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Hi as title says just interested in what you other sparks would do in this situation. Im a spark on the books with a contracting company so bar my JIB card I am not registered with any scheme and never have been so am a bit unaware of what you self employed sparks would do in my situation. I know a lot of sparks who have wired their own houses and just kept it to themselves without notifying the LABC or being on any scheme at all. Can you sprks tell me the pros and cons of either stuation notifying the LABC or just doing it without. Im not looking for a loophole or to do anything wrong but as i mentioned this is my house and im not wiring it and renovating it to sell straight away Thanks in advance
 
with your quals. and experience, the LABC should accept your cert. being a member of a scam is only 1 way of proving competence. judging from what i have seen over the years by some so called competent electricians ( members of niceic, etc. ) just proves that these scams are all about generating huge amounts of cash for fatcat suits as opposed to ensuring safe and reliable installations.
 
Thanks for the advice guys next step is to speak to the labc and find out how much hopefully nothing drastic

Honestly, check their website first for charges and if you do speak to someone at the LABC don't give your name and address unless you are happy with the charges they want. I will be very pleasantly surprised if they are reasonable even though you are well qualified.
 
Prior to my assessment I informed my LABC that I am replacing my old re-wirable consumer unit and they asked me to send copies of my certificates along with a cheque for ÂŁ70.00, which I did. In three days time they sent me a letter, saying that they have made necessary entry in their records and no further notification was needed.

Not all the LABC are the same but just speak to yours and see what they have to say. Best of luck!
 
Prior to my assessment I informed my LABC that I am replacing my old re-wirable consumer unit and they asked me to send copies of my certificates along with a cheque for ÂŁ70.00, which I did. In three days time they sent me a letter, saying that they have made necessary entry in their records and no further notification was needed.

On the other hand, after their assessment many people use the scheme provider to notify the LABC on their behalf for just a couple of quid. Even though ÂŁ70 might be a lot less than some authorities charge it still doesn't strike me as particularly good value for a letter and an entry in their database/records.
 
turns out the house I've bought definitely needs rewiring the existing install is a mix of surface mounted trunking and surface clipped t+e to each point the existing db is in the downstairs toilet lol either going to have to move it if possible or will box it in i think
 
A house we're looking at getting has the incoming fuse and meter in the top corner of a wet room (all boxed in) and the CU is above in a small upstairs bedroom, I thought it would be a problem and would at least get a mention on the survey but nothing was mentioned.
 
A house we're looking at getting has the incoming fuse and meter in the top corner of a wet room (all boxed in) and the CU is above in a small upstairs bedroom, I thought it would be a problem and would at least get a mention on the survey but nothing was mentioned.

I followed a surveyor guy doing a full survey, for the buyers, round our house we were selling many years ago. He spent the whole time checking if doors and windows opened, taps worked and at one point he bent down in his suit to feel if a trap was leaking! Never gave more than a glance at the CU . Money for old rope i thought and have never bothered with surveys since.
 
haha ye no problem with a db in a toilet as you said not a special location just going to box it in to make it look better a nice 50mm pvc trunking from the top to the db to the mid level and run a 50mm trunking through the airing cupboard directly above (very lucky) to the attic for the drops down upstairs that sorts out cable access to each floor now going to buy an erbauer wall chaser from screwfix for ÂŁ100 had good reviews going to buy one of those sds round backbox cutters for the boxes and give that a try ill upload photos in a few weeks when i start.

Any other good domestic tips are welcome guys im not a domestic spark i work mainly in commercial and some industrial i have heard of a trick from a previous post on here about a trick that people do these days about using a grinder with a wide blade and simply cutting a thin slot about 30mmish deep and slotting twin and earths down to the backboxes. Apparently new plaster doesnt affect cable anymore any opinions of this guys?
 
you can plaster direct onto cable as capping is only fitted to protect cable from plasterers . however the use of capping is advisable if only to allow a new cable to be pulled through when her indoors nails a picture of her mother through a cable drop.
 
ye thought it would be fine dont worry mate noone will be nailing through the cables in my house, plastic capping wouldnt be any good unless it was metal capping i think its a good trick rather than a wide 32mm chase and seeing as cable isnt affected by the plaster anymore have considered oval conduits for future but tbh i wont be there when it needs rewiring next and its my money im spending like
 
Just writing a general list of stuff needed for my rewire (trying to get some free twin and earth off the boys aswell lol) Heres what ive come up with so far...

10mm earth along with bonding pipe clamps. (unsure length yet)
Split load rcd cu ( either wylex 10way with ten mcbs ÂŁ80 or crabtree starbreaker 13way with 10 mcbs ÂŁ100)
all sockets switches fused spurs double pole isolators depending on design etc.
1.5mm twin + 3 core 1.5mm for 2way. (unsure lengths yet)
cable for dedicated hob circuit depending on calculation
cable for shower depending on calculation + pull cord iso + new shower.
cant think what else atm but im tired lol

For the circuits heres what i intend to do:

Upstairs ring main
Downstairs ring main
Upstairs lighting
Downstairs lighting
Kitchen and utility ring main
Boiler supply radial
shower circuit
hob circuit

Thats what ive come up with so far any suggestions guys?
 
If you're redoing all of the boiler wiring then 1.5mm will be a bit big for the stat. If you're just redoing the supply side then that s/b fine.

What about smokes (min upstairs landing and downstairs hall)/heat alarm for kitchen :)

I'd suggest running separate cables for cooker and hob, just for a bit of flexibility.

What about loft/garage and outside lighting supplies?
 
the boiler is brand new so only will be doing the supply. but the stat is in the kitchen i think ill move it to the hall.
No garage mate wont need a supply out of the house and as far as outside lighting i might install a light in the garden good shout.
Completely skipped my mind about the smokeys whoops lol like i said im tired alternating night and day shifts lol
Ye so two smokeys and a heat which i can incorperate into the lighting as they are a regularly used circuits i think (books are in the van)
The loft i will just install a light off the upstairs lighting wont need power up there so happy days.

Ye the oven aswell might incorporate that into the hob circuit somehow, read a thread on here about that will re read it.
Will be a change for me doing a bit of domestic for once lol
 

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