My inlaws have got friend round to rewire the upstairs of the house. He is a registered and qualified electrician. Its a basic like for like installation just renewing the wiring and fittings. He has cut another hole in the wall next to an existing light switch. The hole is the same width/shape etc to house a new back plate for a new fitting.
Whats confusing me is why when there is an existing fitting there anyway.
His reason was so they could have electricity over night and as they will be plastering the chase its easier to plaster this hole up at the same time.
Why would this keep the electricity on over night. If its wired up then why not just wire the existing one.
Personally i think somethings not right and cutting corners springs to mind.
Can anyone explain what this is for or why he would do it as we had a rewire of the whole house last year and this was never done. Also no chases were cut upstairs so i assume this should be the same in this case as the houses are the same type, build as they are in the same road.
Thanks
Whats confusing me is why when there is an existing fitting there anyway.
His reason was so they could have electricity over night and as they will be plastering the chase its easier to plaster this hole up at the same time.
Why would this keep the electricity on over night. If its wired up then why not just wire the existing one.
Personally i think somethings not right and cutting corners springs to mind.
Can anyone explain what this is for or why he would do it as we had a rewire of the whole house last year and this was never done. Also no chases were cut upstairs so i assume this should be the same in this case as the houses are the same type, build as they are in the same road.
Thanks