a month ago and the blokes there don't even own a hammer! a 3.5mm socket rethread-er - very useful!

If you come back on CD have to ask why the set square for domestic, not when you have white silicone readily available.:devilish:

Unlike us guys, I didn't think the train-em-up-get-em-out-quick courses did a set square module for the DI

 

[cdavies33]

hahaha, I'm forever using my set square, cutting noggings for back boxes (at least I don't use plasterboard back boxes! :cool3 Trunking, tray, strut etc! But since I moved to this factory role a month ago I can believe the lack of tools the lads have there. I could count them all just using my fingers - shocking! but they manage to get the job done and done well!

Domestic and Industrial = two totally different trades! And I'm very proud to have experienced all aspects of them both.

 

[isitnow]

no as long as the two stages of the portffolio are a bit different, i did mine on two different types of commercial installations a schooll rewire and a shopping center install (mains transformers, feeder pillars, sub mains, panel boards to individual cutouts....)