Garden office/Shed Electrics

[morqthana]

To get an electrician to put in basics, and then expand after he has finished, is possible,

Not if the sticking point is insurance small print which says all electrical work must be done by a qualified electrician.

 

[mikehammer69]

Not if the sticking point is insurance small print which says all electrical work must be done by a qualified electrician.

I'm not familiar with UK rules but insurance can't stipulate something like that.

They can only insist on certification etc. as that's verifiable

 

[ericmark]

The definition of electrician means near impossible to say some one who has done the work is not an electrician.

That is why I said scheme member, I trained to level 5, but have never been a scheme member.

 

[morqthana]

I'm not familiar with UK rules but insurance can't stipulate something like that.

I suspect that they can put that in their terms & conditions if they want.

But if I am wrong, then

To get an electrician to put in basics, and then expand after he has finished, is possible, but not the other way around.

Not if the sticking point is insurance small print which says all electrical work must be certified.

They can only insist on certification etc. as that's verifiable

The problem there is that anybody can issue an EIC.

 

[mikehammer69]

I suspect that they can put that in their terms & conditions if they want.

Yes I was thinking that after i posted .

Wouldn't affect a claim in itself as can't be proven in isolation, unless sub- standard work could be proven and contravenes t&c's or similar

 

[morqthana]

Yeah, but back-foot, aggro-worthiness etc...