Diy house rewire

[JohnW2]

what is the point in having the DIY building control route if its not obtainable ?

It is obtainable but, as morqthana has said, few if any LABC departments have in-house electrical expertise. They will therefore often/usually contract out the necessary inspections etc. to suitably qualified electricians, and will often/usually charge accordingly (in addition to their basic notification fee).

One other thing to say is that they probably do not think of it as a "DIY control route" but, rather, primarily as a route that can be taken by competent electricians who happen to not be ('self-certifying') members of a "Competent Persons Scheme". However, it remains possible for a DIYer to utilise trhe process.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

what is the point in having the DIY building control route if its not obtainable ?

If you want to follow an official route, your best hope is really to find yourself a member of the "Competent Persons Scheme", living locally to the address, get yourself in a friendly position with them, such that they would be willing to pop round to the address, and check/supervise your efforts, to ensure they would be happy to take responsibility, to eventually sign it off on your behalf. Not many qualified guys, would be willing to bother getting involved, with the work of an otherwise unsupervised amateur, there are just too many things to go wrong.

The other alternative, if you really feel you are competent - is to simply do the job, make sure it all done meticulously, and not bother with any official approvals.

The forum members can only answer technical questions, we cannot so easily supervise the work, or teach any practical, hands-on work, yet there are numerous pitfalls.