Wiring/re-plumbing, right or wrong sequence?

[Pannacotta]

We are both re-wiring and re-plumbing our house (in time), my understanding was that wiring is best done first, then plumbing (not too sure why!).

We've had the upstairs re-wired but not the downstairs as was too disruptive.
Does it matter if we get the plumbing work done before the downstairs wiring?

Thanks...

I can't see why - bumping for you though

Thanks trauma...

I had them both done at once in a couple of rooms. Can't see any reason that one should have come before the other, and no-one mentioned it.

But I don't see how it's going to work with your plastering and decorating? That's why we had it done at once in a couple of rooms.

We've had another room re-plumbed, and lo and behold they found that the plaster was blown, and the whole room will need replastering.

Thanks GM, was planning on putting in new rads throughout and then doing the downstairs re-wiring in sections.

Plastering/making good some way down the list!

I have read in a few places that you usually re-wire first, then do plumbing/heating but am not sure why that is suggested.

Since they both involve pulling up floorboards I presume (hope) the order is interchangeable...

I'm now staring at my wall trying to guess.

Does it depend on the age of the house and where the wiring runs? Apparently wiring should now all run round the top of the room, whereas in our house it runs round the bottom, in which case some of it would be behind the radiators.

All I know is that for listed buildings / historic buildings, you should organise it so the floorboards are only taken up once, and that is ideally by an experienced floorboard taker-upper.

Good point, our wiring is variable, the lighting circuits run from top to bottom and socket circuits up from the floors.

Suppose it would be nice to get the boards up only once (nice original Victorian boards) but not sure we can manage that as we are living through the work, oh joy!

wiring then plumbing (if only because if you are having a boiler in a different location, it will want a dedicated socket, though that is (hopefully) a relatively minor job)

then plastering and making good. Except of course the horible radiator catch 22 (make good behind them before they go up..)

Get yourself "Housebuilders Bible" by Mark Brinkley, it's all in there. Amen.