p.i.r's

[cagedanimal2010]

hi guys,
have been asked to do a pir on a 3 bed place then other works also, i am setting up on my own but am not up and running yet! should i wait to do pir, or can i do it now, are there any legalities of doing it? e.g do i need liability insurance 1st? also what price would you charge? do you think £250/£300 is too steep?
cheers in advance guys!

 

[Jay Sparks]

Hi,
You can do a pir without being registered with anybody but im not sure about the insurance, I think that is up to the indevidual. To be on the safe side I would have it though, it only costs around £70 for the year. On the price side I would normally charge per circuit takeing into account any limitations i.e not taking up floor boards, only testing a % of the installation etc. I useually charge about £35 per circuit. There is a web site called "What price" where sparkys and customers have put on the amount they charge/been charged for different jobs.
http://www.whatprice.co.uk/prices/electrician/periodic-electrical-inspection.html

There is a bit on the site that gives more detailed job descriptions. Just click that and there loads of electrical stuff.

Hope this helps?

Jay

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Legally no. However carrying out such work uninsured would be pretty stupid IMO.
With PIR inspections you will ideally seek both liability and indemnity insurance.
Price will depend on area, £250/300 does seem a little steep to me and I work in the London area. When I do a PIR of this size I allow for 1 days labour at £200. If it is a bigger property then it will vary.

 

[cagedanimal2010]

cheers guys! im in oxfordshire so everything bloody expensive over here, hahaha!
have been doing them now for about 5 years with my company so the competency thing is fine, im just trying to time everything so when i take the big leap i don't fall short if u no what i mean. will check out that site jay cheers!!!