what is the procedure if i want to do a rewire but cant certify my own work

wannabesparky · Oct 17, 2008

i cant certify work at the moment so if i was to do a rewire say, what is my procedure?
who do i go to?

Mike P · Oct 17, 2008

A Part P Sparky.

wannabesparky · Oct 17, 2008

Mike P said:
A Part P Sparky.

ive read or heard it mentioned that i can go to building control or summat and inform them of the work and they come and check it, is this right? if so where is building control and what is the procedure?

saveloy · Oct 17, 2008

wannabesparky said:
ive read or heard it mentioned that i can go to building control or summat and inform them of the work and they come and check it, is this right? if so where is building control and what is the procedure?

You will need to contact the building control dept of the council in the borough in which the property is in. They will want to inspect the work at each stage of construction of the installation right from the start of the project. At the end you will have to test the installation and issue a Electrical Installation Certificate to both the client and the LABC.Of course there will be a LABC charge for all of this. Hope this helps.

old dog · Oct 17, 2008

contact labc notify the work you intend to do tell them if you intend to certify they will give you the go ahead you supply cert after completion
they give you compliance cert thats it some labcs may want test

Mike P · Oct 18, 2008

Surely the whole point of this thread is that wannabysparky cannot certificate!!!
The only other way is check with the council and if they agree have a periodic certificate done on the whole premises afterwards. I am not sure they will be happy with that as design etc come into the equasion.

wannabesparky · Oct 25, 2008

saveloy said:
You will need to contact the building control dept of the council in the borough in which the property is in. They will want to inspect the work at each stage of construction of the installation right from the start of the project. At the end you will have to test the installation and issue a Electrical Installation Certificate to both the client and the LABC.Of course there will be a LABC charge for all of this. Hope this helps.

thank you