A few good tips, don't put electric cables in the ceiling here in Bulgaria, they get eating by mink/marten/rats, get your electricity meter put directly on the electricity pole out by the road, cost around 200 leva but may vary in price from village to village and also get your water meter moved out there in a water meter well, dig a new trench for the new water main then you also get a completely new water supply into your house from the start, do those 2 things and you are free to have meter people come running every month and read, i'm from Denmark and have been her for 11 years, good luck with it all and Greetings from Karavelovo.

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Food for thought! ❤️🙏

I'm glad you got your houses rewired and your kitchen looks super with new LED lights!

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Yes, it's far less dangerous 😂❤️

I left a lovely comment but KZread deleted it...i'll try again...I Love You lot...you have taken on such a huge task...and do it with such a wonderful attitude...xxxxx

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Oh dear silly KZread! Thank you for your lovely comment ☺️🙏💕

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I found the electrical renovations in this episode fascinating - bravo Antony’s dad (and Antony of course)!! It must be wonderful to have decent lights in the kitchen at last - fantastic progress!😀❤️

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Yes it is. It feels amazing ☺️

The clink or as we call it - slag, was in use in old houses like this for just insulating the floor. Don't know if it works better than modern ways of insulationg, but is worth leaving it underneath! Regarding the plugs - I'd plan European type at least one of them in a room. Guess you you'd buy electronics from local stores too. And frankly, I love those little switches at plugs, so convenient. Good progress!

Well done 👍

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Chears to mum and dad and to you guys amazing job realy :) БРАВО !

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Благодаря ти много ❤️💕☺️

What a nice family you have! They are all so much fun to watch :)

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

You are so kind 😊

I think the material under your floorboards is slag, not clinker. It's used for soundproofing. Clinker is grey. Portland cement is made of ground clinker mixed with small amount of gypsum (plaster of paris) to initiate curing.

Lucky you to have an electrician in the family! When I purchased my grandparents' (nearly derelict) home from my uncles who neglected it, my uncle from the opposite side of the family brought over his neighbor who's a master electrician, and in 3 days, they totally rewired the house (4 floors). It would have cost me a fortune if I hadn't had the "friends and family discount! The girls are so sweet (I notice they love to imitate mom at every turn). What an exciting adventure.

Those old rural houses have weak wire system, in the past they were using a few appliances. It is a good thing to be updated, because if it gets overloaded it may cause fire.

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Yes, the old system was very dangerous! Now it is safe 🙂

7000 lev! God almighty! Ours was 80 lev a day labour plus materials! And that's our village electrician who knows his stuff- we went for the Bulgarian system though, our kids are 19, 20 and 30!

@marinageorgieva1311

2 ай бұрын

Hi, we are looking for an electrician. Can you pass his details please, if he's near Popovo.

@Bulgaria_Bucharest

2 ай бұрын

@marinageorgieva1311 unfortunately he doesn't drive, he's in Oresh near Svishtov. I can ask if he travels but I don't think he does.

@paulagreen8386

2 ай бұрын

@Baku_Bulgaria_Bucharest... how long ago was that? With todays copper prices, you are looking at 4000 lev in materials alone with cable being your biggest expenditure. Then labour would be 2 people for 14 days for a 4 room property, so even at 100 lev per day (which is more typical for trades men who run a vehicle ) you would be looking at 2800 labour. 6800 lev total. Remember, minimum wage is now 50 lev per day and that's for labourers not tradesmen. A tradesman with the expenditure of a commercial vehicle requiring two MOT tests per year is 100 lev per day.

@Bulgaria_Bucharest

2 ай бұрын

It was over two years ago and you're right, prices have gone up a lot. Our house is small too, which helps. Crazy inflation in BG right now but we are lucky in our village tradespeople. They charge what they are worth for sure, but they don't over charge. I think our concrete patio was 5000 lev with a master and two labourers working on it.

Bravoo

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

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@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

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I hope that one day , you could install solar panels + battery and you can even sell back some electricity to your provider.

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

We will be getting solar panels for sure!

So great your dad is a tradesman! He also gets to see his grandchildren as well while sorting the electricity-for board & keep lol 😊Australia

I must have missed a video, so could you give me some clarification? Did your parents also buy a house in Bulgaria and plan to move here? Or just use it for summer vacations? Is it located in your village?

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

There is a video titled "Are We Moving?!" and you can see at the end there is a short explanation of the situation ☺️❤️

@Kitty_cat2001

2 ай бұрын

Yes I was a bit confused when she said mums house

@Cv3T0m1R

2 ай бұрын

@@the_phoenixproject Understood. You are now neighbors with your parents 👍

Interesting video to watch. Aren't there local regulations about electrics and using a UK plug socket? I thought the UK was weird in Europe in that we have ring circuits. Or is it a case of it being 100x better than what was there before?

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

After speaking with other electricians it doesn't seem to be a problem!

@BeerRepublic

2 ай бұрын

I'm Bulgarian and I would go for ring vs radial circuits + UK sockets which are far superior design than EU schuko.

2:31 First time I see someone setting the bed and then start drilling the holes for the contacts .i am shocked

@deniepetrova3223

2 ай бұрын

It's because they moved in the house and then they started renovated. What do you expect? To stay in hotel for months? I am not shocked. I am amazed actually by what they doing.

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

As above, we are living in our renovation project which I think is quite common in these situations. I'm happy for people who have thousands to renovate BEFORE moving in, but where's the excitement in that? 😂

Clinker is from coke or volcanic, both good insulator against cold or 💥 blast😅

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Thank you ! 🙏

Are you sure you’re not breaking the law by installing the English system? Any house insurance would be invalidated if you have a claim. European electric systems are safer than UK. Say that with experience as my husband was an electrician in France. Be careful.

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Yes it's all above board don't worry! Also, the EU system is not as safe as the UK system. There is no ground in the EU system here which makes everything very dangerous compared to the UK system. Thankfully we have Anthony's Dad who is a very experienced electrician!

@Capncrunch31

2 ай бұрын

@@the_phoenixproject Hi! You're probably referring to your house but we do have ground in Bulgaria, thing is we started adding it in the near past so older systems don't have it and you have to change the whole system - at least that's the case for the older apartment blocks from the 70-80s. My apartment even has RCD after the renovation so it depends on the particular house/apartment's situation.

@BeerRepublic

2 ай бұрын

Both systems are equally safe. In radial circuits you use wires with bigger diameter in ring circuits longer wires. Regarding plugs I would argue British system is much better than the European one. I was electrocuted as a kid by putting a screwdriver in a hole of EU socket something you cannot do in UK style socket. UK plugs are fused EU plugs are not.

@Warnz60

2 ай бұрын

@@BeerRepublic The fuses in Brit plugs are to protect the appliance and it’s flex, hence the ability to plug a 5 Amp lamp into a 32 Amp ring main. Fuses in plugs are not there for your safety, breakers are.

@Warnz60

2 ай бұрын

@@the_phoenixproject That isn’t correct as you are supposed to supply your own earth via an earth spike. It’s normal in older European properties.

Зравеѝ те препоръчвам ви ако имате итерес да научите бългаската история и тогава ще разберете на каква земя сте стъпили и при какъв народ сте ще живеете

@the_phoenixproject

2 ай бұрын

Съгласна съм! Благодаря ти 🙏

@BeerRepublic

2 ай бұрын

Много история ама малко кинти. Бедни, но горди - на гол гъзъ чифт пищови.

@r.a.3984

2 ай бұрын

Много не на място изказване. Хората определено имат желание, учат български, ходят на битака, ходят на исторически места като велико Търново, а много българи ходят само в Турция на почивка ;) браво на Лаура и Антъни ! 🖤