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Supply Issues Building Materials ...
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Understand pricing of a job - labour and materials
Hi, I wish to get a rough estimation of how much a job should cost considering the UK: Supply and install 44 Led downlights in ceilings Rewire 9 of these downlights in a single room after changing their position Move a single switch from outside a bathroom to inside replacing the existing...- Dogstar
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- electrical work job labour materials pricing understand
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Unit 204 practical exam materials list
Hi guys I am doing the practical bay assessment at college. I have already done the bay assessment before covid 19 came about and haven’t had chance to finish it. My tutor has asked I do a materials list and have done one to the best that I can remember. I was wondering if anyone else had done...- Kyranl87
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- exam materials practical unit
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Best place to get materials to practice at home?
Hi I have recently decided to change careers and want to get some practice wiring and terminating at home, I currently wish to practice terminating SWA cables, I was wondering is there anywhere or anyone I am able to get just like 1M of cable or any scraps? Can't justify buying a reel at this...- Kostas555
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- best get home materials place practice
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- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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2365 Reference materials?
Hi guys, had my interview for my course last week and have been given a place, starting on 28th August with induction. Those that have done the 2365 L2 course, are there any reference materials you recommend? On my Amazon List I've got; The City & Guilds Textbook: Book 1 Electrical...- Lister1987
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- 2365 materials reference
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Electrician quote for materials
Hello there, this is my first post, I am not an electrician but I wondered if anyone could help me out with a quote I have been given. The electrician was recommended by our builder and I just wondered if his quote was accurate. I've looked myself at the same materials and they are half the...- Hayley Evans
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- domestic electrician materials quote
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Temperature coefficient of materials
So I’ve nearly completed my “City & Guilds 2365 Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations” I’ve started to study for the electrical science exam and come to a point in the level 2 book where I am stuck and struggling to understand this part. Can anyone help that isn’t going to judge me and...- Sham1989
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- materials temperature
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- Forum: Electrician Courses : Electrical Quals
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Searching for materials?? Problems
Good evening Looking for feedback, Appreciate any feedback you have. I've been in the electrical game for 20 years plus and one of my biggest hates is searching for materials and prices. I'm currently working on some software that could make it quicker to find what your looking for by...- Matty1000000
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- materials problems suppliers
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Materials advice / help for external garden lighting
Hello, I have 10 spike / LED spot lights to install in my garden and each comes with it's own flexi cable. I have purchased 100 metres of 3 core 1.5 armoured cable. I have been told I must purchase glands and waterproof connector boxes to join armoured cable to flexi cable for each light. I have...- Jason Sargood
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- advice armoured external garden gland lighting materials
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When materials go faulty after install
Here's a typical scenario. Not sure what I should be doing or what I'm doing wrong. Lets say your installing 10 battens with tubelights for a customer. You do the job and customer wants you to supply all parts including the battens and tubes. You go and buy the lights from your supplier...- n180
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- after faulty install materials when
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Disposal of Electricians materials, tools & instruments
Hope you don't mind me posting. My dad was an electrician (was NICEIC reg.) for just shy of 60 years but now has terminal cancer and would like to get rid of a 1/2 a garage full of materials, tools, instruments etc - mainly to save my mum having to deal with it in the future. While no doubt...- kentin9
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- electricians materials tools
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Vat on solar materials
What is the vat rate when you purchase materials for solar. Is it 5% or 20%. I have been told that the rate to the customer for the job is 5%. Is this correct?? Obviously the vat is claimed back weather its 5 or 20 on materials. Any help would be great- rwood1981
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How much for shaver socket
Hello. As I think it is half a days work. How much would you price for 2 x electric shaver points. 1 x loft light. Shaver 1 - has feed behind a mirror, so extending 1/2 of metre of cable and putting in appropriate location. Shaver 2 - no existing feed. 2metre of Cable taken from CU...- ultinator
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- cable light materials shaver socket through
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- Forum: Electrician Talk
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Working for house builders
My question is this. What is the going rate when pricing for national house builders. I have had reports of £500 and that inc materials labour and testing per house. I have been asked to price for a new housing development in the north east Tyne and Wear Cheers for any response- albi
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- builders going house labour materials price working
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- Forum: Electrician Talk
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Calling all self employed! Wholesaler related
Evening you lot Just wondering what the current idea is with different wholesalers- who's expensive, who's got the stock etc. Been subbing to a company for a while now who use CEF but their prices seem very steep... although I understand it depends how much you're buying from them? Also how...- GL4Spark
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- cef employed materials self self employed wholesaler
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Builder walk out mid job....
Afternoon chaps Just had a quick call from one of my builders. Job was house refurb+ full rewire- local to me. I worked through builder- who worked for client. I had it all 1st fixed apart from kitchen power and lighting and dining lighting (was waiting for dividing wall to be knocked down...- J.C.E
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- already builder electrical work job kitchen materials out
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Off the tools !!!
HI Guys Im off the tools and in to design and management. I dont think my knees could take much more house bashing or my wife take another cut in the feed in tariff resulting in mad hours and destruction of loads of jobs. Im putting my old van stock on ebay just trying to shift it to people...- Dringo1982
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- ebay gear materials off stock tools
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Getting customers to buy materials
How many of you guys get the customers / builders to buy materials to keep turn over down ? can you still make any mark up doing it like this ? how about quoting and invoicing, do you need it in black and white that the customer paid for the gear to satisfy the tax man ? tia- growler
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- builder buy customers getting invoicing materials wholesaler
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Various electrical installation materials
"PLEASE NOTE ITEMS ARE CURRENTLY IN SCOTLAND BUT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE IN ENGLAND BY END OF SEPTEMBER " Various electrical items for sale (selling by a fully qualified approved electrician) prices below Defender 240v LED worklight £15 4 bar GU10 spot light £8 Philips master...- dexy
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- attach electrical electrical installation fully hager installation items light materials various
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Invoice Question In Regards To Materials For New Buisness
Hi Started up a new company, im limited but not as of yet vat registered. I have been asked to quote for a job which i would supply and fit the materials. materials cost £500 Labor cost £200 so i would invoice the client £700 now i have already paid vat on the materials, when i get paid...- ritchiehulse
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- invoice materials new question regards
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- Forum: Business Related
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