Hi,
I am sorry if this has been asked a lot of times but I am in a terrible rush as works have started this morning. This morning our electrician (complete rewire and new consumer units of 1930s house) told us that all sockets need to be 45cm above ground and light switches no higher than 120cm. He keeps saying that a complete rewire is treated as new and he therefore needs to install them higher/lower.
This has completely thrown us and we don't know where to turn as I don't know whether "new works" means new circuit or new building work. What can we do? Thank you very much
Part P
1.6
Regulation 4(3) states that when building work is complete, the building should be no more
unsatisfactory in terms of complying with the applicable parts of Schedule 1 to the Building
Regulations than before the building work was started. Therefore, when extending or altering an
electrical installation, only the new work must meet current standards. There is no obligation to
upgrade the existing installation unless either of the following applies.
a. The new work adversely affects the safety of the existing installation.
b. The state of the existing installation is such that the new work cannot be operated safely.
I am sorry if this has been asked a lot of times but I am in a terrible rush as works have started this morning. This morning our electrician (complete rewire and new consumer units of 1930s house) told us that all sockets need to be 45cm above ground and light switches no higher than 120cm. He keeps saying that a complete rewire is treated as new and he therefore needs to install them higher/lower.
This has completely thrown us and we don't know where to turn as I don't know whether "new works" means new circuit or new building work. What can we do? Thank you very much
Part P
1.6
Regulation 4(3) states that when building work is complete, the building should be no more
unsatisfactory in terms of complying with the applicable parts of Schedule 1 to the Building
Regulations than before the building work was started. Therefore, when extending or altering an
electrical installation, only the new work must meet current standards. There is no obligation to
upgrade the existing installation unless either of the following applies.
a. The new work adversely affects the safety of the existing installation.
b. The state of the existing installation is such that the new work cannot be operated safely.