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Hi guys. I’ve been offered some price work on new build homes installation work. The prices seem quite good, I reckon once I’m up to pace I could clear £200 a day on the first fixes.

I’ve built up quite a selection of tools over my time but just wondering if there’s any bits any of you new build sparks use on a day to day that you wouldn’t normally expect?

also, any pros & cons to new build work?

cheers guys
 
a sit-on toolbox for 2nd fixing sockets. hammer to find back boxes after the spreads have filled them. sharpie to ID cables.
Milwalkee right angle drive for tight spaces drilling joists.

Brilliant, I’ve never seen this before but I’ve I’ve been bloody close to splashing out on a right angled drill for 10x the price at times!
 
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Brilliant, I’ve never seen this before but I’ve I’ve been bloody close to splashing out on a right angled drill for 10x the price at times!

I have the Dewalt version (was cheaper than Milwaukee at the time of purchase).

It's okay, but not a patch on dedicated right angle power tools. Given the price difference, these attachments are a worthwhile investment.
 
Brilliant, I’ve never seen this before but I’ve I’ve been bloody close to splashing out on a right angled drill for 10x the price at times!
got mine from CEF.
 
Brilliant idea! Except CEF has, once again, got none in stock here or anywhere near by.
get them to get you one sent up from Northwich. think mine was ÂŁ15.95 +vat, so a tad dearer than amazon.
 
I have the CK one and it does a great job of stripping T&E. But the utterly pointless crimp bits in the handles tends to bit you palms if not really careful!

I would be tempted to get the Jokari T&E instead, but I don't know how it feels to be able to say one way or another.

Or get the cheaper CK one and angle-grind those bits off!
 
I have one of them (different brand, same idea), OK for some jobs but fiddly to set right and rarely stay set.

For T&E or 3&E you are much better/faster with one of the "automatic" ones, one action takes off the sheath neatly, repeat and off comes both (or all 3) of the primary insulation.
 
I have one of them (different brand, same idea), OK for some jobs but fiddly to set right and rarely stay set.
Have more than one, set them to specific sizes, mark them in some way, use Loctite and do the locknut up really tight.

For T&E or 3&E you are much better/faster with one of the "automatic" ones, one action takes off the sheath neatly, repeat and off comes both (or all 3) of the primary insulation.
Yeah - got those too, the CK one shown and the Jokari Flachkabelzange.

A chap can never have too many tools though, although I recognise that lugging everything about all of the time might not be the smartest idea.
 
Agreed, but not for the soft blockwork used now days in house construction, that's usually only on the garage /kitchen wall! the rest will be timber framed.

Most houses over here are still block construction on the ground floor, with studding only used internally on the 1st floor. If I have to drill a hole in block it's not a great hardship to pop in a plug, rather than use a much more expensive alternative - for timber framing wood screws still work as well as they always have.

Concrete screws definitely have their place, but I'm not convinced it's holding lightweight electrical fixtures.
 
An idea to deal with the going out of adjustment problem...

Why not get one with fixed sizes such as this:

The ideal T-stripper style are not VDE insuated, but for most work (especially the ones for thin instrument wire) work really well.
The thing I like about the one I showed is that it will get into and work in confined spaces - no need to be able to pull it sideways.

If you just have one, it's cheap enough to have along with all the others, for when it's handy.
 
Most houses over here are still block construction on the ground floor, with studding only used internally on the 1st floor. If I have to drill a hole in block it's not a great hardship to pop in a plug, rather than use a much more expensive alternative - for timber framing wood screws still work as well as they always have.

Concrete screws definitely have their place, but I'm not convinced it's holding lightweight electrical fixtures.
I never said they did, personally I would never use them, it was just an alternative I was pointing out as available, nothing beats a plug and screw. (help yourself)
 
Why? Why not get one with fixed sizes such as this:

The ideal T-stripper style are not VDE insuated, but for most work (especially the ones for thin instrument wire) work really well.
Wickes did (may still do) a version of this that actually had correct UK sizes on for a nice price - was my standard for years before I found the CK strippers, and a set of Knipex installation pliers.

Still have the issue with cutting close in backboxes that needs a different tool (Jokari) - someone please design a tool that works for all those scenarios, is small, and also less than ÂŁ20 please thanks...
 

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