please read my reply #52 as I have already addressed this.

As I said I think we are both to blame. I gave him plans which showed the office furniture but wrote 'plugs at high level' in a comment bubble as I thought that was what the terminology is for plugs that are higher than low level plugs. Of course in hindsight it would have been better if I hadn't written anything at all.


Above is your post 52: Lets look at the facts here. Your comment "
we are both to blame" is false. You are to blame. Please deal with this fact. It looks like you made mistakes while drawing up the plan. If you wanted sockets at a specific eight then they should have been dimensioned up accordingly.
Have you read all the posts. How many people since you post #52, where you stated put incorrect information in the plan, have said that its the electricians fault for not questioning your plan...... All them comments were before you gave out more info about your mistake.
It's good that you saved money by doing the project management yourself. You didn't see your mistake at first fix, or second fix, or after the wall was plastered. You only noticed it after the wall was wallpapered. You can now spend some of that money fixing your mistake.
 
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Please stop calling socket outlets "plugs" .....
 
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We are all entitled to our opinions. I don't need to be bullied into going with your view. Mistakes costs money I just have to take that on the chin.
 
We are all entitled to our opinions. I don't need to be bullied into going with your view. Mistakes costs money I just have to take that on the chin.
Yes but to be fair you posted here asking for opinions. Just seems to me you don't like the sound of them
 
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Sorry, the general public do refer to them as plug sockets. I will call them socket outlets in any future postings about them from now on.
 
We are all entitled to our opinions. I don't need to be bullied into going with your view. Mistakes costs money I just have to take that on the chin.

There is no bullying here mate, just facts.
 
I have asked for opinions and it is great that I've had so many comments. As before, thank you to everyone that has taken the time to respond. It is up to me who I want to listen to and I don't have to agree with some people's views.

At the end of the day it is my house so I will pay whatever amount is needed to get the issue resolved.
 
Sorry but you don't have all the facts only what I have chosen to share and my view on things.

You haven't seen the plans that I gave the Electrician which shows the office furniture in the room. I made a mistake with calling the position 'high-level' but some people could argue that the drawings clearly show printers that sit on desk level cabinets with plug sockets positioned behind it. As the comment 'high-level' doesn't match with what the plans illustrate, some people might think it would worth double checking the height with the client with a 1 minute call otherwise the client could end up having plug sockets that are above the printers.
 
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If you wanted the sockets in a specific place they should've been marked on the wall/clearly noted on the drawing. You can't expect tradesmen (or anybody) to be mind readers. Poor drawings are the bane of my life, and what's worse is when people watch you fit something then only later point out that wasn't where they wanted it.

You've clearly made a mistake so in my opinion the right thing to do is pay him to rectify.
 
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or higher, as the case may be.
 
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Thanks for this image.

Could you CAD in desk height cabinets going across the wall with two printers sitting on top and two plug sockets located behind the printers. Is that clear about about where the sockets need to go?

Sorry I haven't given you the exact height for the sockets but just call me and I can tell you.
 
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Thanks for this image.

Could you CAD in desk height cabinets going across the wall with two printers sitting on top and two plug sockets located behind the printers. Is that clear about about where the sockets need to go?

Sorry I haven't given you the exact height for the sockets but just call me and I can tell you.


Personally I think you should of been specific with the heights and could of even marked them on the wall but I do also agree that the electrician should of given you a call to ask if he wasn't sure or asked when you both had a walk through of the job at the start...I think the best way to sort it out would be have a chat with the sparks, get him back to move the sockets at a slightly reduced rate as its both your fault Imo.
 
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Personally I think you should of been specific with the heights and could of even marked them on the wall but I do also agree that the electrician should of given you a call to ask if he wasn't sure or asked when you both had a walk through of the job at the start...I think the best way to sort it out would be have a chat with the sparks, get him back to move the sockets at a slightly reduced rate as its both your fault Imo.

can i come and sit on your fence? :wazzzup:
 
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