Disgraceful NEW Rewire!! Cowboys!! Electrician

Recently went to a subscribers house to check out the newly rewired House that he is not happy with,
I can see why cables pipes are not supported, let me know below if you'd be happy with this type of installation after paying for a full rewire

[@jackcrick1203]

I swear it’s actually harder to do what they’ve done than do it properly

[@chasingcapsaicin]

How to install when you loose your knipex

[@topgazza]

100 times more difficult. Lazy and untidy beyond belief

[@gedheaton1415]

Nick you should blacklist the word Flixzone for use in your comments section, its a scam and will steal money ,All pls ignore the comments mentioning it.

[@florentchichoux2623]

hahahaha definitely true 🤣🤣

[@deegreeeen8612]

​@@topgazza I recon it's malicious rewire, no other explanation for it. :))

[@Cjrelectrical]

That looks like one of the better ones mate.

[@adriancross4]

lad that fitted it says its fine from my house

[@bellas_switch_adapted_toys]

Bloody James and his weekend work 🤣🤣

[@Hoops-Senior]

Absolutely shocking work! What gets me, as an electronics engineer that works in HiPot, is that I consider myself as a competent DIY and do all my own work to code, that cowboy could sign-off on my stuff but I can't.

[@silverback6451]

Yes, shocking. I see what you did there.

[@adamjennings7853]

Come across this way to often as a fire alarm installer and it boils my blood, nice work nick with keeping calm 👍

[@tanja8907]

@Nichen Fauster it boils his blood 🤣🤣

[@goodplacereviewer2495]

Why would he not be calm? It's not his work He's not the customer He's not the electricians boss And He's now making money of someone else's poor job .

[@robertburrows6612]

The only thing I can suggest Nick do a full written report, quote for the work . Then the customer redress in the country court to get his money back

[@sparkequinox]

This is madness. It's not even my work and I won't be able to sleep tonight knowing this exists out there.

[@derek763]

Adam would sort out that mess very quick and would do a brilliant job

[@electricalstuff259]

hi adam

[@lordbluntwell2353]

I'm only a handyman but that's shocking . I like these channels great tips and gives me perfect examples why I recommend qualified sparks for electrical work to my customers. Yes I can change a socket but to add RCDs that's beyond me .

[@antonyrajabian6770]

Exactly what I've been dealing with today🙄... its soul destroying! Loving the vids 👍🏿

[@simwark]

Ah that must of been down to the great cable clip shortage of 2020.

[@jayjayripoff]

Sorry, I accidently bought a few hundred of them for my own rewiring.......I haven't used many though, when I've done I could send em a box.... :-/ (overly eager noob, XD )

[@darrylcooke1052]

Must of watched a few of jordon and Cory’s videos 🤠.. they love a spare way too 💰💰

[@markdevlin8471]

Bloody Hell.. did they go in the loft, shut their eyes and just lob all the cables up in the air !!.. Hey Presto.. job done... .😱

[@steved2136]

Nah- would have looked neater than that....

[@iScoTT29]

You mentioned about the NICEIC, was the contractor who carried the work out approved by them? If so, are the NICEIC footing the bill for to carry out your remedial works? Surely that cost cannot be passed onto the customer if an NICEIC contractor has left that mess?

[@anthonydobbs9656]

There is just no words to describe this....

[@tanja8907]

I know! I've never seen anything so scary!!!! I haven't slept for weeks because of panic attacks!

[@ralcool5932]

The plumber seems to have done a great job!

[@simonhughes1641]

When we moved into this house we are in now we were told that an electrician lived here before. I thought great, no work to do then? Pulled bathroom floor up to redo bathroom and found the shaver socket above sink with no transformer was wired in with 4mm cable connected to 32amp ring! Then also found a loose connected 10mm water bond wire that went into a 20m ball of wire under floorboards other end connected to nothing! 👏👏👏

[@mbak7801]

Not atypical. Thank goodness you never brought a house that a builder lived in. My parents did and the entire place was a bodge that almost needed demolishing.

[@davesmith7981]

Thay should have got you in. Well done .

[@rbxrockettrio8650]

This is why I do pretty much everything myself, otherwise you’ve always got to be watching the work people do

[@frankbolger8249]

I can absolutely relate to your comments.

[@monehselik6185]

Hahaha the socket directly above the hob is a real zinger. Jeeesus.

[@The160879]

I’ve got a good mind to start up on my own. Been working books in/ agency and as a service contractor for 25 years. My problem is I’m not domestic albeit have 18th edition and an approved spark my standards are high because I’ve always done heavy industrial installations, boiler house fit outs, just think I’d be too neat to make any money as I couldn’t leave a job in a mess even if it wasn’t in my remit.

[@haydenuk02]

Wow that is a very poor job how do they get away with stuff like that. Keep up the hard work and thanks for sharing this with us take care Edited hope everyone has a good week

[@donstir23]

Summed up perfectly nick.,, absolutely disgraceful!

[@dolphinpix]

Free rewire with every kitchen fitted ;) With that style of install you have to question if the cable itself etc is up to standard.

[@johnjtplastering6991]

No way are they qualified should be reported I not an electrician but that is disgraceful

[@serenetysteel7007]

Should see the council and housing association's one day rewire crews. The cables in the loft are all over the shop

[@guganotubo]

10 years ago had the council decide it was time for a rewire in the flat I rented in East London. After these geniuses yanked so hard they ripped red/black 2.5mm2 inside the conduit that went into the kitchen, they decide to run PVC channel throughout wherever they felt like. Guy in charge went around with a rotary hammer and 6" long 7mm bit, for the 1" plastic anchors... Wall to the toilet was 4" thick. Pushing hard on the drill hit his head on the wall as the bit inevitably went straight through and tore a foot radius of plaster over the bath on opposite side. They came back a week later to empty a tube of caulk into it.

[@kristianhumphreys7984]

To be fair a rewire in one day is taking the piss out of the boys.its too much work

[@JohnSmith-ws7fq]

Do council sparks have a bad rep in the industry? My dad had an ex-council electrician fit a new CU. Tails straight in with no gland. Holes bashed out top with no grommets. Cracked Henley Block on incoming live. All house circuits on single RCD.

[@serenetysteel7007]

@@JohnSmith-ws7fq Not all of them mate

[@uplightuk8924]

@@kristianhumphreys7984 My boss has a team of 5 guys who subby for him and just do council rewires on a daily basis. I’m not even joking when I say this but they managed to completely rewire 5 3 bed houses in ONE WEEK. I went to one of them in the middle to help out at the end of the day and to be honest from what I saw it didn’t look too bad - considering they lashed it out in a day it was surprisingly neat although obviously I didn’t see what actually went into running the cables in

[@TheSadcyclist]

As a work of Art that would surely get an award, or a large financial grant , ive never seen anything as bad . Also somebody some day is going to have to work in that house, and going to be very worried at cut cables, are they dead or alive, i am when i find them, so stopped loft work now,unsecured cables are a trip hazard in an attic,thankfully Adam and i (Nick) are totally competent at renewing/repairing the stuff thats required.

[@chiselcheswick5673]

Nothing like taking a bit of pride in your work...

[@acelectricalsecurity]

To be honest that seems to be the standard these days. I have seen a few comments about price, where I live £4k seems about right, although if he paid £10k or £1k for the job, the fact is, the job should comply with the regulations, and that clearly doesn't. My local council want rewires done in a day, and I have seen the aftermath, and it's not pretty, the installations were in a better condition before the rewiring, and the truth is, they didn't need rewiring, just a new board and IP light in the bathroom.

[@dugmoreelectrical6542]

£4500 for that, my prices are going up in the morning !!! Looks like it was done in a couple of days.

[@stuartandrews4344]

Appalling work! And that's only what you can see, dread to think of the hidden horrors you can't see. Hope customer takes them to the small claims court for the full cost & expense for another proper rewire...

[@johnoreilly7052]

Hi nick I will not be happy if I got someone to do the full rewire that if I was a customer and I will do the same job but neat and tidy

[@AS19283]

Sometimes I doubt how good my work is then I see this be think I must be in the top 5% that actually work properly.

[@Dave0Star]

That floor put back down with electrical tape 😂😂

[@dannydobson2675]

Run out of screws £500 quote to carry on with same ones.....just tape it then please

[@kevcalms]

That's a hell of a lot of cables for a switch.

[@artisanelectrics]

Weird that they removed bits of the coving... usually so easy to just drill behind it

[@brightside0970]

The only reason to move coving if your in a shared house doing a fire alarm but for someone’s house they must of hit their head

[@tww5719]

Let's face it they are obviously doing the place up with them chases who would want those 60s coving in there house,think that's a small issue compared with the way they run the cables

[@gourdarchibald6588]

Looks like a professional job to me, done by a plumber using the cable as an extra source of heat. I think it's called "trace heating" - supposed to stop pipes freezing in the Winter.???

[@stuarth540]

This is the sort of Job that makes the public think they can rewire without any worry, judging by that rewire.

[@tezgray]

Yep, there's a lot of "DIY comments" , I'm sure a lot of DIY would be better than this crap. Never mind code, common sense says no plug over the hob. FFS

[@c4turekitty]

Madness? No, that is SPARTA!

[@aloelectricalsecurity9458]

It's ashame this happens, I know we would not have won the job based on the amount you said.

[@TopShelfSpurs]

Fair play to you as your platform has given customers the opportunity to see what is acceptable or not...you mentioned the NIC so if it was an approved domestic installer or contractor, it's my understanding their guarantee should pay for the new work. one comment said it's probably labour doing the work and being signed off by a qualified electrician. Well you don't even need to leave the garage to see that the earth bonding fails. The company should be chucked out of the NICICE and banned from joining another partP organisation!!

[@grahamcole4240]

I have wired dozens of houses in my time and each one was done as if it was my own. I have never seen such a mess in 50 years of doing electrics.

[@RyansRandomRants]

Things like this make me happy I'm paying nothing upfront for my rewire.

[@markgatward8765]

I would expect that poor installation in Canada ,we sometimes have City plumbers inspectors , inspect electrical work ! Really.. I agree with everything you showed.

[@supersparks9466]

Yeeha , quote for another rewire nick, hard on the customer but it’s the only option.

[@artisanelectrics]

Probably one of ours 🤣

[@stupot_64]

You're not that cheap!!!

[@artisanelectrics]

@@stupot_64 True LOL

[@NBundyElectrical]

Lol not that far up north mate

[@TheXsheeple]

Your Tesla wouldn't make it that far up north, Jordan.

[@NBundyElectrical]

I wasn’t told by them direct but they weren’t satisfied it was a quality installation so a refund has been submitted by the previous electrician

[@effervescence5664]

What the bloody hell is that. It's not quite bodge it and scarper but it ain't far short. C2 on going over pipework as the flow will be running at up to 80c. Just wow, I've seen some bad new installs but nothing quite that bad in the last year or two. Sad thing is it appears all those chases were taken up behind the coving with an angle grinder, neat cuts to put the coving back after?? It's not even half arsed it's like two different people were on site, one that knew what he was doing and another that just bodged running the cabling.

[@Mattja1]

How much trouble would it have been to put a bit of insulation over the pipe where cables are near it? Doesn't make it neat but would drastically reduce the heat! Beyond lazy.

[@phillipgwynne6580]

It’ll be nice if you get to film you and or Adam doing the remedial work, the before ie wrong way and after - the correct way or at least better way. I think Adam is more than capable of highlighting all that needs doing to demonstrate that there are some fully qualified electricians or businesses that even if they did employ apprentices, the business owner or apprentice mentor fails to check and offer guidance if he can easily highlight and remedy some or most of the work himself. I would find it hard leaving cables in such a mess to be able to keep track of what circuit belongs to what cable run especially when carry out checks? Perhaps they didn’t?

[@amarcy5369]

Hi Nick This is always a difficult call , the customer is reliant on the tradesman to do his job properly , and the tradesmen has a duty of care to the customer to do a professional job. Sounds simple you would think , but because our trade been has been allowed to be overrun by cowboys this is the inevitable result. And I blame 100% the trades governing body’s , most of them can quote the the regs with total ease, yet they couldn’t wire an out house . If they were doing their jobs properly 90% of this behaviour would be eliminated . And a proper registrar should be in place to list all those who have been found to be guilty of failing to meet the required standards. Backed up with hefty fines for those who continue to trade. We pay for inspections and monitoring . So they should be held accountable to prevent this happening. And finally I’d say to everyone out there who come across this type of work tell people, every mate , wholesaler , even next doors cat if you have to . Hit them we’re it hurts because trust me they won’t give a toss about you . Bless you Nick but you’ve got to expose these people so others will be not court out in the future .

[@martinedwards4458]

A lot of remedial work to be done there Nick, good luck on that one Nick, I come across a lot off shoddy workmanship over the 27years being self employed you just can't get the staff these days a lot of people say they can install electrics like landlords who want to save a few quid while you're working on there rental property & they try &'wire an extra socket spuring of an existing and run the cable through the small hole where the fixing screw lugs are so when you screw socket back it damages cable with fixing screw & sharp edges of metal flush box. All the best Nick hope you sort all defects. Martin .

[@queeg6473]

I'm striiping out an 1880s house. Over it's 140 year lifespan it has been fully wired 3 times. I know this because there are 3 completely different sets of wiring.....Luckily only one set is connected up !

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Crazy, and for that price 😳

[@billypeffers8992]

Watching this video shaking my head, as a young spark even I can see that’s disgraceful

[@zjzozn]

Wow NICEIC

[@paultipton743]

£4500 for that! Is it in Jordans area for Artisan Electrics ?! For that price I would of taken my time and made it neater with the cables supported in the loft and away from the heating pipes which I would say is a C2 and removed old cables after,It looks like it was rushed in on a tight deadline as in get the money and scarper. I'd of renewed the earth clamp for what little effort and cost it would take. The whole job looks a mess after the consumer unit. As for the blanks in the consumer unit I'd prefer metal but I've had a couple of Hager metal consumer units lately still supplied with the plastic blanks off the shelf and the wholesalers not having the metal blanks in stock. I think consumer unit manufacturers should all supply say 5 metal blanks as standard in the packaging.

[@nickaf5262]

Best thing for that is Rip it out and start again🙈

[@MagnetechSolidSolutions]

HOME REWIRE SCOTLAND must have done that one 😆 🤣 😂

[@westinthewest]

Did the customer believe that NICEIC registration was a guarantee of competence? David Savery tried to report a NAPIT contractor doing work to a standard similar to this, but no action was taken.

[@tww5719]

You will find that if they are niceic normally they get the contractor back to put it right like gas Safe,that's easier said then done if the customer doesn't want them back ,not sure why nick got involved,they normally get the local inspector to visit ,

[@acelectricalsecurity]

They don't care, I used to tell my NIC guy each year when I came across crap work, but nothing ever got done, your better off not saying anything

[@tww5719]

@@acelectricalsecurity yeah your right like gas Safe,when we first started with the nic they used to be a charity know they are a company selling you there manuals and software,and a yearly fee,so throwing a registered nic company is like losing money from there bank 👍

[@acelectricalsecurity]

@@tww5719 yeah same here, they made a big thing to tell you they were a charity, now it's a corporate monster taking as much cash as they can.

[@alexanderdempsey1786]

By farming this responsibility out to profit motivated organisations who have bought out all the opposition the government have created a monster........

[@paulellam6926]

When the customer asked the installer, "how longs the guarantee on this mate?" he got the reply "how long it take me to get to the M1"

[@JC-om6vk]

Why is that old 80's hit by Orange Juice "RIP IT UP and start again" running through my head?

[@rickyroaster]

They must have used a few boxes of sky hooks for all the cable support

[@Maffoo]

Bet they have 10/10 on checkatrade too

[@jasonorlowskyj146]

Can you do a video on how to live splice incoming house supply cable please?

[@Jay-yd5cr]

It was probably less dangerous before the rewire ....

[@leonblittle226]

With rubber cable I would say not, but the new install is absolute crap.

[@scuddy71]

I'm interested in what if any sanctions were placed upon the installer by the NICEIC or if they volunteered or were forced to make a full or partial refund?

[@Aylaun84]

My new rewire looks similar to this. I thought it's a bit messy but been issued the eic. So I can't really withhold money.

[@garry2115]

Hi Nick, An absolute disgrace. There are far too many so-called electricians out there that I wouldn’t trust to put a light bulb in. It would seem logical to start again but maybe you are happy to do the remedial work. Whatever the outcome the homeowner will be assured of a first-class installation. Best wishes.

[@Graza25]

Brown tape around the twin/earth means thats the 2 switch connections... Correct me if im wrong here, please..

[@elektrikeren5049]

Damn Artisan Electrics.. Busted!! 🤣🤣

[@metallitech]

Not sure what else could be done with so many cables in the loft early in the video, aside from shortening that one with tonnes of excess, and getting rid of any disconnected ones.

[@HandyKindaGuyUK]

Sorry Nick, twas a Friday, I found an open pub. Had to be gone

[@garethhodson3896]

I’ve seen worse than that - customer paid £5k up front for a new board with the RCD’s disconnected - new cables out of the fuse board then jointed onto the old cables above the downstairs toilet ceiling - the “spark” got the floorboards up on the landing and used a twin and earth as some strappers to a 2 way switch but used the cpc as the line conductor - customer was an elderly man and used all of his savings to get it done - oh and when he put the boards back down he screwed into a central heating pipe 6 times in different places. This went beyond rough and he was a proper rogue trader - NICEIC were trying to prosecute him for using their logo when he wasn’t registered with them - we followed him round for a couple of years and every job was the same - £4,5k to rewire a 1 bed flat which was only rewired 10 years earlier - all he did was change the switch faces - again money up front and an old lady - scumbags

[@slimski]

Shocking

[@johnwarwick4105]

This is the sort of guy trading standards should be taking to court as the customer probably can’t afford to risk the money

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

What do you think Delroy???? I reckon my Adam has been doing a bit of work on the side!! Good video Nick

[@petersaunders747]

In my working life I designed and wired up machinery control panels. I cannot understand why domestic sparks don't do the same i.e put cables in trunking & conduit and also mark them up for easy identification.

[@electricalstuff259]

How are we all doing the big bunch of cables in the loft space? Clipping individually, clipping in bunches or running in trunking/tray?

[@ranbirsingh7666]

Name and shame!!! This is absolutely ridiculous 🤯🤯

[@tonyrobinson362]

We are looking for a complete rewire of our semi bungalow in Mansfield shortly hope to god it dosent end up like this what a bloody bodge.

[@NBundyElectrical]

Give us a shout if you need a quote Tony 👍

[@tonyrobinson362]

@@NBundyElectrical Hey will do thanks for that.

[@adrianupnorth]

People won't spend and will always go for the cheapest price - save some money. You get what you pay for. I've worked with many eastern European lads and the vast majority due have pride and are bloody good sparks. It doesn't matter where you were born there's a cowboy in every country.

[@bogeyfly1]

Shocking

[@timbunker4529]

I do my own, when I had it inspected my work was better than a pro.

[@Burning_desire22]

Hi im getting a socket rewire done soon because the neutral loop didnt pass the eicr test which meant the rcbo couldnt be fitted. The scores are low they were saying, I think it was 0.3 instead of a 1. They did these tests after changing the consumer unit. Should the electrician fill the walls and do put the floorboards and carpets back as they were? Thanks

[@james1c763]

Absolutely shocking work!

[@leonblittle226]

I presume they also did some new tarmac on the drive at the same time - you know "do ya like dags"

[@tjggolfsevenoaksswingers8544]

Funny because someone mentions black on here or anywhere and the world goes mad because rascism yet Muppets like you can be rascist to others yet it's funny ....... #rascismiseverywhereyetwechoosenottoshoutaboutit.....

[@acelectricalsecurity]

Yeah they lay it nice and tick 😂

[@ProGamingKieran]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nathanb1078]

Here in lies the problem. Quote for a Consumer Unit change (fully tested and certified, etc). Customer comes back telling me they can get it for half the price I’m charging. At this point I wish them well and walk away. Pay cheap, pay twice

[@user-sg1ku5hu5d]

Oh that was done on an afternoon shift... his morning shifts are much better... except on mondays

[@jonathanryall355]

Hi Nick been watching your video’s for a while I’m not an electrician and don’t know the regs but I’m shour I could do a better D.I.Y. job than what has been done there

[@jenton93]

Granted its not a great install and I wouldn't leave it like that. But apart from some cable to put in trunking or clipped down. Is there anything in the regs to say it's not ok. Switch not in the prescribed zone. If its got rcd protection I thought that is technically OK. Not that I would do it. But what the regs say and best practice are 2 different things some times. What I can't understand is how people can walk away from a job like that and think yep I feel happy with that. I always wire a job expecting a spark to come in next week and look at the work if there's anything that i feel someone would pick up on I put it right.

[@nasheedvocalistyasir9086]

Workman’s ship is definitely not there however it looks pretty safe to be used by a regular person.

[@SS-vz9iv]

Looks just like my loft and anywhere else you can find loose chucked in cables throughout the house. I suspect that the previous owner would have found a cheaper quote to go with. I want to convert the attic and am currently figuring out what to do with all the spaghetti up there first 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bramcoteelectrical1088]

will have to raise floor or rewire

[@SS-vz9iv]

@@bramcoteelectrical1088 Cheers pal, looks like it could end up being a bit of both

[@topgazza]

Appalling professionalism. My sparky would have given me a good kicking as an apprentice if I’d even thought of not clipping cables and straight even they couldn’t be seen

[@pauledwards9493]

Enjoy your new rewire, just don't put the heating on.

[@NBundyElectrical]

Yeah fact

[@denbo786]

@@NBundyElectrical Fucking cowboys

[@monkeyboy8424]

I had a similar issue. NICEIC told me the work had to be completed before they would inspect it. Effectively, telling me to to pay for cowboy work. In my experience NICEIC accreditation is a sham.

[@bellas_switch_adapted_toys]

Was it Adam and James on a Saturday?? Would explain why no Adam today! 🤫🤣

[@Gaunty213]

Who will foot the bill to remedy these issues? if the previous spark was working under nic/napit will they claim the money for the customer, what will come of there accreditation also?

[@Subzero2151]

That hot press alone with the everything cable tied is a disgrace

[@jodalry]

I’m not an electrician but I did spend nearly ten years working for British Telecom installing all manner of communications equipment (switchboards, transmission racks, etc.) in commercial properties. If I had cabled anything as rough as this I wouldn’t have lasted a week never mind ten years. I now have a cottage that needs a total rewire and would love to do it myself and know I could do the work and do it to the standard any trade body would demand. However, as far as I know, my only choice is to pay somebody else who could potentially leave a mess like this and be out of pocket for the privilege. Is it possible to do the work myself and have a qualified spark inspect and sign off on it? 🤔

[@mayhemofdarknessvideos2281]

Hi some advise please how much would fully rewire cost on a 3 bed 1930s fully empty-house code ? Cheers

[@exploringwithtom9175]

Are they skunk plant cutting on kitchen window ledge ,, just a thought after u saying customer wants to board loft an noticed fans in loft to 🤐

[@havoctrousers]

Sorry, the NIC said this was ok? Kitchen light switch out of the zone, socket directly over the hob, shitty bonding clamp and joists not drilled at the center? To be fair, it doesn't look like it would be *that* much work to make this install right - at least they've left plenty of slack on the cables so you can fix them properly.

[@stanstools728]

When I saw the consumer unit it didn't look to bad and I though you was been over picky. Then by the end of the video I was shocked and can't believe how badly the wiring is.

[@kerryman9589]

Where do u start fixing this .and how long would this take

[@mariusrakauskas5510]

I would say quality = price. For the new rewire I saw worse. C2 I would for the cable around the pipes.

[@MrSJT]

I think you can call it a rewire but not a new installation as they reused the main gas bond which also has no protection against premature collapse so its almost a new installation... this would be an addition coz they added additional circuits even though they got rid of the old, and new fuse board change, if they reused any cable from an existing circuit it would also come under alteration....but not a new installation