I am a frayed knot.I have attached a drawing
I am a frayed knot.I have attached a drawing
the attachment is on the first post. it's a PDF. is it not showing?I am a frayed knot.
For what it's worth, I can certainly see (and open) it!the attachment is on the first post. it's a PDF. is it not showing?
For what it's worth, I can certainly see (and open) it!
Kind Regards, John
As has been said there is no limit to what electrical work a 'non-qualified', provided they are competent to do it, and only you know whether or not you are (and that includes an adequate knowledge and understanding of all the relevant regulations and design principles etc.). You would have to talking to the Building Control people about how much inspection/testing they would want to do (and when), but it is unlikley to be 'just at the end'. For example, you mentioned that you wanted to chase cables in the kitchen so that it could be plastered, but it's fairly likely that they would want to see the installed cables before they were hidden by plaster.thanks for the reply John. is there enough info there to show what im trying to do? can a non-qualified tackle this? and then get BO to check?
For example, you mentioned that you wanted to chase cables in the kitchen so that it could be plastered, but it's fairly likely that they would want to see the installed cables before they were hidden by plaster.
Kind Regards, John
For example, you mentioned that you wanted to chase cables in the kitchen so that it could be plastered, but it's fairly likely that they would want to see the installed cables before they were hidden by plaster.
Kind Regards, John
Part of the regulations deals with where cables can go. There are specific zones in which the cables must be routed.
Imagine: the inspector arrives, all the walls an ceilings have been plastered over. All the inspector can see is the end of cables in the socket box. He will have no idea if the cable is routed in the correct zone, or if the DIYer has taken a diagonal route because its shorter.
It’s going to slow all the other trades down if you have to whistle up LABC every time a room has been electrically first fixed. The plasterers arrive on Monday, but they can’t do anything because LABC can’t come to site until Friday. It’s a nightmare, don’t do it.
Completely untrue.The building officer said that we (as an unqualified person) are not allowed to add a NEW CU.
Regularisation is a process where if persons have done work and not bothered to notify it as they should, it can then be notified after the event by paying a massively inflated fee, and usually having some inspector type visit to look at the various works, and may involve some dismantling and damage to view concealed items (such as if a structural support was covered by plaster, that may have to be removed to allow inspection of it).regularisation building control.
Completely untrue.
They may not want people to do that, but that's entirely different from it not being allowed.
It's up to you.4 radials (4x 20A RCBO/2.5mm2)
Yes.2 lighting circuits 2x 6A MCB
If you want.40A MCBO for induction cooker.
No choice nowadays.metal CU,
Depends on maximum demand and supply fuse.10mm2 armoured cable to supply CU
If you want.
No such thing as an MCBO. It doesn't inspire confidence.
You need an electrician to tell you what to do. Not us.
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