Notice to council

eagleeye · Oct 14, 2009

Hi guys cant seem to remember if i have to inform building control when i do a electrical installation cert only or at all and when i issue a minor cert. Can anyone help. I have done with a rewire i did recently but have also carried out a minor and wasnt sure

Thanks

Spudnik · Oct 14, 2009

It doesnt matter about whether its a minor works or install certificate, its the type of work that would need notifying.

eagleeye · Oct 15, 2009

so does that mean i need to notify council of any work where i issue a cert. ?

simbin · Oct 15, 2009

any work in special locations needs to be notified including external supplies to outbuildings etc

quince80 · Oct 15, 2009

minor works don't need to be notified as far as i know. if your part p approved then all the signing off can be done by yourself.

grumpy17 · Oct 15, 2009

Hi, MInor works in special locations eg kitchens and bathrooms need to be registered with labc.Any new circuit needs to be notified wherever it is.Which brings me to a question if you put in a new smoke alarm circuit do you still need to register it as smoke alarms dont come under part p.Or does the fact that as its a new circuit it has to be registered whatever.Anybody know?Or have I just answered my own question.

Des 56 · Oct 15, 2009

If us people in the trade are still confused,imagine the law abiding diyer fathoming out this notifiiable garbled nonesense

Unless its its major work I cant see many being concerned how to steer their way through it all

Part P and cosmology have something in common,neither of them are understood by the layman

quince80 · Oct 15, 2009

grumpy17 said:
Hi, MInor works in special locations eg kitchens and bathrooms need to be registered with labc.Any new circuit needs to be notified wherever it is.Which brings me to a question if you put in a new smoke alarm circuit do you still need to register it as smoke alarms dont come under part p.Or does the fact that as its a new circuit it has to be registered whatever.Anybody know?Or have I just answered my own question.

i'm not 100% sure but i don't think that any work in kitchen or any special location is seen as minor works but could have it wrong.

grumpy17 · Oct 15, 2009

According to Elecsa, Minor works ie exensions or modifications to circuits have to be notified if carried out in Bathrooms,Bedrooms containing baths or showers,ceiling heating,communal areas of flats,elv non pre assembled lights,garden lighting,garden power,greenhouses,kitchen,kitchen diners,remote buildings(I guess that doesnt mean buildings in the middle of nowhere),Saunas,sheds,shower rooms,solar power systems,swimming pools,telephone cabling in bedrooms(strange!),underfloor heating and workshops. Hands up who got bored before the end of the list. Hope this helps anyway.