unbelievable cheek or what

[thekingiam]

as mentioned in a previous post i wanted to use my sisters property as a way of joining elecsa,after a previous quote she had for a rewire of £3600 like for like but incorporating pvc channeling all around the house! i tried to quote for this myself but as the costs of labc elecsa and insurance books etc added up as well as a propper job ( i think?) i quoted £1800.i sent her a list of works in the style of original quote and she just rang me saying her husband wants a list of how i came up with the quote ie materials etc..
will try to add my list of works to thread but a document file any ideas how i can do this because i don't know how?

i have spent alot of time and effort into this and i know material wise they are going to knitpick every item in a materials list that i have roughly put together on a peice of scrap papper.
i dont mind doing a materials list or explaining to them that they are paying nearly a grand on getting it sighned off because i have added nearly 30 extra sockets where needed mostly chased and where possible a total rewire.

one of the problems i have is the amount of cable generaly used on a 3 bed house 2.5 ,1.5 any ideas? apart from walk!!

 

[Vito04]

Thinking about it, the best thing to do is get them to request a breakdown from the £3600 quote, you can then use this. Will definitely save time

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i am going to sleep on this for a while, do a proper quote in the meentime do a proper quote including labour tools petrol vat etc for £3600 then my quote minus extras.............
i need to take a break as i am mad,while all this is going on my parents and my brother are living in a potential deathtrap as whole house ringmain was on 1mcb then i was called out at the middle of the night to find out cables had melted behind 2sockets in kitchen causing rcd to trip. disconected 1tail so as to give them temporary power told them to limmit only what needed and to call electrian next day.
went there tonight and its like blackpool tower extension leads everywhere being fed from the already few sockets and everytime i mention it it seems like ime looking for work!

you say the house is a deathtrap as the whole house ringmain is on one MCB....so would you put the house ringmain on 2 MCBs?...share the load?...

 

[Strima]

My whole house RFC is on one MCB and have no problems, even with the big appliances in the kitchen, good old 70's build.

I would be questioning why the cables had melted. Are they drops from the RFC upstairs?

However when we sort the kitchen out the wiring will be getting a shuffle round.

 

[Top Cat]

My whole house RFC is on one MCB and have no problems, even with the big appliances in the kitchen, good old 70's build.

I would be questioning why the cables had melted. Are they drops from the RFC upstairs?

However when we sort the kitchen out the wiring will be getting a shuffle round.

If you post your location someone on the forum may be able to help you!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i know when i`m wiring stuff up i tend to shuffle around....you can always go too fast....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

My whole house RFC is on one MCB and have no problems, even with the big appliances in the kitchen, good old 70's build.

I would be questioning why the cables had melted. Are they drops from the RFC upstairs?

However when we sort the kitchen out the wiring will be getting a shuffle round.

like shuffle the pack....pick a card...king says the CCU goes there....queen says it goes on the opposite wall.....jack says...

 

[Guitarist]

If you post your location someone on the forum may be able to help you!

Give the guy a break, he spent 5 whole weeks learning how to shuffle cables. :grouphug:

 

[DurhamSparky]

... jack says tea break!!

 

[Top Cat]

Give the guy a break, he spent 5 whole weeks learning how to shuffle cables. :grouphug:

Play him one of your tunes then we can all chill GT

 

[GLENNSPARK]

... jack says tea break!!

or the house that jack wired...

 

[DurhamSparky]

jack built it... polonski wired it!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

jack built it... polonski wired it!

yes...we`v been having to go round after `Mr poland`a few times now on some of these renteds....loose neutrals cooking away to RCDs letting go..crap IR....oh yep..we know all about polski electrical....

 

[thekingiam]

you say the house is a deathtrap as the whole house ringmain is on one MCB....so would you put the house ringmain on 2 MCBs?...share the load?...

i was thinling of at least four mcb as my 34 yea old brother has a bedroom there he is using as a flat with only one socket 2 fish tanks, huge tv, amplifier plus aload of power hungry gismos,i counted at least 4 six way extention leads all being used to full capacity ie all drawing power.

 

[Spudnik]

Two RFC are usually enough, even with the kitchen loading.

Its only on rewires where kitchens are generally given their own.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i was thinling of at least four mcb as my 34 yea old brother has a bedroom there he is using as a flat with only one socket 2 fish tanks, huge tv, amplifier plus aload of power hungry gismos,i counted at least 4 six way extention leads all being used to full capacity ie all drawing power.

well as long as he uncoils the extention leads fully...should be ok....oh, and dont forget to drop him off a few of those 3 way plug in splitters while your there will you:joker: