I am currently building an extension to my house, well two extensions actually. One is a single story to the rear extending the rather cramped Kitchen and providing a downstairs WC and cloakroom. The second is a two storey on the side with a garage on the ground floor and large bedroom with en-suit on the first.
When I say I am building, I really mean I am building. I drew up the plans I dug the foundations, I layed the bricks etc.
I am at the stage where the roof is on the single storey and we are about to knock through. The other day the building officer asked me who was doing my electrics. I said that as I was doing everything myself I though I would. It was then that we entered into a conversation which I only half understood about the testing and inspection procedure under part P.
It seams that if I engage an electrician who is part P certified to do the work he will issue a certificate, job done. If I engage an electrician who is not part P registered I will then have to either have the installation examined by the building inspector or another electrician who is part P registered. If I do the work myself it will have to be inspected and tested by an electrician, if he is part P registered he can certify it, if not the building inspector will have to look at the installation and scrutinize the test results before ok'ing the installation.
First Question, Have I got this right?
I have contacted a number of local electricians who I have more than a passing acquaintance with, a surprising number are not part P registered. None seem happy to test or examine my efforts. Many don't even seem keen to take on the job of the full installation.
I work at a local college with an electrical installation dept. and even they cannot tell me what I could or should do.
Has anyone had experience of part P from a DIY perspective?
I set out in this project to do the whole thing myself. I really should like to keep to my principals.
Andy
When I say I am building, I really mean I am building. I drew up the plans I dug the foundations, I layed the bricks etc.
I am at the stage where the roof is on the single storey and we are about to knock through. The other day the building officer asked me who was doing my electrics. I said that as I was doing everything myself I though I would. It was then that we entered into a conversation which I only half understood about the testing and inspection procedure under part P.
It seams that if I engage an electrician who is part P certified to do the work he will issue a certificate, job done. If I engage an electrician who is not part P registered I will then have to either have the installation examined by the building inspector or another electrician who is part P registered. If I do the work myself it will have to be inspected and tested by an electrician, if he is part P registered he can certify it, if not the building inspector will have to look at the installation and scrutinize the test results before ok'ing the installation.
First Question, Have I got this right?
I have contacted a number of local electricians who I have more than a passing acquaintance with, a surprising number are not part P registered. None seem happy to test or examine my efforts. Many don't even seem keen to take on the job of the full installation.
I work at a local college with an electrical installation dept. and even they cannot tell me what I could or should do.
Has anyone had experience of part P from a DIY perspective?
I set out in this project to do the whole thing myself. I really should like to keep to my principals.
Andy