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    DIY a new ring main

    Good idea actually. I could just leave them a foot of looped cable poking out of each box. Thanks.
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    DIY a new ring main

    Fully understood. I would feel obliged to pay for a before and after survey of my work anyway tbh. I've worked as a less skilled tradesman myself, expecting me to move a room full of furniture as part of the £125 bill (for example). I do know there is far more long term responsibiliy/onus on...
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    DIY a new ring main

    No it's purely cost. I've spent a decade or more over the years working on sites doing carpentry, groundworks, some plastering and all sorts so I'm more than capable of doing the physical chasing a fixing the back boxes in, I'm just being mindful of the fact that I may to it all perfectly well...
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    DIY a new ring main

    That is brilliant information, and much appreciated. This work is actually for my Mum's property as well, and I'm trying to see if there's anything I can do to keep costs down. I'll look into all of those suggestions in depth.
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    DIY a new ring main

    I wouldn't be surprised at all, which is really why I posed the question.
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    DIY a new ring main

    Pretty much what I was expecting to do tbh. I was really seeing if anybody would simply say 'lol no way'.
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    DIY a new ring main

    Hi all. I'm looking into the feasibility of me installing a new ground floor ring main in a block built house. I'm familiar with working with blockwork/plaster so setting in the sockets and cable runs are not an issue, and I'm also familar with placement restrictions and cable zones. It also...
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