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Rewiring 3-bed Victorian semi-detached house

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  • 12-08-2014 3:03pm
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    oceanclub
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    Just wondering what the ball park figure for rewiring a 3-bed VIctorian-era house (95 sq m) might be? Also then replastering it. Is there such thing as partially replastering a wall (just where damp was) or should the whole lot be done to keep it uniform?

    Also, in this era of powerline ethernet connection, should I go to the bother of rewiring with ethernet cables? (I mainly thinking it might be handy for media center in livingroom accessing PC upstairs. Not a huge use otherwise.)

    P.


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    Sir Arthur Daley
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    Are you doing an oily rag restoration on the house or you gutting it back to bare wall and removing ceilings?


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    oceanclub
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    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    Are you doing an oily rag restoration on the house or you gutting it back to bare wall and removing ceilings?

    A bit of a mix - on ground floor, needs to be replastered up to about 4 feet. Ceilings etc seem fine.

    P.


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    Sir Arthur Daley
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    where ceilings are retained it means taking up floor boards for access so will make the job more labour intensive and expensive. Having you suspended timber floors on the ground floor?


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    oceanclub
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    Sir Arthur: suspended timber floors with floor boards on timber joists. All bar the kitchen floor which is solid.

    What decision apart from the number of sockets are there for wiring? I'm going to go for Cat 6 cabling with the hub located possibly in the attic. I'm also going to ask for it to be wired for burglar alarm - might as well do it now? Is there any other considerations I need to take into acccount?


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