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Thank you for that advice! Seems to make a lot of sense to me. It does feel just filling the cracks wouldn't solve the issue well enough. I've heard removing lath and plaster can be a very messy job but I will be redecorating that room anyway so it makes sene to do it properly. Would there...

Hi there, I am hoping to fix the cracks in a lath and plaster ceiling and have been getting varied advice online. I believe the loft was previously overloaded and so the cracks have been formed due to excessive deflection of the roof joists. They have been poorly filled in by a previous owner...

Thanks again everyone for the advice, it is really appreciated. It sounds like I will certainly need another EICR. I have not yet exchanged on the purchase so I think it would be worth getting one completed prior to commiting to purchase.

Very useful thank you! They did replace the consumer unit a year after this report, so hopefully that has cleared that up. Did you find any other upgrades were required in your place?

Hmmm interesting - I hadn't noticed that good spot! Very strange that thy've ticked that. The whole thing does look like it has been filled in very carelessly. Would you reccomend getting a new ECIR? Thanks again for looking at this with such a keen eye! Even if we were to take this report at...

Not too sure about that one - seems to have been indicated as fixed in the follow up installation certificate

Hi thanks for taking a look :) what makes those reports look poor to you? It appeares that more sockets have been added as most rooms have more than one socket. It's interesting though as the boiler and ovens appear to have dedicated switches for them. Would they be wired into circuit 1 or 2...

Yes the EICR reference matches the one quoted in the installation certificate. The works were completed a year apart though, which seems like a long time to wait but perhaps they had to wait for a break in rental contracts

Yes I believe the immediate issues from the ECIR were resolved. The property is currently rented to tennants so requires all C1 and C2 faults to be fixed. The installation certificate relates to work commissioned directly off the back of the ECIR - it quotes the origional ECIR reference. I...

The CU was fitted in 2022 (a year after this report) and a certificate of installation was provided:

Hi thanks for your response. The believe the CU was fitted due to the C2 fault of thee old CU being made of 'combustable material'. The property is late victorian and has not had any major rennovations for more than 30 years most likely. There is a smoke detector circuit running externally and...

Hi, I am looking at a potential property for purchase and have been given the latest ECIR and installation certificate for new CCU. I'm just trying to work out if a full rewire is likely to be required, but I don't know a huge amount about electrics! I'd appreciate any advice on what the...