CU change and test for £500 ?

[tigerpaul]

An old mate of mine wants me to change his Consumer Unit.

Whats a CU change worth at the moment? I live in the South East if that makes much difference.

I'm not NIC registered as I usually do work for firms in the commercial and industrial sector. But I'll test it for him as a periodic, I just wont be able to issue him with NIC sheets, just copies. I expect the job to take the best part of a day all in all.

Is £500 a fair price??

 

[Paul P]

We have a local clown charging £149.99 advertising in the local paper including a NICEIC Cert

 

[baldsparkies]

If your not registered, you will need to consider haow you go about notifying building control as the board change comes under part P, and is another valid cost to the job.

 

[Mac]

We have a local clown charging £149.99 advertising in the local paper including a NICEIC Cert

Is that including parts or labour only

 

[baldsparkies]

Is that including parts or labour only

No Mac,
covers hay and saddle wax

 

[Mac]

No Mac,
covers hay and saddle wax

Nice one mate

 

[tigerpaul]

I was thinking I either notify the council and do it, how much do I have to pay the council?

Or just do it for cash and not bother notifying the council?? Bit naughty??

 

[Paul P]

Is that including parts or labour only

Yes parts & Lobour. it is subject to survey but they are taking the ????? something

 

[Mac]

Yes parts & Lobour. it is subject to survey but they are taking the ????? something

Decent 17th board will set you back around £70 plus the breakers.Can't see how they can do it for that price unless it's dodgy gear

 

[baldsparkies]

Decent 17th board will set you back around £70 plus the breakers.Can't see how they can do it for that price unless it's dodgy gear

Agree with Mac, something is not right somewhere, plus non compliance with part P is a criminal offence and a board change is notifiable so very dodgy for any self respecting sparky to go down any road other than the right one

 

[Mac]

I was thinking I either notify the council and do it, how much do I have to pay the council?

Or just do it for cash and not bother notifying the council?? Bit naughty??

Don't do it on the sly mate,not worth it.If you get caught out you could end up being prosecuted

 

[tigerpaul]

Yeah it just seems like an easy job to do for my mate, I would test everything. I've been doing testing pretty much non-stop since 2004 so it's not like I dont know what I'm doing.

I'm not NIC because all my work is done for other companies and I dont do houses so I dont know anything about notifying the counciil.

So to do the job it's got to be worth my while, I know it'll take a day, and materials have got to be about £100. I dont know how much the council charge for their bit. So I'm wondering, what all you guys that regularly work in domestic situations charge, so I know to price accordingly.

Cheers for your input fellas.

 

[Spudnik]

There have been some successful prosecutions with 'failing to notify', although quite rare, even though the installs have complied with the regs.

Not worth the risk IMO.