Electricians - How long/how much to wire a house?

[elise2000]

Hi

I'm in the process of building a holiday home in Croatia and just trying to get vague ideas of how long different jobs take to do.

So, how long would it take to wire a new build? For the following:
1. Fitting fusebox
2. Wiring - all the walls are currently bare and not boarded, so just the running of cables for sockets, lighting and light switches and attaching to the walls in conduit/with fixings. Not including fitting the sockets etc (as this will be done when walls are being boarded), just looping the cable where the sockets/switches will be.

House floor area is c.300m2

Many thanks

[elise2000]

Pheo said:

Try the house builders bible - think you’ll find it a useful reference. Has Gantt charts etc for this kind of thing.

thanks

[elise2000]

V8RX7 said:

Very much depends what the spec is.

Eg my home has 4 sockets, one light switch and one light per room.

The current build has at least 4 different types of lighting, switched from 3 doors.

For a standard new build spec 2 blokes would first fix in 2-3 days IME

A high spec build with data etc could easily double that

It's 14 rooms, c.45 sockets in total (1 being a cooker socket so on separate wire), c.30 light fittings (with around five switched from two locations), and wiring for 7 air con units.

Thoughts welcome.

Many thanks.

[elise2000]

Boosted LS1 said:

How long is a piece of wire?

And the award for the most helpful comment of the year goes to you! The prize is a piece of wire. Length to be confirmed.

Just after a very rough idea how long the job would take based on the above!

Cheers

[elise2000]

Alucidnation said:

How do you expect an English electrician to be able to even think of knowing how much this would cost?

It's in a different country, that will no doubt have completely different regulations and materials costs etc etc.

Didn't you kinda get that feeling on your plastering thread?

If you read my original post you'll see I'm asking how many days roughly, not the cost. I'm aware of the cost of materials over there and regulations.

The plastering thread is different - if you read the entire thread you will realise this. That thread is asking about English plasterers working abroad. This thread is purely asking roughly how many days this sort of job would take, based on the specifications mentioned.

Edited by elise2000 on Friday 23 March 16:25

[elise2000]

Alucidnation said:

Which a UK electrician is unlikely to be able to answer, because of the probable difference in regulations etc etc.

The regulations are actually a lot less strict over there, so if a UK electrician gives me an answer of roughly X days in the UK, then it's likely that over there it will take slightly less if I'm lucky, else pretty much certainly no more.

[elise2000]

Alucidnation said:

What spec have you put together?

basic details off the top of my head are as above: It's 14 rooms, c.45 sockets in total (1 being a cooker socket so on separate wire), c.30 light fittings (with around five switched from two locations), and wiring for 7 air con units.

[elise2000]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

Last year we had a total re-wire. Two storey 7 rooms total. It took 3 days, cost £1500. I can only guess that you may well pay double and it shall be done within a week?

Thanks for this - was this including materials or just labour?

[elise2000]

Sheepshanks said:

Is it looped there (like a ring main here) or is the wiring radial?

usually ring main

[elise2000]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

That was for everything, the total bill.

Ok, thanks.

[elise2000]

Sheepshanks said:

I have no idea, but would be surprised if it's a ring main - it requires the use of fused plugs, which I don't think are used on the Continent.

I may well be wrong. I'm only basing this on a quick conversation with a Croatian builder last year. May have been lost in translation.

[elise2000]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

I was slightly out with my recollection, probably because of the addition of extras and the like (alarm, flood lighting to name a few) I'm not going to spend hours digging out the invoice, but here's the email comms -

Hi Rob,
Rewire of ************** Rd
Following my recent visit, find below my quote to include:
- Full rewire of all circuits including provisions for future extension/loft wiring
- All electrical accessories to be supplied in white plastic, unless otherwise stated.
- Latest 17th edition amendment 3 consumer unit
- Full NICEIC certificate on completion

Materials £1,280.00
Labour £1,000.00 2 electricians and apprentice over 3 days

Total £2,280.00
Inline images 1
Security alarm system (optional extra)
4x PIR movement sensors
1x panel with remote pad
1 x battery
1 x external bell box
Price for supply and install as above is £210.00

Plastering has been excluded from this quote.

Edited by Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah on Friday 23 March 17:49

Thanks for that- v helpful

[elise2000]

Alucidnation said:

So it wasn't anywhere near £1500.

Oh well, hardly crime of the century!

[elise2000]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

It's all there for you to peruse. As I said, the initial discussed price was circa £1500. Extras, including the additional labour for these extras pushed costs up. Profound apologies for not remembering the exact detail, over a year on from the job.

Haha apology accepted! I think alucidnation is in the mood for picking an argument this evening based on his replies to this thread and my other one! Not that I mind!

Edited by elise2000 on Friday 23 March 18:39

[elise2000]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

The apology (sorry, not sorry....) was more aimed at him. If nothing else it shall hopefully give you a rough idea.

And I had noticed.....

Yes it certainly does- much appreciated

[elise2000]

Alucidnation said:

No need to apologise.

But it would be good if people didn’t just post incorrect information.

Not the end of the world is it though. Maybe send trump an email about fact checking while you're on the case!

[elise2000]

V8RX7 said:

Most people just want a guide.

5 days or 50 days
£2k or £20k

Obviously the exact amounts change it's just a back of a fag packet guide.

Yep that's the plan

[elise2000]

inabox said:

Fagpaper estimate, it really is. Take with a large pinch of salt as there is such a tiny spec and no idea about foreign regs.

£6500
2 sparkys for 6 days

That would be an approx estimate for a UK job of that size in basic white plastic, with no weird extras.

...ish.

Cheers

[elise2000]

ST565NP said:

OP, most work on houses on island of Hvar is done by people from town of Split. Be it builders, electricians, plasterers, doing the day trips from Split and back or staying for a few days on the island. Maybe you should extend your search of local workforce to Split, there is a number of companies offering these services.

I may have to go over to the island in the next couple of months and talk to some people over there. Is tricky to do from over here sadly. You seem to know a lot about Hvar - have you got a place over there?