extension

[ThrownRazor25]

guy i know has asked me to do an installation certificate for an extension on his house>the extension was done approx 5 years ago.

the fuseboard is a memera 2000 with a main switch no RCD

the question is as this is really an electrical condition report do i state there is no rcd protection?advise him to rectify this before carrying out the test?or will the building control pick this up on the test sheet?

 

[Guest55]

just do the EICR with code 3's for no rcd's as it was done to the 16th ed.

but it is poor that the original installer didnt at least use a split load CU with 1 rcd , which were in common use at the time.
nah , just pump him for a new CU lol.

 

[Octopus]

Why does he want an EICR?

 

[telectrix]

if there are sockets without RCD, i would be inclined to give it a code 2, esp . if the sockets can be used for outside.

 

[Guest55]

Why does he want an EICR?

because only the original installer can issue an EIC

 

[Octopus]

because only the original installer can issue an EIC

I know that!

So the question remains, just wondering why the owner wants an EICR?

 

[ThrownRazor25]

sorry guys he said an eicr but iv advised him it wd be an electrical condition report.the extension is upstairs/downstairs with main bedroom/ensuite and an utility room downstairs.its for a completion certificate on the extension he has paid 100 pound each year from local council for a building warrant extension but is now selling so has to get his house in order quite literally lol will building control accept code 2 or 3 relating to 16th edition and still pass it?

 

[Strima]

If I was buying a house I would be hammering the price down massively if there were any C2's... Catch my drift???

 

[Guest55]

If I was buying a house I would be hammering the price down massively if there were any C2's... Catch my drift???

yeah , you might get £50 off £100,000.
:-/

 

[Guitarist]

yeah , you might get £50 off £100,000.
:-/

You'd be surprised how much people get a sale reduced by, if the surveyor says that the electrics aren't up to scratch.
One of my customers got 10k knocked off the purchase price of their £200k house because it was considered "in need of a rewire". Turned out it needed a couple of grand spending on it, but when someone is desperate to sell, the buyer can definitely use "the electrics" as leverage.

 

[Guest55]

You'd be surprised how much people get a sale reduced by, if the surveyor says that the electrics aren't up to scratch.
One of my customers got 10k knocked off the purchase price of their £200k house because it was considered "in need of a rewire". Turned out it needed a couple of grand spending on it, but when someone is desperate to sell, the buyer can definitely use "the electrics" as leverage.

why knock off £10k from house price for a £2-3k rewire ?
i doubt that claim very much.

 

[Paul.M]

why knock off £10k from house price for a £2-3k rewire ?
i doubt that claim very much.

I dont doubt it, seen it myself.

The solicitors cost of delaying a house sale and putting the family up in an hotel can become very expensive when someone else is paying for it. Besides, what our peices of paper say to a buyer = money off the asking price.

 

[Guitarist]

why knock off £10k from house price for a £2-3k rewire ?
i doubt that claim very much.

Because people always assume things cost a lot more than they actually do. I know that I must be too cheap, because I keep hearing "oh, my friend said it would cost a lot more than that". The general public seem to have this weird idea that electricians are on a grand a day...

 

[Guest55]

The general public seem to have this weird idea that electricians are on a grand a day...

i thought the Electrical Trainee's were ? hence the mid-life crisis career change.
;-)

 

[Bradzz]

C3, as the shift function symbol shows £ signs, once they sell and move out the test needs to be completed again does it not, change of ownership LOL.
maybe im just cheeky.