Diy house rewire

[markus2025]

Hi guys so looking for some advice well i say advice i dont mean specific generally views lol i mean the official legal advice on where you stand as a full non qualified diyer who wants to fully rewire there own home the lot new consumer and everything.

am i write in thinking that you can inform the local building control and they will come out and do intital checks and checks along the way (for a fee) then on the final check will issue you with a certificate for the work you have done ?

I know they will be the ones who say got a proper person in there more to it and all that but im wanting to know the actual facts on where you stand diy style

 

[robinbanks]

3.8 onward of https://www.electrical-testing.co.u...is-it-worth-it-and-how-does-part-p-affect-me/

I'd speak to your BC department, not us

 

[markus2025]

3.8 onward of https://www.electrical-testing.co.u...is-it-worth-it-and-how-does-part-p-affect-me/

I'd speak to your BC department, not us

Ok thanks ive sent them a email just though i would ask on here also

 

[ericmark]

I did a small job (wet room) going down the LABC route. The major drawback is time, but it also can end up being more expensive as getting it done by a scheme member.

You complete your request, and pay the fee. They will visit, and want to see plans and tools, at least they did with me. If they think you have the skill, they will give the go ahead, they can refuse if they feel you don't have the skill. Again, they have to decide if you have the skill to inspect and test. If they think you have the skill, and equipment then you do the work then submit the installation certificate, and the completion certificate comes in the post.

If they think you can't inspect and test, then the power will be isolated, you do the work, and they inspect and test at set points during the installation, once the final inspection and testing is done, the power is put back on. If the LABC use a third party inspector, then you pay for him onto of the LABC fee. This is where all the money goes, you can be looking at paying the LABC £100 plus vat or more, and the inspectors £500 plus vat, so it is adding around £1000 to the bill.

Plus, clearly you can't live in the house, as no power.

Even as an industrial electrician, I realised the time it would take to rewire my mother's house, would cost too much in care home charges, so I got a scheme member electrical firm to do the work, all I did was make good the walls after, which reduced the cost quite a lot.

 

[markus2025]

Thanks for your detailed reply


yeah see thats what im trying to find out ive bought all the cable consumer unit and rcbo for around £600 its only a small 2 bed single story cottage so not big at all


im guessing a spark would charge anywhere between 3/4k to do the work


if the BC with inspections and testing as ive not got the kit for that comes in at even 600 ive still saved perhaps 2k


the property is fully empty so the need for any power is none


so i just need to get some official figures and obv to know if the local building inspector would deem me suitable to do the install

 

[phatboy]

Thanks for your detailed reply


yeah see thats what im trying to find out ive bought all the cable consumer unit and rcbo for around £600 its only a small 2 bed single story cottage so not big at all


im guessing a spark would charge anywhere between 3/4k to do the work


if the BC with inspections and testing as ive not got the kit for that comes in at even 600 ive still saved perhaps 2k


the property is fully empty so the need for any power is none


so i just need to get some official figures and obv to know if the local building inspector would deem me suitable to do the install

You also need to hire calibrated testing equipment, I don't know where hires that out?

As you haven't started yet, you may find an electrician who is happy for you to do the first fix, or more, as long as they can check on it and test..... but you need that agreement before you start.

 

[markus2025]

Yeah i wasn't looking to go down the line of even asking a domestic spark to get involved as likey chance as soon as they here Diy and such i presume they be like nooopee.... so wanted to work with me and just the building control i wouldn't be looking to test my self i would be thinking the building control could offer this , or if BC wanted me get a eicr then i could bring a local spark in for that