Help required on behalf of Michelle, Problems with work done by a contractor.

[High Tower]

Over to you Michelle

 

[Michelle Baird]

I doubt very much he is a registered electrician, the certificate he has used is one you can buy over a counter at a wholesalers, it is not one from any part P scheme provider. Also this work is notifiable to your local authority, any registered electrician would of done this for you as part of the job, did you see this "electrician" with any test instruments? Any meters to test his work? Were you about when he wrote the certificate out?

All this to one side... This is not to say your kitchen electrics are unsafe and you are at any risk, 3m for a cooker isolator is too far in my opinion. Also has he left the sockets back thinking someone is about to tile the wall? Although this is no excuse for not screwing them back

Thank you for your comments Mr Mike, I appreciate your time. He did know that we weren't tiling as we asked him if he would sort the walls ready for painting (due to the upstands).
Thanks for the advice re the certification. so it basically means nothing? I wasn't there when he did the checks, he did it when I was at work.

He is a kitchen fitter first and foremost but claimed to be qualified as a plumber and Part P certified for electrics. Apparently been in the trade for 32 years......

 

[Michelle Baird]

sorry TPES and Mr Mike. I'm confused.

The guy did everything joinery, plumbing, plastering and kitchen fitting.

 

[nickblake]

Hi Michelle does he have a regestration number on his certificate or state Elecsa Napit NICEIC etc if you are not happy it could well be an idea to contact your local trading standards , you could always say where your from im sure one of the forum members may be able to pop round, High tower is a good guy

 

[nickblake]

sorry TPES and Mr Mike. I'm confused.

The guy did everything joinery, plumbing, plastering and kitchen fitting.

Ah right have you had a seperate certificate from a trade body as ive mentioned thats a notification certificate and i doubt he's regestered so should be reported

 

[Michelle Baird]

Ah right have you had a seperate certificate from a trade body as ive mentioned thats a notification certificate and i doubt he's regestered so should be reported

I've had no other certificates, apart from a Corgi gas installation certificate. Who do I report him to? Local Authority Building Control?

 

[Deleted member 9648]

As stated this is notifyable under part P by law......if he hasnt done so that is not to say what you have is dangerous.....it may be a proper job but just not notified...(sockets not screwed back is poor though)...there are other considerations,such as bonding and RCD protection which should have been brought up to scratch by your electrician as well. You need to get a competant electrician to check the work before panicking......may be someone on here is nearby?

 

[TPES]

Usually people that do everything in a kitchen them self is because there trying to save money on not getting the correct tradesmen in to do the job properly, this in turn brings his price to you down. Did you find his total price for this kitchen was quite abit less than anyone else you had a quote from?

 

[Michelle Baird]

I live just outside Worcester, don't know where anyone is.

Think I will take a trip to South Worcestershire BC this am and just see where the land lies.

Not in a state of panic yet, just feeling a bit brassed off at being 'had over' by a lying hound!

 

[Michelle Baird]

Usually people that do everything in a kitchen them self is because there trying to save money on not getting the correct tradesmen in to do the job properly, this in turn brings his price to you down. Did you find his total price for this kitchen was quite abit less than anyone else you had a quote from?

Actually no. He was the middle quote that we had and was 'recommended' by a friend. £2K to fit out the kitchen is about what we expected.

 

[Plonker 3]

Think I will take a trip to South Worcestershire BC this am and just see where the land lies.

Judging by other posts on here regards this I would save the fuel as you will get no where with them. It may be worth contacting trading standards though as he may have a history of doing this and be making a file on him.

 

[Plonker 3]

here you go several different LABC involoved, none are intrested

http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...dangerous-work-long-story-but-worth-read.html

 

[stef]

I've had no other certificates, apart from a Corgi gas installation certificate. Who do I report him to? Local Authority Building Control?

Hi Michelle,
Corgi is no longer, this should be now Gas Save, that changed some years ago my
gas fitter told me. Sounds as if this chap isn't registered with anything. Can you find him listed in the Yellow Pages?

 

[Michelle Baird]

stupidly, I accepted him on recommendation. Guess I am going to pay the price on that one.....

 

[stef]

Not neccessarily. Contact trading standards, report him for undertaking LAB notifyable work without being registered. It is a criminal offence to endager someone's life. Tip: watch cowboy builders on 5. But trading standards will help you futher.

 

[Michelle Baird]

Not neccessarily. Contact trading standards, report him for undertaking LAB notifyable work without being registered. It is a criminal offence to endager someone's life. Tip: watch cowboy builders on 5. But trading standards will help you futher.

Thank you for your help....