Wiring a 5 bedroom house

[omoeko]

Hello Everyone,

I am not sure of the etiquette here on the forum, but I would like to start by extending warm greetings to everyone in the house. This forum is very useful for me and I have learnt a lot from it.

I would like to ask a question, its about the list of materials required to wire a 5 bed house. I have the list below, and would like to know if its correct etc.

3/4 double sockets per bedroom, and everywhere will have spot lights apart from the bedrooms. I also plan to use a double electric oven, which is rated at 4,400W and hence a 6mm cable needs to be used. The distance is about 10m from the board to the kitchen. Below are the oven specification.

Energy efficiency class (2010/30/EC) - cavity 2 : A Energy consumption per cycle forced air convection - cavity 2 (2010/30/EC) : 0.80 Energy efficiency index (2010/30/EC) : 112.9 Energy efficiency index cavity 2 (2010/30/EC) : 94.1 Electrical connection rating (W) : 4400 Current (A) : 20 Voltage (V) : 240 Frequency (Hz) : 50




Description Quantity
Non fire rated spot lights (Lounge) 10
Non fire rated spot lights (hall by door) 4
Non fire rated spot lights (family living area) 12
Non fire rated spot lights (Kitchen) 8
Non fire rated spot lights (Upstairs landing) 6
Non fire rated spot lights (Downstairs toilet) 4
Non fire rated spot lights (Utility room) 2
Bathroom spotlights (Upstairs bath) 6
Bathroom spotlights (Upstairs Ensuite) 4
External spot lights for outside 6
Pendant light 8
Smoke Alarm 2
Heat Sensor 1
Extractor fan 3
12/15 way board with MCB's 1
Kitchen Extractor Chimney 1
Shower shaving socket 2
Isolator for extractor fan 3
1.5mm brown cable 100m
1.5mm blue cable 100m
1.5mm GREEN/YELLOW cable 100m
3 core flexible cable 50m
2.5mm 3 core cable 200m
1.5mm Twin and earth cable 200m
2.5mm blue single core cable
2.5mm brown single core cable
Earth bonding
10mm green earthing
2 gang switch 4
3 gang switch 1
1 gang switch 8
1 gang switch white 2
Outside floor light 2
Fused spur with neon light 3
13amp socket plug 2
Double socket chrome 35
Double socket white 6
Cooker switch chrome 1
6mm cable for cooker 10M
6mm armour cable for garage 12m
Coaxial cable for Tv 50m
Coaxial socket for satellite 2
Electrical trunking 75 x 50mm - 2.4 metres 2.4m
Carbon monixide detector 1
50 pieces of open Grommet 25mm
2 Gang External plug socket 1

 

[Pete999]

Come on people. The OP is not going to answer.
Don't even know why the electrician is not getting the parts. Who gets the customer to get the parts...
The OP is probably currently connecting red to red & black to black... That's all he has to do... isn't it....

Now you're being silly Spoon, get with the program

 

[Specialist]

Will do, and you might be impressed.

Seriously doubt that fella, we're notoriously difficult to impress

 

[Pete999]

Seriously doubt that fella, we're notoriously difficult to impress

Oh I don't know Andy, I'm impressed with his stupidity

 

[Spoon]

Oh I don't know Andy, I'm impressed with his stupidity

Come on mate... You have to be a bit impressed... If he goes through all the comments he can then refine his list... Jobs a good un.... What could possibly go wrong....

 

[Specialist]

Will do, and you might be impressed.

Seriously doubt that fella, we're notoriously difficult to impress

Oh I don't know Andy, I'm impressed with his stupidity

True, were it me that had done that list. I'd have taken myself off somewhere & shot myself, 100m 1.5 singles & no containment ? List looks like it was put together by a first year.

 

[omoeko]

Ohh did I ?
Probably when I was trying to find my way through the forums, PM'd you instead of replying your post. I hope you are not offended.

The OP PM'ed me earlier ..............as he hasn't had the decency to respond to me, who would like to see the content of the communication?

 

[omoeko]

That was a typo mistake on my path.

I initially wanted to have pendant lights everywhere, however I changed my mind and I have now been told by my electrician that we can remove all the single core brown/blue & earth and buy more twin and earth cables to take care of the spot lights. 250m to be precise. So he does know what he is doing, just feel as though you guys are being harsh on him .

Seriously doubt that fella, we're notoriously difficult to impress


True, were it me that had done that list. I'd have taken myself off somewhere & shot myself, 100m 1.5 singles & no containment ? List looks like it was put together by a first year.

 

[Spoon]

Hi omoeko mate. So, now that you are 'Online', how come your electrician isn't getting the parts

 

[Spoon]

So he does know what he is doing, just feel as though you guys are being harsh on him .

Its the wonder of the internet.. I think its just the way you have put things across that has made him sound incompetent.

 

[Spoon]

Oh... now you go Offline...
Love you really..

 

[omoeko]

He is happy for me to get it, and i am also happy to get it also. That way, I only pay him labour charges. I guess different solutions for different folks, remember one mans meat is another mans poison.

I once got an electrician who is NICEIC certified to do a wiring, within a month it started developing problems with tripping, it was hard getting him to rectify the issue, it all came down to some defective cabling he used, and it took me threatening to report him to NICEIC to rectify it, since then I always like buying my materials.

This is not an insult onto anyone, I am just stating my experience.

Hi omoeko mate. So, now that you are 'Online', how come your electrician isn't getting the parts

 

[Pete999]

He is happy for me to get it, and i am also happy to get it also. That way, I only pay him labour charges. I guess different solutions for different folks, remember one mans meat is another mans poison.

I once got an electrician who is NICEIC certified to do a wiring, within a month it started developing problems with tripping, it was hard getting him to rectify the issue, it all came down to some defective cabling he used, and it took me threatening to report him to NICEIC to rectify it, since then I always like buying my materials.

This is not an insult onto anyone, I am just stating my experience.

So someone has already had a bash at rewiring your house then? what happened to him, and what was the faulty on the faulty cable?

 

[omoeko]

Nope.
Remember I am talking about the past here, this was some 8+ yrs ago.
I dont remember the exact details of the fault as he just said its a faulty cable and it got me thinking, "for a brand new rewiring job within a month", I don't suppose you expect me to be looking over the electricians shoulder to see what he did.

So someone has already had a bash at rewiring your house then? what happened to him, and what was the faulty on the faulty cable?

 

[Andy78]

Nope.
Remember I am talking about the past here, this was some 8+ yrs ago.
I dont remember the exact details of the fault as he just said its a faulty cable and it got me thinking, "for a brand new rewiring job within a month", I don't suppose you expect me to be looking over the electricians shoulder to see what he did.

that would not have been a fault with materials but more likely a fault with the quality of the installation work.

So that experience should be no reason for you to buy your own materials.

If you really do have an electrician on this job, then order the materials they are asking for, then they will fit them. End of thread.

If you carry on fishing for information we can only assume there is no electrician and you are going to carry out this work yourself. From the initial list you provided I would not say it had been compiled by a person competent to be carrying out this work.

 

[Octopus]

Ohh did I ?
Probably when I was trying to find my way through the forums, PM'd you instead of replying your post. I hope you are not offended.

You didn't respond to my response......