RE: Sparkies

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Bloody Hell !!!!

I think I ought to buy a Winnebago and start touring the country doing
installs.

Prices from Rapid Electronics 01206 751166

> 2400m cat5 = £424
CAT5e	305m box	19-8156	£35 per box	10+ £32.80
2400m = 8 boxes = £280


> 540m ct100 = £243
CT100 02-0250  £19.30 per 100  5+ £17.00
600m = £102


> 500m speaker cable = £360

79/0.2	01-0142	18.35 per reel 5+ 16.10 so
500m = £80.50

> 900m lighting cable = £200

1.5mm T&E	01-1944  £19.77 per 100m  5+ £ 18.58  10+ £17.72
900m = 167.22 or 1000m for £177.20

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Samphire [mailto:tricky_item@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 September 2001 17:07
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Sparkies
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just got a price back from the housing company that is building
my
> house. I've asked them to put in some cabling for my HA stuff before
they
> finish the house. I have just been given a price of £8700 for this
task
> as I was wondering if you guys could take a look through my list and
see
> if they are taking the mick (which I think they are by about 5k).
>
> This is the info I got from the electrician who quoted the job up for
the
> housing company (shame he wont give me the prices too)
>
> 2400m cat5 - 162 runs
> 540m ct010 - 36 runs
> 900m 1.5 cable (lighting)
> 500m speaker cable (to roof spaces) 24runs
> Power is standard for the house so no change here...
>
> All this is going to be router to node0 which happens to be in the
garage
> on the wall touching the house. The sparkie claims this will take up
to
> three weeks to complete. Also note that the price _doesnt_ include any
HA
> stuff, this is just for cabling.
>
> I have put a few prices together going on maplin as a guide, but the
> electrical company should be able to get cheaper prices anyway:
>
> 2400m cat5 = £424
> 540m ct100 = £243
> 500m speaker cable = £360
> 900m lighting cable = £200
>
> Total = £1227
>
> I know some of you guys have done your own HA wiring, do you think it
> would take one guy three weeks at 7 hours a day to do this? and if so
is
> 6000pounds way too much for 105 hours work, putting the guys wage to
> something around 66 pounds an hour!
>
> Any info/moral suport apreciated,
>
> Regards,
>
> Jules - just watching his HA dreams falling apart for his new home
>
>
>
>
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