Shoddy Work - Regulations Question

[jazz]

A friend of mine recently had her house modernised by a government grant to bring her house up to a quality standard.

The electrical work is very shoddy, trunking has been used instead of lifting the floorboards above the light fitting. Does she have grounds for complaint for shoddy workmanship and does it comply with the electrical regulations?

 

[Silly Sausage]

It's probably one of Mr a1electrical's (£24000 profit/month on council contracts) jobs.

 

[Elmer BeFuddled]

In my 'yoof' I lived in a council alloy pre-fab that should've been demolished 30 years earlier. Beading down the walls every 4' foot or so to cover the joins. Anyhow, that got rewired, and it was a damn sight better job than that!

 

[kingeri]

I understand that it may have been a rush job, but trunking across a ceiling is just going too far!!!!!

 

[Guest111]

seen quite a few of these over the years,would probably have looked a bit neater if they had used a round box on the trunking at the light fitting.

 

[Knobhead]

You get what you pay for. End of!

 

[jazz]

She didn't pay because it is social housing, although I guess the contractors were paid a fair rate by the government grant.

Just one more question, would you be happy with this type of work being carried out on your living room ceiling?

 

[kingeri]

She didn't pay because it is social housing, although I guess the contractors were paid a fair rate by the government grant.

Just one more question, would you be happy with this type of work being carried out on your living room ceiling?

No, but you get what you pay for!

 

[telectrix]

loads of these jobs done like this. one near me, they fed the cable drops through the existing tube in the walls, then fitted all accessories on surface patresses. it's the same with free loft insulation. they just throw it in, smothering downlighters and derating cables.

 

[Silly Sausage]

She didn't pay because it is social housing, although I guess the contractors were paid a fair rate by the government grant.

Just one more question, would you be happy with this type of work being carried out on your living room ceiling?

No, I wouldn't either, but it's Social Housing, so I'm assuming she's getting a decent place to live in at a reasonable rent.

 

[bigbaddave]

I had one of these jobs only a week ago. Everything in trunking to save the guy sone cash on the plastering.. All though boards up for downstairs lights and upstairs through the loft. Switch drops were the only thing done in trunking at the end.

Would I be happy if it was done in my house like that.. Hell no.. But end of they day that's what the guy paying the bill has asked.. If they don't own the house then I'm affraid they will have to put up with it..

 

[ruston]

Maybe they don't want to fit thousands of new C/U s' with RCDs'. ( from 16th to the fabled 17th board) think of the cost of that on the average quantity of council properties.

 

[drzsta]

Is there laminate flooring above?

 

[jazz]

Is there laminate flooring above?

no.

The work was carried out under the new Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) grant from the welsh assembly which was a £220 million for this housing area. If they consider this work is up to their Quality Standard .. god help us!

 

[Knobhead]

And that equates to how much per house?

 

[Robert Turnbull]

And that equates to how much per house?

£3.86