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I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)
I wonder if I could get free digs at this rewire?
Jun 24, 2015
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In message , ARW writes
Nice place, I've worked there, it certainly is in need of a revamp though.
Adam, out of interest, as it may be happening shortly, very roughly what should I be looking to pay for a total rewire, all after the meter, for a 3 bed detached house with solid downstairs floors? It would be just about empty and no worries about decor as it will be having a lot of walls skimmed over later.
If it makes any difference it is out in the countryside in Cheshire and has a very good pub with an excellent restaurant within staggering distance.
>2K for a basic starting price with a one man band - depends on the spec.
Probably 2.5K with a bigger firm.
Perhaps you could moonlight on this job while you're there?
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Theo
In message , ARW writes
There will be a few oddities, but nothing serious, like all RCBOs and not MCBs :-) . That gives me a good starting point, thanks.
>On 24 Jun 2015, "ARW" grunted:
How long do you reckon the job will take, then?
On 24 Jun 2015, "ARW" grunted:
Just had a look at that, and the bit about 'bits kee falling off Buckingham Palace" put me in mind of a visit to Lisbon last week. We went here:
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and I was struck by the number of people just sitting sunningthemselves on the steps around the big archway to the right, directly underneath a 100- foot-hight facade crammed with crumbly gargoyles and carvings. Nobody giving a moment's thought that it mught not be a particularly safe place to loiter!
+1 for an all RCBO consumer unit..... I give MCBs and RCDs a wide berth now...... :-)
Bit of a hike to a decent boozer, though. ;-)
There used to be a free pub for the staff.
Owain
Just visit a suitable cellar surely?
I presume the old wiring was done in conduit. How reusable that is, who knows
NT
Limited, I'd say, since so much will be altered/added.
And the conduit may be wood or rusting steel. Maybe they need someone that can do a specialist job using the existing system - otherwise a lot of historic & palacial decor may be badly damaged.
NT
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