Large London Re-wire Under Offer;

[slingshot2000]

Anyone on here tendering for this job ?

100miles of cable, over 5,000 light fittings.

Ten years work for someone.

Buckingham Palace to get £369m refurbishment - BBC News - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38025513

 

[Pat H]

I'm not keen on dogs....

 

[telectrix]

so keep away from Camilla then.

 

[HandySparks]

1600 drums of cable. Have to get a bigger van.

 

[telectrix]

silly arse.the quee will have it all delivered from fortnum & masons.

 

[Flanders]

I would of done but she wont be moving out so it will be a nightmare , if she just gives us a key it should take a couple of weekends and I would be able to fit it in with my day Job Then I can put the key through the letter box when i'm finished

 

[Midwest]

Suspect the liability insurance might be an issue; can see one of those Del & Rodney Chandelier moments

 

[GMES]

I was trying to keep that quiet ffs, oh well, anybody looking for some subby work.

 

[FatAlan]

I've been in the basement and it's a mess. Probably like the Houses of Parliament with 100 odd years of previous wiring and plumbing to strip out first. Still if anyone's looking for a mate on that job let me know.

 

[Octopus]

Lets hope the contracts state local staff and xx number of apprentices to be included in the staff..........

Thats what the French and Germans do....

 

[7029 dave]

So the Palace has not been rewired since the 1950's, no rcd protection, old rewire-able fuse's, no cpc on the lighting circuits etc.I don't believe it.?

 

[FatAlan]

Bet there's some old & interesting bits of kit there. I wonder if HRH will flog anything off on eBay?

 

[Octopus]

Wonder if they had an EICR done before they decided it needed a rewire?

Just imagine the list of issues...... and the number of boards.... and all the lash ups over the years... YUK

 

[Pat H]

I had to do some cabling in the Department of trade (I think, did a few so could have been another) Working out of hours pulling cables down metal conduits full with old brittle telecoms solid core stuff. Deperate not to create a chargeable fault in the existing cabling we spent most of the night on it. Only to get to the riser end and find it had all been lopped off. All dead redundant cabling....

 

[westward10]

I've been in the basement and it's a mess. Probably like the Houses of Parliament with 100 odd years of previous wiring and plumbing to strip out first. Still if anyone's looking for a mate on that job let me know.

I could be wrong but didn't Parliament have a lot of copper conduits fitted.

 

[Toneyz]

You can put it forward for your next niceic assesement visit

 

[plantpot]

If it was installed correctly and to the regulations at the time I see no problem

 

[freddo]

I wonder what 100 miles of MI costs?

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

Will I have to take my shoes off

 

[KennyKen]

Does the advert say that it's a prerequisite to hire Charles as a Sparks Mate?

 

[drzsta]

I wonder what 100 miles of MI costs?

Depending on size your looking at 500k and over.

 

[freddo]

Better wire it with FP then...

 

[Taylortwocities]

I could be wrong but didn't Parliament have a lot of copper conduits fitted.

A few trips down the scrap merchants then!

 

[Pete999]

Does the advert say that it's a prerequisite to hire Charles as a Sparks Mate?

Now that would be worth the hastle

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Told em I could do it, but can't notify it as I'm not Part P registered.
Said they'll let me know.

 

[Taylortwocities]

But does the palace count as 'domestic'?
Funded by the taxpayer, I'd say it was definitely commercial. So no Part P required!

 

[Deleted member 26818]

It's a dwelling.

 

[Pete999]

No it's not it's a drain, a Gin Plalace for the chose few

 

[Andy78]

No it's not it's a drain, a Gin Plalace for the chose few

Sounds like my kind of place

 

[Pete999]

Sounds like my kind of place

Problem is, you would be getting paid for doing the work, working for someone whose entire existence is paid by you and millions of people like you, me included.
The normal people who pay the crowns wages, have to save up for a few years in order to get major works done on their houses, or maybe take out a bank loan to pay for said work, not them though, just dip in the public money pit for a couple of hundred mil, pass me another G&T ?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Bucket of gin palace?

 

[Midwest]

I'm sure it doesn't balance out, but there's a fair bit of income generated by the tourists coming here to see Madge, Buck House and the Castle etc. Far Eastern peoples especially, never seen anyone so obsessed to catch a glimpse of Royalty or the boys in the tall fury hats.

 

[westward10]

Theoretically like the Queens car they are property of the state and as such you are entitled to use of them, try that see if it works.