UK Extremely detailed EICR resulting in £7000 remedial works quote

ldngbc · Mar 10, 2021

Good evening,

This pertains to a four-bedroom property that is vacant due to minor redecorating. As part of this we employed a sizeable electrical company who completely went to town with the report and came back with 18 C2s for a non-period property that was redone in 2012. Furthermore the quote to remedy the 18 C2s exceeds £7,000. If that's the price, the property will not be able to recoup that cost even with many months of rent and we may as well give up and sell it.

Once an EICR report has been completed, is it allowed to ask another electrician to do another EICR report? If this second opinion flags up, say, 6 C2s, would I be done for the other 12 that the first electrician "spotted"?

Amidst the quote are:

£900 to replace two fire alarms. Apparently battery alarms are not sufficient; they must be wired in.
£1600 to replace 20 "class 1 construction" downlight fittings, as the extraneous parts aren't earthed. Apparently plastic replacements won't pass.
Up to £1000 to investigate loss of continuity in ground floor ring circuit. Apparently it may take a whole day to find where the continuity is lost.

We're at a loss and any comments by anyone who knows anything would be incredibly helpful!

Thank you so much.

7029 dave · Mar 11, 2021

That is big money, my first thought is franchised company. I had dealings with such a company 30 years ago quick response for a burst pipe, their rates were extortionate.

Dave OCD · Mar 11, 2021

My first thought is unscrupulous robbing b@stards.

Grant1987 · Mar 11, 2021

My first thought is unscrupulous robbing b@stards.

Need to up my prices I think ?‍

that’s scandalous don’t give the guy any further work or money

Micktw68 · Mar 12, 2021

Looks very Lambeth based ....

Dartlec · Mar 12, 2021

littlespark said:
Some list there.... pity they hadn’t proof read it beforehand. (Item 15, “up” rating??? That’ll be IP)

If the whole place was redone in 2012, there should be nothing wrong with the switches and sockets unless they’re physically damaged, which he has picked up in a couple times. “Discoloured” isn’t really under the BS7671 remit.

item 5 - extrenuos is quite impressive too.

misspellings may be a minor thing, but they do show a lack of care in collating what could easily become a document picked over in a court of law - sadly unless something serious actually happens, there seems to be very little come back or monitoring of the quality of these reports.

accessories "of age" is a new one to me - sounds like a Victorian tinder profile....

I might only be 30 miles or so from Central London but it really is a different world with those prices - though even then these sound like a company who are more interested in making money than building customer relations.

Teddy Lop · Mar 14, 2021

Micktw68 said:
Looks very Lambeth based ....

only the tip of the iceberg there's loads at it, worked (briefly) for a similar set up 20 years ago, could have earnt over 3 grand a week back then.

My plumber uncle reckons that for some having 5 of their fancyvans lined up outside their hampstead pad is a version of showing off to the neighbours, "loadsamoney" if you will.

Strima · Mar 14, 2021

I have to say that report looks like a complete ---- take.

I quoted for some remedial works at a hospital off the back of a very long and detailed report, roughly three days work including materials cost was just under £3500.

ukiri · Mar 22, 2021

Maybe we're just letting ourselves be undervalued? Spotted this in the comments of a Thomas Nagy EICR on Youtube.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Extremely detailed EICR resulting in £7000 remedial works quote

sparksfly · Mar 22, 2021

ukiri said:
Maybe we're just letting ourselves be undervalued? Spotted this in the comments of a Thomas Nagy EICR on Youtube.
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Undervalued?... I think you're right, too many people focused on price, not quality. There are many more variables than price..........now ...........where are my peanuts?