Recent content by jarvisjones

Thanks! I'll try that!

Just painting stairway leading up to new loft conversion. Is it safe to use a ladder to reach the ceiling if the ladder is propped against a plasterboard panel? Or would I be in danger of breaking the plasterboard? Thanks!

Thanks Ban-All-Sheds! To be honest, that's my opinion. I just wished he'd said, "Look, I'm going to use an unregistered electrician. His name is ... and he's a mate of mine, and I have all the documentation of other jobs we've done. Is this fine with you?" Then (as a really stooopid novice in...

Thanks Ericmark, I really appreciate the detailed reply. Will have to really look into everything you say and try and figure it all out! Just wish there was someone here who would give a definitive answer - I don't really mind if it turns out to be our fault that we didn't take absolute...

Thanks! Do you mean that there would have been regular inspections throughout the project? I think it does differ slightly up here in Scotland, but I'm beginning to worry about that too - nothing about visits/inspections was ever mentioned, but we may have made a mistake in just trusting...

1) ELECTRICAL CERTIFICATE: We just got a loft conversion at our home in Scotland. The building contractor was very good (it seemed), but it turns out he used an unregistered electrician to carry out the electrical work and to sign the certificate. This isn't passing muster with Inverclyde...