I've been having my house refurbushed by a builder, who also did re-wiring of the house. He was using an electrician for the electrics, who tested did the wiring, tested it, fixed faults etc. He was due to give an electric certificate in one last visit, but a dispute with builder took place and I had to terminate the builder. Does anyone know what is the best way to get the electric certification now? will appreciate guidance.
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Do you have the electricians contact details? if so ask Him to do you a report irrespective of the builder. It is also the electricians duty to supply certification, whether the job is done privately or via a third party (builder).
Andy Guinness
Andy Guinness
just to clarify, did the electrician or builder do the re-wire?
Check out facebook etc etc, you should be able to track down who the electrician was.
Check out facebook etc etc, you should be able to track down who the electrician was.
It always amazes me that people have unknown workers doing work like plumbing and electrics in their houses.
I always leave my card with the homeowner!
I always leave my card with the homeowner!
I have the electrician's phone, have called / texted him to get the certificatin. He has gone AWOL... not sure how to bring him back.
The dispute with builder was due to substantial overrun of cost and time and for not completing the contrac. It led to my sending builder a'breah of contract' notice and later a termination notice.
The dispute with builder was due to substantial overrun of cost and time and for not completing the contrac. It led to my sending builder a'breah of contract' notice and later a termination notice.
My advice would be to contact the builder and offer a negotiation in order to settle this dispute so all parties are happy. There are always two side to every story so without the builder here to defend themselves it is difficult to comment. Having said that it is protected under UK law that the builder should be given the chance to complete the works he is contracted to do. I would suggest a mediator that can act independently of you both. Again this should all have been done prior to you terminating the contract. You cannot just do that without following certain routes first.
Is he a member of a scheme? Such as Niceic, Napit, Strome, Elecsa?
You can check here:
http://www.competentperson.co.uk/
And if they are listed call the scheme.....
Reverting on the various comments - I contracted a builder to modernize a period house - he was a friend and had done earlier refurb jobs in the past. But he turned out to be bad news - burned through the funds without completing most of the contract, got me to pay substantially more, didn't complete various milestones set, continually asked for more funds. He controlled the electrician / plumber / tiller and would not bring then back to complete various half-finished jobs.... became pretty messy. I gave him various chances to finish the contract, even paid above the contract amount. Then, I issued a breach of contract notice and asked hm to finish within a couple of weeks. Two month later, various jobs still half done, work going at a snails pace, me paying for materials also, him demanding substantial more funds to contiue, getting aggressive and started misbehaving; hence issued him a termination notice. Afraid it meant that we've lost the electrician also. I guess now the only option is to bring in a certified electrician to inspect the electrics done, give a condition report, fix any issues and give a certificate. Does this sound right, and is this route acceptable to local area council / part p certification? thanks
pewter
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speak to your building control, explain what has happened and they can tell you what they will be happy with.
Risteard
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... To the person ordering the work, i.e. the builder. (Not the homeowner.)
It's also unclear whether the Initial Verification of the electrical installation works had been completed, or whether that required another visit to complete.
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