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Post by h5ngs on Oct 29, 2011 16:16:55 GMT
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Post by PardonWhat on Oct 30, 2011 22:01:33 GMT
BRILLIANT ;D
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Post by h5ngs on Oct 31, 2011 18:58:27 GMT
Cheers pardonwhat, its beens good fun so far, i just got my quote for the electrics, not too bad but i dont really know how much it should be, im getting it cheaper as im paying cash so its not going through the books in his company as hes doing it as a favour to my mams partner as its his good friend, plus he owns the company and he has a very very good reputation for quality work so hes not known to be the cheapest around but his work is guaranteed to be of a very high standard. The work that will be done is as follows, wire from house fuse box to RCD box inside the house, SWA ran out and along the house, chase through the concrete path then recovered with concrete, wire ran down the side wall and into the garge, for this he said he will drill straight through the brick and then drill downwards through the garage floor to meet both the holes, then he will run the wire through so it looks neater from the outside and he said less chance of knocking the cable, a fuse box inside the garage, light switch, 3 double plug sockets, 1 at the front next to the fuse box and light switch and two on the back wall then two large single strip lights, The price includes all the parts and clips, wiring, lights etc, and if i want 2 more light, fitting, its the price of the lights plus half hours labour. Also if i need to add anything later (fridge, freezer, washing machine etc...) he said he is running it as a ring main so i can add more to it without any problems. So i would think for 4 single lights it will be around £400, or i can use use single strip lights on a 3 pin plug socket and add them myself. So id just like to ask your opinions of this, is it good, bad, expensive? This is my first house so all of this is new to me ive near done house electrics before so dont know where to start, car electrics are alot safer Hopefully once the electrics are in i can make a start on my donors. Cant wait
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Post by red5 on Oct 31, 2011 19:38:52 GMT
Craig Firstly im no electrician however I would do this myself as a matter of course. Identify how much electrical load you will utilise in your shed - i.e ampage(add up the amps of all the tools you will likely use in one go , and be mindfull of the max ampage drawn from a single source) , this will easily make you aware of the type of work you will need to do. Google diy websites 'fused spur from a ring main' , and think about using one of these in the room nearest the workshop if your ampage will be circa 13 amps peak. If your peak draw is above thisthen you are looking at a dedicated run to the garage from the internal fuse box (the same for a cooker or shower) , and this is the work you are being quoted for. Be aware of the electrical safety cert for your gaff (if you have one) ,however you will be able to isolate the garage on a fused spur to protect this. Defo put another fuse box in the garage to protect the house. You can utilise all sorts of over/underground sheathing to protect the cable - run along the fence behind the roses? Like i said at the start im no expert - basic house wiring is fairly simple to get your head round ( youve built your own supercharger !!!!)but the end of the day £400 is a lot - I had my hole house professionally rewired for 1k, get another quote using the keywords you learnt from the diy websites and see how much cheaper you can get it. well done on getting more views and replies on your garage build then i have on my car build BTWxx Await kickback from any sparkies out there quoting part P regs or whatever the industry is on this week.
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Post by h5ngs on Nov 14, 2011 20:18:45 GMT
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Post by h5ngs on Nov 17, 2011 21:12:57 GMT
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Post by h5ngs on Nov 19, 2011 18:59:39 GMT
Hi guys today seen me spending another small fortune in 4 x 4x4x2.4m fence posts, met posts for concrete, rawlbolts, frame fixings, 16" gate brackets and a few drill bits so that i can get my double gates put up. Sick of having a wheely bin to stop my dog getting out, i'm going to do it tomorrow hopefully so ill make an early start i think need to get a friend over to help with holding the gates when i fit them then once all that is do they need to have the paint stripped off and then repainted, this isn't my main concern and if i had more time (better weather and light nights) i would have done this first. Ill try and get pictures as i go tomorrow
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Post by h5ngs on Nov 20, 2011 21:12:19 GMT
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Post by PardonWhat on Nov 20, 2011 21:47:40 GMT
Hey man, I'm really loving the detail of your build and you haven't even touched the car yet! If you can the same momentum with your car work then MEV should surely use you build blog as the official build guide!! Well done mate. P.
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Post by h5ngs on Nov 20, 2011 22:51:11 GMT
Cheers mate im only taking a few photos of the green strip down as this one is just for parts when i make a start on my red 5 then ill try and make it as detailed as i can, partly for myself, to help other out with ideas and for mr IVA man if he wants to question anything.
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