Following the building of an extension mainly funded by a disabled facilities grant from the local authority I am now stuck between a rock and a hard place.
When I approached the local authority about the final grant payment they said they will not pay the outstanding balance until all the work is signed off by the BCO.
The builder was supposed to have submitted drawings for building regs approval, but the BCO said he was working from a notice to build instead.
The BCO have now made their final inspection, but willl not sign off the work without certification from the builder for the electrical installation.
When I opened the envelope the builder had left on top of the new consumer unit all it contained was a pamphlet from a motor trader advertising second hand vans
The builder has 'disappeared' as they tend to just before the brown stuff gets in the air conditioning.
The BCO say they do not have the facilities to inspect the electrical work.
Other electrical contractors rightly refuse to certify work by others.
The BCO then said they will be happy with a PIR.
The electricians I approached said the NICEIC will not allow them to issue a PIR on installations that are less than a year old.
The local Authority say the grant is only available for one year, and that year is now coming to an end.
Other than placing a thermonuclear device under the builder, which I may find satisfying but unlikely to produce a certificate, Can anyone suggest a way forward?
When I approached the local authority about the final grant payment they said they will not pay the outstanding balance until all the work is signed off by the BCO.
The builder was supposed to have submitted drawings for building regs approval, but the BCO said he was working from a notice to build instead.
The BCO have now made their final inspection, but willl not sign off the work without certification from the builder for the electrical installation.
When I opened the envelope the builder had left on top of the new consumer unit all it contained was a pamphlet from a motor trader advertising second hand vans
The builder has 'disappeared' as they tend to just before the brown stuff gets in the air conditioning.
The BCO say they do not have the facilities to inspect the electrical work.
Other electrical contractors rightly refuse to certify work by others.
The BCO then said they will be happy with a PIR.
The electricians I approached said the NICEIC will not allow them to issue a PIR on installations that are less than a year old.
The local Authority say the grant is only available for one year, and that year is now coming to an end.
Other than placing a thermonuclear device under the builder, which I may find satisfying but unlikely to produce a certificate, Can anyone suggest a way forward?
