Why do People Think It's OK to Wire up Their own Garage or Shed?

WHY do people think it's OK to wire up their own garage or shed?!
Join me as I fix a few dodgy DIY blunders...

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[asquith]

Because people are sick of being ripped off by so called tradesmen. They just don’t trust them anymore. Then good tradesman loose out.

[nsoper]

I wired my Dad's garage when I was 18. Ten years on it still works perfectly and has passed inspection. This video should be titled "Why do incompetent people think it's ok to wire up a garage or shed?"

[neilroberts]

Last video: ‘I charge 90 odd quid an hour’
This video: ‘I can’t understand why people do their own electrics’
Not trolling, just thought it was funny.

[jondonnelly]

I guess I did mine because I watch lots of these videos and enjoyed doing it. Learned new skills, saved some money and did the job exactly the way I wanted, I put a larger consumer unit thanI needed, I put a ring circuit in and some loops for additional sockets to easily expand. I ran cat 6a in as well for WiFi AP and security cameras. DIY doesn't mean a dodgy job anymore. Plenty of vids online, pocket handbook from amazon. Finally it's MY fuking shed and I take pride in my space. THAT's why it's OK!

[mjinglis]

Why constantly bash the DIY'ers, i've seen a lot of "professional" installations done worse than that!

[danb]

I avoid having ANY tradesmen in my house. I have learned how to do things for myself over the years. Unfortunately there are too many tradesmen who treat customers like cash cows.

[electricery]

Had to laugh that Jordan put a compression gland on the outside socket and left the T&E exposed to sunlight rather than extending the conduit Next time he turns up at the same property he will look at that socket and ask why DIYers think it’s ok not to protect all the cable from the elements

[vikingofengland]

For every bad DIY'er there is a bad trades person. I love your vids but trust me not every DIY'er is bad. I have done a lot of remedial work in my house, plus wiring up my workshop. Trust me, it is nothing like what you have found. I have even invested in an IR tester, know how to use a multi-meter for testing and have even invested in the Napit on site solutions book and have studied what I need to know to do the work correctly.

Why don't I get an electrician out? First the cost, but actually more importantly I make it my business to know how stuff works in my house, and I set high standards for work that I only really trust myself to do. My day job (IT consultant) requires this and is in my nature. You have also got to realise that electricians putting out videos on YouTube also encourages people to try for themselves. In the main this is good because you set a high standard, but some people wont or can't translate that into the work they do.

[rayroulstone]

Another DIY bashing video. I suppose you get contractors in to do all your non-electrical work. Instead of having a dig all the time what about providing some education. You have an opportunity here to guide the future DIYs down the right path.

[elminster]

This video feels like it was put up to hate on DIYers. Shoddy workmanship is not the sole domain of DIYers and implying it is is disingenuous in my onion. I usually like your vids Jordan but this one is disappointing.

[janegerrard]

Same reason they fix their own car, cut their own logs or own a ladder. There are trade lobbyists wanting to ban those things too. The conflict between making people responsible for their own wealth and then banning them from living without it is unsustainable. As wealth inequality grows, laws must be relaxed and the poor must take risks, because they will anyway when they run out of choices.

[planespeaking]

Not all electricians are as scrupulous as you. I had to rectify THEIR work.

[tonybalm]

There's people out there that aren't what you call qualified electricians but know a damn sight more about electricity and electronics than what you

[markpdouglas]

Am I alone in being slightly bemused that within seconds of hating on DIYers, you knock out the entry ports to the back box with pliers and do absolutely nothing e.g. with a file, to dress up the really jagged edges that result?

[markslinger]

Don’t assume that all people who DIY electrics don’t know what they are doing.
I have worked as an electrical engineer for 40 years.
I am not qualified to do domestic electrics.
But I know my stuff.
Don’t pigeon hole everybody.

I have found many examples of dodgy electrics carried out by ‘Qualified Electricians’ in my own home than I care to think about.

[leonblittle]

If people aren't expected to do their own electrics why can you walk into B&Q / Screwfix / Wilko and buy all the sockets, cables, MCB, and everything else they all sell ?
Because nobody is going to pay you to come over and change a single light switch or fit a bulb in the loft unless they have money to burn.

[pil]

One very good reason for the DIY approach is the serious dearth of tradesmen actually willing to do 'small' jobs. I have a small unit it my garage, 1 x 16a + 1 x 6a MCB, supposedly installed by a qualified electrician. It dangles from the armoured cable and randomly trips out when I use the mitre saw or table saw and the cabling is an absolute disgrace. I couldn't even get an electrician to come out and quote . Different matter when it came to needing a new consumer unit and some major rewiring for the house. While they were out to look at that I had them look at the garage and asked for a quote to include installing the main unit, the rewiring and additional sockets associated with a new kitchen installation AND improving the garage set up. I was given a price, which I double-checked included all the above which they said it did. Received a call saying they had some capacity the following morning and out they came to install the new mains unit. That was all they did, no rewiring, no additional sockets and, beyond a refresher of what needed doing, nothing in the garage, which they said they would do when they came to wire up the kitchen but could I pay them now for the job? In cash? With such short notice, I didn't have the full amount readily available but emptied my wallet to pay them something 'on account'. Few weeks later, another call with notice of sudden availability and back they came. Despite detailed print outs of the proposed kitchen layout taped to the walls of an otherwise empty room, they cut an ugly channel in the wrong place that required so much plaster that it took three weeks to dry out, they've installed some sockets so high that they'll end up behind the wall cabinets and they left with sockets hanging off the wall, no lights and the garage still to be looked at. They were due back nearly four weeks ago to 'finish off' but still haven't shown up. Qualified and Professional are NOT the same thing by any means.

[paulthorp]

I'm a DIY'er, I'd be offended at the pejorative use of the term, but it's entertaining watching crap work rants, and it educates viewers what not to do! I also think it has to be understood that those doing their own work vary from perfectly competent people to the downright stupid. The DIY work produced will span that range. The same as electricians will span the range from the conscientious to those cutting corners to make a profit or get to the pub. I'm sure many a cowboy spark has his/her work dismissed as that of a DIYer, and I'm sure many a decent DIYer is never identified as such because the work is of decent quality. Keep on ranting, as it's entertaining

[LAsparkTVWireTestLimited]

Well Jord, I dunno how oumch of this youve read but that video certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons!!! You've offeended all the DIYers who watch your channel!

[filipe.skunk]

Got a bit of mixed feelings on the “ridiculous gland and silicone” bodge on the switch and then seeing you installing that brittle shite box with the cables through the knockouts only.. 🥴