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21 Jan 2023
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SIKA PLASTICS TRAINING BUILDING SOCKET UPGRADES

This week our commercial electricians Jordan and Louie were back at Sika plastics training facility to install extra sockets in the workshop area.

Sika launched in the UK roofing business 60 years ago, Sika are the market leaders in cold-applied liquid waterproofing technology for roofs, walkways, balconies and terraces. For more information click here https://gbr.sika.com/en/construction/roofing/about-us/history.html

We originally installed the electrical installation to this training building in August 2020 which was during covid. To read more about this project click here https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/sika-plastics-preston-new-training-facility-building/

Our clients required some metal clad double sockets installing around the perimeter of the building with the cables contained within galv conduit. The sockets were to be wired in four 32 amp RCD protected radial circuits.

When we originally installed the Schneider distribution board we ensured there was plenty of spare ways for future electrical installations as the training facility evolved.

All of the electrical installations have been issued with an electrical installation certificate

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    21 Jan 2023
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    HIGH BAY FAULTY LIGHTING

    This week Jordan and Louie were in Warrington helping one of our clients with fault finding on some high bay lighting in their warehouse

    We had previously been contracted to replace the office in grid ceiling lights with energy efficient led lights. Whilst there it was brought to our attention that they had a lighting fault on the high bay lighting in the main warehouse.

    The work involved working at height, so we hired a cherry picker for the task.

    Whilst looking at the lights our client took the decision to replace the lights with new Ansell led high bay light fittings. The existing lights are 400w son fittings which are old not very energy efficient. With the cost of energy spiralling especially for commercial customers upgrading to LED makes sense commercially and environmentally.

    Our guys managed to rectify the fault and replace the lighting leaving our clients happy

    To see some more commercial projects we have carried out, visit our page https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/commercial-electrical-contractors/

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      21 Jan 2023
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      TWO BEDROOMED REWIRE IN NOVEMBER 2022

      Just before Christmas we received a call from a customer asking if we could quote for an electrical rewire and carry the rewire out before Christmas.

      Now, the six weeks running up to Christmas is our busiest period as everybody is wanting their projects completed for the big day. However, in this case we jumped at the chance and the race was on!

      WHY DID THIS PROPERTY NEED REWIRING?

      Our customer’s problem was all his electrics kept blowing leaving him with no sockets or power for the heating boiler. Obviously, with Christmas coming, the weather starting to get colder, and no power is not ideal. This problem occurs more in older properties as they tend to only have two or three circuits, this can cause major issues if a fuse blows as it can knock out all of the sockets or all of the lights in a property. When you have your property rewired, your electrical installation is typically split over seven or eight separate circuits which limits the disruption if an MCB is to trip off.

      Fylde Coast rewires carried out a site visit so we could complete a rewiring quotation and advise what we would require for us to carry out the rewire within the timescale.

      We issued the quotation and documents ready for the rewiring to start. This was a two bedroomed semi-detached property with an outbuilding, it was lived in, however our client stayed out for two nights which really helped to speed up the rewiring process. See more of this project on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=524337153043215&set=pcb.524338769709720

      This project was completed in three days. We had fully rewired the upstairs and downstairs sockets, upstairs and downstairs lights, the kitchen circuits including the boiler, installed a new consumer unit and re-supplied the outbuildings. If you are looking for more information on rewiring your property then visit our home page https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/

      MORE REWIRING INFORMATION?

      If you are wanting more information on rewiring your home then download our free Ebook, this book indicates the tell tale signs your property may need rewiring

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        21 Jan 2023
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        BLACKPOOL REWIRE

        Is it best to rewire your property whilst it is empty?

        The other property we rewired after Christmas was a three bedroomed house rewire in Blackpool.

        Our clients had purchased this property just before the Christmas break, we provided a full written quotation for this rewire with a full breakdown of the work to be carried out.

        This property was a very straight forward project as the house was empty with no carpets down. The property needed a full rewire to all circuits including rewiring the lighting, sockets, kitchen, and oven supplies.

        As this property was empty, The rewiring took four days to complete which included the issuing of electrical certificates and a Part P building control sign off certificate. It is always best where possible to rewire an empty property. To see how long a lived in rewire can take read this project https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/bungalow-rewire-in-fleetwood/?preview_id=11035&preview_nonce=5293693480&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=11037

        If you want to see more about this project then visit our Facebook page where we post all of our ongoing rewires https://www.facebook.com/fyldecoastrewires

        Now that the electrics have been rewired our clients are able to carry on with the property renovations which will include a new kitchen, plastering, decorating, an extension and possible loft conversion. As the property is being extended, we included the installation of smoke detectors which will satisfy building control when the extension works are carried out and will limit the need to lift the carpets and floors throughout the house limiting disruption.

        If you are purchasing a new property and know that the house needs a full rewire, it is always best to make the rewiring the first project on your list. If you do the rewiring first it will allow you to redecorate and renovate the property with the knowledge that the walls will not need chasing or damaging in the future, it can be costly if you do not do this and need to chase bathroom tiles or chase wallpapered walls once you have moved in.

        21 Jan 2023
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        BUNGALOW REWIRE IN FLEETWOOD

        One of our first electrical rewires after the Christmas break was a two bedroomed bungalow in Rossall Fleetwood

        During the sale process our client asked us to carry out a full electrical installation condition report (EICR). An EICR is the best way to determine the condition of the electrical installation of a property, this is very useful if you are about to buy a property as it helps you to determine how much work is involved in bringing the property up to a standard and will help you form a valuation.

        Upon completion of the inspection, the wiring was estimated to be between 40-50 years old, some of the lights had no earth conductor which is common among the bungalow properties in the Rossall area. The consumer unit was very dated and did not offer the required protection having no RCD protection. As the property was to undergo a full refurb, it is best to carry out the rewiring as the first step of the refurb as rewiring your home is one of the largest and dustiest and disruptive works to be carried out.

        Once the purchase was complete Fylde Coast rewires were contracted to carry out a full electrical rewire of the property including the garage, kitchen, power sockets and lighting.

        HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO REWIRE YOUR PROPERTY?

        Our clients continued to live in the property whilst the electrical rewire was being carried out, when the property is lived in it usually adds around 1.5 days extra to the work scope due to cleaning up and putting the floor boards and carpets back each evening, this property has taken 4.5 days to completely rewire, there is a day left to complete the kitchen once the new kitchen has been delivered

        The electrical installation of this property is now up to date with the current 18th edition wiring regulations which give our customers peace of mind that they can renovate and decorate their new property without encountering any electrical problems further down the line. See here for current EIT BS7671 wiring regulations https://electrical.theiet.org/bs-7671/

        This electrical installation has been issued with the necessary electrical installation certificates and Part P building control sign off certificate. To see some of our rewiring customer reviews check out our home page https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/ or visit our Google page https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fylde+coast+rewires&sxsrf=AJOqlzUmD0TIM90-f8t7bpuhY4qgL_NmUg%3A1674291229278&source=hp&ei=HajLY_auDo-BhbIPjNq90A8&iflsig=AK50M_UAAAAAY8u2LXEMi0jRD-Akdd37ScQfrdMLOcw-&oq=&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYATIHCC4Q6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzINCC4QxwEQ0QMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJ1AAWABgyA5oAXAAeACAAQCIAQCSAQCYAQCwAQo&sclient=gws-wiz

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          20 Jan 2023
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          HOUSE REWIRE IN FLEETWOOD

          THREE BEDROOMED MID-TERRACED HOUSE REWIRE IN FLEETWOOD

          For this property Fylde Coast rewires have been contracted to carry out a full electrical rewire to this Fleetwood property.

          The property is benefiting from a full renovation by the new owner which will include a new kitchen, bathroom, a new downstairs W.C and utility room as well as a full loft conversion.

          Most of the work such as rewiring the lighting and socket circuits have been completed in five days, this also included the patching up of the chases. We will need to revisit the property to complete the loft conversion wiring and second fix the downstairs W.C and utility rooms once these have been built.

          WHY DID THIS FLEETWOOD PROPERTY NEED REWIRING?

          The original wiring to this property has been estimated to be from the 1960’s and was in a very poor state. The circuits number of circuits were also limited which will cause issues if a fuse was to blow. To compensate this, we have installed the sockets on each floor on their own 16amp radial circuits with the kitchen benefiting from being installed on a 32 amp ring main due to the heavy loading of a kitchen. Each floor has it’s own lighting circuit with a separate smoke and heat detector circuit running through each floor from the loft down to the kitchen.

          Throughout the property our client has opted for an antique brass finish on the sockets, switches and downlights which will be keeping within the expected look for this period property.

          Originally, our client had another electrical contractor in to rewire the bathroom, they had left this room incomplete and not to an acceptable safe standard, some of the bathroom wall lights had not earth conductor, the light switch was incorrectly wired, and the bathroom fan was damaged and incorrectly wired. We rectified all these issues whilst carrying out the work

          Fylde Coast rewires have rewired several properties in this area of Fleetwood near the Mount, to view other projects we have rewired please check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/fyldecoastrewires the properties in this area are period properties and once they have been rewired and renovated, they make fabulous family homes. If you are thinking about rewiring your Fleetwood home, then please feel free to fill out the form below for a no obligation quotation or check out our rewiring page https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/house-rewire/

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