We’re pressing on with our Portugal property renovation and it’s time to bring in the pros (or at least one) to help us out with the electrics fix fix.
Today we welcome Mark the Spark – a DJ and professional electrician – to the show. He’ll work with us for a couple of days to show us how to install first fix electrics so we can continue on under our own steam. We’ll bring him back for some of the more technical work like installing and wiring the consumer unit but that’s quite a long way off for now.
The order of the day is knocking a bunch of holes in the stone walls and running lots of cable and conduit. Stay tuned to see how we get on.
Im excited FOR YOU! Not even my house! You are getting closer and closer to being in the house. It would be wonderful if you could get into the lower part of the house for winter. Live down there instead of in the tent. Can't wait to see what happens next! Fantastic job!
HELLO KYLIE & GUY…INTERESTING INFO REGARDING THE DIFFERENCES IN ELECTRICAL ISSUES BETWEEN THE U.K. & EUROPE…ALOT OF FIDDLING & FADDLING ALONG WITH IT…ALL THE BEST…🙏🏻;)
If I was setting up a new electric system, I'd go with self powered radio switches and skip the need for switch wires, just straight power runs to sockets and light points. A relay module in the light points , controlled by the switches.
Want to add another switch for dual/multipoint control (stairs/hallways etc) because you changed a layout, opened up new door, useage pattern change,
etc, it's just a matter of pairing up switches and relays.
Switches are thin and can be freely moved…
Portuguese-Canadian Citizen from Ontario, Canada, enjoying the journey, the educational moments and good laughs. Can't wait to see it all done. No pressure!!!
Wow, that wiring setup is also so different to NZ as well… But in saying that, it is good to see how how other countries wire up their homes etc. So when you do the next room/s by yourselves, Will Mark pop back to 'inspect' it is up to 'spec'. I like the 'zip-ties' idea. Please take photos and draw diagrams of where it is all laid out in case anything needs to be changed in the future.
Please explain cat 6 vs wifi usage?
Cool
Suprized you're not using singles.
Looks reasonably solid. Without knowing anything about Portuguese regs I'd suggest two minor changes. Remove the screws from all the boxes once the plaster's set (they're plastic for a reason and shouldn't have metal poking through them into the wall, unlike UK metal boxes where the box and screws are earthed) and use at least 4-core whereever you want more than one switched live. Using the green/yellow core for anything other than earth is hugely bad practice, even if it may not be explicitly banned in Portugal (in most EU countries it is).
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Lmao you ain't seen America wiring yet what safe zones 😂😂😂
So take a second look if there is the socket for Rudofs red nose ! Good job !
Keep up the good work.
Lot of work and a bit pity these beautiful stone walls are plastered …. Anyway good luck… liking all your work..😮😊😊
This is very interesting/exciting. Loved it, will be so great to see it all plastered.
In the US we call it a fuse box, where the electric converges. Where will yours be? 🤔
I love it! Fascinating. Thank you both as always.
dunno who that girl is ❓ ❓
but she's very NOISY ❗😂😂😂😂😂😎
Interesting. 👍
So exciting!! Job well done. I do love the plastic attachment idea. Looking forward to your Christmas goal!
Fascinating seeing different approaches to wiring…
Satisfação ver sua obra de eletricista importado da Inglaterra, para fazer os trabalhos. Vcs são ótimos. Abraços
Knowing what I have learned about the two of you from your videos, I would not be surprised if there would be electrical certification courses in your future:)
So enjoyed watch a professional work at his craft and be willing to teach you as well
Love to see how other countries do their wiring. Have you thought about hiding the wiring under faux wood wall beams for easy access? It would also help remind you where not to drill in the future.
Just because it’s not regulation in Portugal dose not me you can’t do for safety & peace of mind
Actualy in eu in new buildings all the cables are in cement floor or in ceiling with isolation.
You guys are doing great stuff on every single video, your brilliantly planning out every detail and your house is amazing in your hands!!
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Lose the switch wiring by using these. Personally, I would keep as much 1st fix leccy on the exterior walls and lime with the hemp mix for insulation and then use a thinner coat of lime letting the stone come through on the inner walls, but I just like that look. And it is cheaper.
I would be having contractor's do everything 😖
Awesome progress. You both are super brave with wanting to learn and take on electric. I hope you learn a lot and things go well. It’s always so annoying to change sockets after the fact. But you both plan really well so I’m sure it’s going to be good.
are you going to put cat6/internet cabling in all rooms?
Run your exposed electrical wires in 3/8" or 1/2" soft copper tubings rather than ugly plastic tubing.
Would it be a good idea to take photos of the walls after all the conduit is in place? You'd have a visual record of where all the lines are. I'm thinking of this for our own project and we've run into that problem before.
Lot's of great progress. You'll be sippin wine in that cozy space in no time.👍👍💖🍷🍷🍹
Get a handy electrical current detector to trace out the wire locations.
I'm so excited for you guys! Can't wait to see the finished product 🙂 You two are so inspiring! Thank you for all your videos and sharing your knowledge 🙂 I so look forward to them each week. 🙂 I've gone through ALL of your videos, so I patiently wait for each and every one! lol
Great job! We have red conduit (gaine) for electricity here in France and the blue for water. The cable tie method is genius and we are already planning where to use!
I would be anxious to cut into the stones…every time in my house was drilled into a stone later appears a crack through the wall…
why didn't You take the 'on wall system'? It's more traditional and beautiful…
Great progress! And ambitious goal! Congratulations.
Suggestion: make a simple plan drawing with walls numbered or named, take photos of each wall and match file name to the wall. That way you can look back at the wiring if you need later. Learning a lot from you! Thanks!
In France I created my "safe zones" by drawing a "plan" of each wall noting the passage of the tubing. If you don't have time to do that a photo of each wall would be useful.
Today was a good day, I learnt lots of new things 😀 Portuguese wiring seems simpler somehow, more aligned with safe DIY and less with dubious standards. E.g. No live lighting sockets unless you switch them on. You just need a good cable finder afterwards to find where the spiders web goes 🧐🤣👍
I'm excited to seeing the electrics going in. Nice guy is Mark. Great progress Kylie and Guy xx
Huge step forward! 🎉❤
thanks for sharing, i would say far from leaving mark without a job, this will land him a bunch of jobs. i will add him to my list of professional experts for my project. one thing i fear about buying a ruin in portugal is not having the help or coaching on how to do some special jobs like masonry, plumbing, roofing, electrical installations. its great to see you tubers doing it, but to actually do it yourself alone is a different story.
Wouldn’t mind knowing where these European wiring regulations be located? Website address. Glad to see the works progressing ❤