Hi, and I'm sorry if this is a commonly asked question, but I am utterly confused by the "notifiable work" regulations.
There are a few things I want to do to my electrics. I know most if not all of my electrics go through my loft and I want to add a few sockets. I'd like to know if I can do the following myself (ie it's not notifiable) or if I need an electrician to do it for me:
1) Install a new light switch and light fitting in the loft (off the non-kitchen/bathroom lighting circuit)
2) Install a single socket in parallel with an existing light fitting in my bedroom, for a 12V transformer for an LED lighting track (am I allowed to fit a normal socket here? I know it's bad practice but I can't think how else to wire this up)
3) Install a double socket in the loft (off the non-kitchen/bathroom socket ring)
4) Install two double sockets off the same ring as 3 (and very adjacent) in the top of a cupboard
I presume because of 3 and 4 I would need to extend the ring rather than run a spur, probably by fitting the loft sockets using one end of the cut existing ring, running a new cable down to the new sockets, then running a new cable back to a junction box where it can join the other end of the cut cable? I'm not sure if that counts as extending the ring and whether that needs notifying.
Would really appreciate your advice, particularly if you can think of anything I've missed.
There are a few things I want to do to my electrics. I know most if not all of my electrics go through my loft and I want to add a few sockets. I'd like to know if I can do the following myself (ie it's not notifiable) or if I need an electrician to do it for me:
1) Install a new light switch and light fitting in the loft (off the non-kitchen/bathroom lighting circuit)
2) Install a single socket in parallel with an existing light fitting in my bedroom, for a 12V transformer for an LED lighting track (am I allowed to fit a normal socket here? I know it's bad practice but I can't think how else to wire this up)
3) Install a double socket in the loft (off the non-kitchen/bathroom socket ring)
4) Install two double sockets off the same ring as 3 (and very adjacent) in the top of a cupboard
I presume because of 3 and 4 I would need to extend the ring rather than run a spur, probably by fitting the loft sockets using one end of the cut existing ring, running a new cable down to the new sockets, then running a new cable back to a junction box where it can join the other end of the cut cable? I'm not sure if that counts as extending the ring and whether that needs notifying.
Would really appreciate your advice, particularly if you can think of anything I've missed.