Diy house rewire

[Harry Bloomfield]

The developers/builders probably did 'think' - about the cost of addressing those issues.

I seen recommendations, for minimum standards, for new builds. Home builders, do tend to do an absolute minimum, then they can charge more for extras. The OP has the opportunity, to design his installation, so it includes all the extras he could possibly need, at little extra cost to him. Just the cost of the materials needed.

 

[Murdochcat]

I seen recommendations, for minimum standards, for new builds. Home builders, do tend to do an absolute minimum, then they can charge more for extras. The OP has the opportunity, to design his installation, so it includes all the extras he could possibly need, at little extra cost to him. Just the cost of the materials needed.

Hit, nail and head springs to mind.

When I’m agreeing with customers the written spec for a rewire, I point out what things will be difficult, if not impossible later. Then leave them to think about it

 

[JohnW2]

I seen recommendations, for minimum standards, for new builds. Home builders, do tend to do an absolute minimum, then they can charge more for extras. The OP has the opportunity, to design his installation, so it includes all the extras he could possibly need, at little extra cost to him. Just the cost of the materials needed.

Agreed.

 

[JohnW2]

Who mentioned inspections, not me?

The questions posed by the OP in post #1 essentially related to matter of inspections, certification and notification.

My point was that (sensible though they are) the non-safety-related (but BS7671-compliant) aspects of 'poor design' should not really have any impact on inspections, certifications or notification, should they?

 

[morqthana]

One could argue that insufficient sockets could encourage the use of "permanent" extension leads.

 

[JohnW2]

One could argue that insufficient sockets could encourage the use of "permanent" extension leads.

One could but, in electrical terms, that is probably not a significant safety issue (provided, of course, the 'extension leads' are satisfactory) - so I don't think it would be reasonable to produce a 'fail' EICR because of it, would you?

 

[markus2025]

Given the input from the OP maybe he needs to reach out to local sparks to see if he can locate 1 who will work with him to keep costs down

Doing a rewire with multiple threads being started certainly isn’t going to endear him to anyone

haha dont go down the line of the forum standard murdo (get a professional in)
these forums are there for advice so why should multiple posts asking for help and advice matter but to cover your point ive spoken to some local sparks who are not so keen unless they are doing the full job them self and involving sparks to work with kind of goes against the whole point of doing it DIY

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

some local sparks who are not so keen unless they are doing the full job them self and involving sparks to work with kind of goes against the whole point of doing it DIY

Well, you could do with one, to at least keep an eye on your progress, and review the quality of your work. As I said, it's not a particularly technical, but the expertise used in the execution, is everything. So far, you have only mentioned how technically simple it is. If the end result is an unsafe mess, due to lack of expertise...