House Rewire: Day 2 and 3

You don't need to take all the plaster back to brick, unless it is blown away from the wall, much cheaper to just get the walls re skimmed over the top, it's just a thin coat that smooths the walls out and looks like new, it's an acceptable method in older homes

Considering the cost of a total home rewire I don't think having concerns and wanting to discuss them is unreasonable. Nor is wanting to know what is going on.

I'm in no way an electrician, I just wanna paint those walls. Patience, Ethan, patience.

The oval capping is fine, not necessary, but it can make things easier in the future. There's no requirement for any conduit etc. and the bundle of wires going upstairs would be fine except they are not in prescribed zones so completely not compliant with BS7671. The cables on the opposite side of the wall for the socket in the hall and for the outside socket are also not in prescribed zones.

In Ontario, Canada, I don't think that bundle of wires running to the upper floor would pass inspection. They have no nail protection, and aren't spaced enough per code. I would have run a couple of conduits myself.

One thing I would suggest is getting a few more sockets in that workshop room, I had them put 4 doubles behind my desk and it’s still not enough 😂

I heard a builder say: At the beginning, the builder has the experience and the customer has the money. By the end, the customer has the experience and the builder has the money.

That advert for the Royal Navy was for Artificer Apprenticships- the finest inthe world, and I joined up in 1975 as one.

I wouldn’t like the cables rendered in to the wall either, guess it’s just down to cost/time. Will be fine though I’m sure.

You are totally correct on worrying about that work. Is not about esthetic, is about safety. Congrats again on your new home

I really hate when electricians do the "chasing", especially without decent chasing-tools. Poor house.

Don't worry about the back boxes not being level(to an extent)... they have adjustable lugs so when the faceplate it on it will be level. The bit you don't like is rough as ass.100% I would have chased it deeper and put "capping" over the cables. Also, they shouldn't really be running you networking cables with your power cables... it will be fine, but it is a deviation from regulations.

Do not forget: plastering is the easiest job to learn and do on your own And it does not take much time once you have learned the basics. And you can improve your skills and achieve what you are expecting if you simply take your time. It is easy to learn and does not take much time. Btw: there are cheap diamant wall channel cutters you can get from lidl and others . You cut 2 vertical lines 4 cm deep and take the chisel to add those lines you later find missing. Then you do the plaster job again. That wall channel cutter are essential cause they save a lot of time - but create some kind nice layers of red dust. I did not know that such wall cutters exist, when I did it first with hammer and chisel, but once I found out I loved those to use cause it saves an awfull lot of time. 1 line are 2 cuts in 5 minutes, then you need to chisel down about 10 minutes and the most work will be collecting those stone pieces from the floor and putting them into the trash can. You can trust me that is the most work. If you want to avoid the dust nightmare there is only one chance. Use a plastic foil and build a 2 x 2 m cabin out of it by taping them onto the ceiling and close everythig really tight. Use eye glasses and close the nose, cause you will face the full amount of dust in your small cabin. Therefore avoid a smaller one cause you neede the 2x2 m space to work and breathe cause in 1x1 m the concentration of dust gets to high. Yes, it takes time to prepare that cabin but it saves a lot of cleaning cause the diamant cutter will cause the finest dust you can imagine. I had not done it once and since then I always use these foils to build a cabin and clean it afterwards. You can use the cabin also for chiseling cause the stones and pieces will not fly so far and you only have to clean the wall and the 2x2 floor with a vaccuum cleaner. Do not forget to use it instantly afterwards so prepare the cleanter. Once the cabin is torn apart the dust starts moving everywhere. You should be able to get the whole plastering done on 2 or 3 days on a weekend, maybe 4 or even less with a help of some friends just for cleaning or carrying the stone pieces out of the house. Did 3 houses already and it works out better when you learn to do it yourself - and it is a very good feeling afterwards cause you created something real, not virtual like code on a computer. It is like creating a piece of art, your own art house. You know the best what you would like to see and what not as the introduction had shown with the big amount of cables not laying in that channel. They simply would have to chisel a wider or and deeper channel and purchase such plastic open channels you can put a plastic cover on. Then you put the plaster on and everything is fine. But that looked more or less like they had been running out of time and or had no such cabel channel that would fit for the whole amount. Interesting to see the complete different architecture and structure of a british house, even though some things are simliar at least for house from that era. Good luck for the right choice for your plasterer and his teaching skills.

Really enjoying these updates, nice to see large projects like this from start to finish. Most of the work looks decent although I too would be a bit worried about that run to upstairs - not necessarily the lack of conduit, that's permitted, however the cables should be running inside a "prescribed zone" i.e. within 150mm of a corner or in-line with an existing accessory which is so that in the future once the walls are plastered it is possible to predict where a cable might be when drilling into a wall. They've run them past the light switch but the switch is off to the side which doesn't really count in my mind. To comply they either should have run them within 150mm of the corner of the room or have installed a socket on that wall so the cables run vertically in line with it.

12 sockets minimum for a workshop imo

I'm enjoying your video's! Love the green carpet!

Thanks for bringing us all along on the fun filled journey. Looking forward to more over the next few days.

Enter the YouTube Commenteer Electricians to tell you all the mistakes...!! But another great video! I'm in the middle of a rewire in my garage office - plug by plug as I make a ring main. Keep 'em coming David, and let me know if you need some help!! 💪🏻🙋🏻‍♂️

I don't think that unprotected cabling meets regs in UK.

That Is wrong I believed it needs capping behind the walls.