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It'd have to be a pretty thorough EICR to involve lifting floorboards....as a result of of an inspection, now that's a different matter.As above EICR is such a loose term
You can do a visual inspection of accessories and a bit of testing at the board and be done in about 2 hours
If you do a full EICR by dropping down all accessories , lifting some floor boards to check wiring condition , full test on a all circuits etc etc then it will take all day and possibly a second day
Yes, lifting boards is quite a step and probably only justified if you see poor cable condition at accessories and need more confirmation, or more likely if IR or ring-continuity tests point to some problem.It'd have to be a pretty thorough EICR to involve lifting floorboards....as a result of of an inspection, now that's a different matter.
Unless there are problems at certain removed sockets or switches, I wouldn't deem it necessary to remove all to perform a full EICR.
Very much this point!Both are EICRs , but both are very different...
Or like my landlady's idea of getting an EICR done on the house I live in:The point I am trying to raise is the term EIRC is very broad and loose ...
If someone rings me asking how much to do an EICR on a 3 bed house , I will always allow a near full day (4 hours min + travel time) and quote somewhere in the region of £300-400 , and for that they will get a thorough inspection, at least 80% of accessories dropped off and full set of tests...
The next bloke will also offer an EICR for £150 but for that you get a 1hr wizz round , only 1 or 2 accessories dropped and a couple loop tests at convienient sockets...
Both are EICRs , but both are very different...
Unusual, but if previously arranged with the client with a price adjustment, fair enough. But, in general, an inspection is such. They are investigations into problems found, I feel, additional to the EICR.Yes, lifting boards is quite a step and probably only justified if you see poor cable condition at accessories and need more confirmation, or more likely if IR or ring-continuity tests point to some problem.
Nice one. 'Brown' is definitely a better description than 'bronze' in many cases, yep!Very much this point!
We really need folk to think of an EICR not as a commodity to be sourced as cheaply as possible but more like, say, a medal.
Gold, silver or brown.
I've had a phone call from a friend of a friend who wanted some EICR's done on 10×3 bed houses, quoted him £200/house and told him it will take me about 4 hours/house to complete them and he told me I'm way too expensive as the gut he was using for 10 years was giving him the certs in 30 minutes and was charging £48/house. He says "you could do them all in one day and you'll get good money, £480"
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Friend of a friend who tried to pull me in, no way I'll be doing thisA 'friend', you say?
It's worth alot if that EICR then allows you to let the property ! The fact that little or none testing has actually been done is irrelevant to the person ordering the EICR... he just needs one... end of.I hope you explained to the friend of a friend that an EICR done in 30 minutes, for £48 isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
It's worth alot if that EICR then allows you to let the property ! The fact that little or none testing has actually been done is irrelevant to the person ordering the EICR... he just needs one... end of.
We have a similar situation with Gas Safety Certs and EPC certs... all largely worthless if you consider what they actually tell you... but enormously valuable if you consider that you're required to have them before you can let/mortgage a property !
'Enormously valuable'.....yet landlords can get them for next to nowt.We have a similar situation with Gas Safety Certs and EPC certs... all largely worthless if you consider what they actually tell you... but enormously valuable if you consider that you're required to have them before you can let/mortgage a property !
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