We have knocked down our (attached) garage and are rebuilding it with a first floor above it (and loft space above that), so the whole extension is about the same size as our basic house, over again.
I'm told that I need to get an electrician to certify all the electrical work, but I'm curious to know just how much I can do myself, to save as much money as possible.
I'm skilled enough with electrics and am happy to do any, if not all the work myself, but I understand that the BCO will require SOME sort of certificate for the work done.
Assuming I "extend" the two main and lighting rings into the extension (and don't actually install NEW rings) then, is this notifiable? (Scotland Regs). Assuming it's not notifiable, then do I need to show a certificate for it?
I assume an electrician would only certify the work he/she actually did his/herself, which is absolutely the right thing to do (obviously can't certify any work I have done myself), but I'm just curious to know if the BCO would choke on such a big extension only having a certificate for a new consumer unit.
I also wonder whether, if the electrician DID do all the work, then the certificate would detail precicely the work done, eg, five sockets in bedroom 1, thee sockets in bedroom 2 etc), so I couldn't add any sockets between getting the cert, and having the extension signed off.
thanks
Guy
I'm told that I need to get an electrician to certify all the electrical work, but I'm curious to know just how much I can do myself, to save as much money as possible.
I'm skilled enough with electrics and am happy to do any, if not all the work myself, but I understand that the BCO will require SOME sort of certificate for the work done.
Assuming I "extend" the two main and lighting rings into the extension (and don't actually install NEW rings) then, is this notifiable? (Scotland Regs). Assuming it's not notifiable, then do I need to show a certificate for it?
I assume an electrician would only certify the work he/she actually did his/herself, which is absolutely the right thing to do (obviously can't certify any work I have done myself), but I'm just curious to know if the BCO would choke on such a big extension only having a certificate for a new consumer unit.
I also wonder whether, if the electrician DID do all the work, then the certificate would detail precicely the work done, eg, five sockets in bedroom 1, thee sockets in bedroom 2 etc), so I couldn't add any sockets between getting the cert, and having the extension signed off.
thanks
Guy