How long to second fix a socket?

[iconnect]

I am pricing a massive rewire and the easiest way is to break it down so I have allowed 20 mins to second fix a socket or switch do you think that is fair? I have never priced a domestic as big as this only ever commerical!! I am finding it wierd lol

 

[Sintra]

I would tend to be less generous and allow 15 minutes per item.


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[Phil]

some of the apprentices have what they call the radio song rule, one socket or light switch per song or the gaffers on their back. guess thats about 3 and a half minutes for them then without upsetting the boss

 

[james king]

20 mins to 2nd fix a socket???? try 2mins

 

[sjm]

I was thinking 10 mins would be more than generous

 

[Colin Integrale]

Definitely radio.

 

[Hawk81]

20 mins to second fix a double socket??? I could have 10 done in that time

 

[james king]

thats what i thought, we must be doing it wrong lol

 

[simpson93]

3 sockets in an hour is abit slow ? only have 1 arm? hehe
but imo i would give yourself 5 mins per socket being generous.

 

[iconnect]

I know it sounds a lot I can do one in no time but you have to factor not all sockets are next to each other and allow for picking the ends up and moving to the next one !! I have had this conversation with people before when I used to price jobs people would say that only takes 2 mins but when you ask them to complete it they very rarely come up with the goods maybe 10 mins would be better on reflection !!

 

[TPES]

some of the apprentices have what they call the radio song rule, one socket or light switch per song or the gaffers on their back. guess thats about 3 and a half minutes for them then without upsetting the boss

I thought my old firm was the only one who did this, ha ha

Good method I think

 

[Hawk81]

It must be a big house with the sockets well spaced out if it takes around 8 mins to pick up some ends and walk to the next socket

 

[iconnect]

Ha Ha but serious its massive lol I love how all us sparks have balls the size of mellons I wish we could all meet up and have a race and see the quality of these 2 min second fix sockets lol

 

[SirKit Breaker]

1 hour per room max as an average. I go round and prep all the cables at each outlet first, then go round again and fix the accessories, and leave them loose till testing is out of the way. I tie a carrier bag to myself to put all the crap in as i go.

 

[james king]

no stil 2mons with clean up aswell

 

[Sparky Ninja]

When I used to work for a council we used to book work in as minutes. We were given 6minutes for a socket, 3 for each gang of a switch and 21 minutes for a FCU (don't ask why).

When I priced work privately I just be realistic and understand that there are too many variables and so estimate time according to the room when it comes to second fixing, not each point.

 

[Hawk81]

Ha Ha but serious its massive lol I love how all us sparks have balls the size of mellons I wish we could all meet up and have a race and see the quality of these 2 min second fix sockets lol

I can asure you I can do it in 2mins and it is a top quailty job.

 

[cbw]

Wander round with a cardboard box, cutters, long nose pliers and stripers,prepare all cables and tidy as you go, then go back and fit all the sockets.

 

[iconnect]

Widdler I am the same but for some strange reason this job I have gone at it different I have started something here I would say I am quick not as quick as I used to be. I am also know that the sum of the parts does not always add up hence you allow longer than it would take. I have seen sparks tell me how they are going to do this and do that and at the end of the day they have not finished and stand there wondering where the day has gone

 

[iconnect]

Just out of interest how long for a rewire of a 3 bed house average spec