http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

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I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

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.


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Bill

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I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

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.

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Adam

ARW wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

Perhaps you could moonlight on this job while you're there?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33184160


Theo

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

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
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.

There will be a few oddities, but nothing serious, like all RCBOs and
not MCBs :-) . That gives me a good starting point, thanks.




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Bill

On 24 Jun 2015, "ARW" grunted:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

How long do you reckon the job will take, then?

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David

On 24 Jun 2015, "ARW" grunted:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

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 he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jer%C3%B3nimos_Monastery
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!

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David

On 24/06/2015 22:58, Bill wrote:
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"Bill" wrote in message
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writes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

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 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.

There will be a few oddities, but nothing serious, like all RCBOs and
not MCBs :-) . That gives me a good starting point, thanks.




+1 for an all RCBO consumer unit..... I give MCBs and RCDs a wide
berth now...... :-)

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ARW wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

Bit of a hike to a decent boozer, though. ;-)

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On Friday, 26 June 2015 10:27:04 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Bit of a hike to a decent boozer, though. ;-)

There used to be a free pub for the staff.

Owain

On 26/06/2015 10:26, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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ARW wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

Bit of a hike to a decent boozer, though. ;-)

Just visit a suitable cellar surely?

On Wednesday, 24 June 2015 19:55:38 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

I presume the old wiring was done in conduit. How reusable that is, who knows


NT

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On Wednesday, 24 June 2015 19:55:38 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

I presume the old wiring was done in conduit. How reusable that is, who
knows


Limited, I'd say, since so much will be altered/added.

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On Saturday, 27 June 2015 16:14:26 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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nt wrote:
On Wednesday, 24 June 2015 19:55:38 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33250274

I have often stayed on site when working in empty homes:-)

I presume the old wiring was done in conduit. How reusable that is, who
knows


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