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Part P Competent Person Self-Certification Schemes
Just A Quick Question Regarding Local Building Control Notification
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<blockquote data-quote="RB2004" data-source="post: 291041" data-attributes="member: 8832"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Just had a look on my local council website, and they charge £200 for notification, with inspection at first fix, before plastering etc so they can see cable routes which is fair enough. Then a 2nd visit for relevant testing.</p><p></p><p>But in the situation of a rewire... what if inside the wall there is round counduit downstairs and upstairs is drywall which is hollow behind the plasterboard... then no plastering or chasing is required.. just cable replacement.</p><p></p><p>Do they expect you to leave a whole house completely without electric with all the cables hanging out the walls and ceilings ready for termination before inspection?</p><p></p><p>Or can you replace all the cables in the walls, under the floors etc and terminate the circuits into accessories 1 circuit at a time so house is not left without electric and electrics in a safe condition.. just in that situation there would not be much to inspect? as it would all be under the floor or inside the original conduits that already existed inside the wall, or would you leave floors open for them to inspect? but that would pose a safety hazard?</p><p></p><p>So im not sure what there would be to inspect? could remove a couple of sockets off the wall and take cover off consumer unit to demonstrate a good level of neatness and correctly sized cables?</p><p></p><p>If walls were chased I could understand it, because they need to make sure cables are inside safe zones.. but if it is already conduit inside the wall then no chasing would of occured and cables would already be in safe zones if the conduit was vertical and horizontal.</p><p></p><p>would they accept it if you tested the circuits as you go along? so the house is not left without electrics? then you can install a circuit, test it before making it live then move onto next circuit... then present the test results at first fix inspection.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RB2004, post: 291041, member: 8832"] Hi, Just had a look on my local council website, and they charge £200 for notification, with inspection at first fix, before plastering etc so they can see cable routes which is fair enough. Then a 2nd visit for relevant testing. But in the situation of a rewire... what if inside the wall there is round counduit downstairs and upstairs is drywall which is hollow behind the plasterboard... then no plastering or chasing is required.. just cable replacement. Do they expect you to leave a whole house completely without electric with all the cables hanging out the walls and ceilings ready for termination before inspection? Or can you replace all the cables in the walls, under the floors etc and terminate the circuits into accessories 1 circuit at a time so house is not left without electric and electrics in a safe condition.. just in that situation there would not be much to inspect? as it would all be under the floor or inside the original conduits that already existed inside the wall, or would you leave floors open for them to inspect? but that would pose a safety hazard? So im not sure what there would be to inspect? could remove a couple of sockets off the wall and take cover off consumer unit to demonstrate a good level of neatness and correctly sized cables? If walls were chased I could understand it, because they need to make sure cables are inside safe zones.. but if it is already conduit inside the wall then no chasing would of occured and cables would already be in safe zones if the conduit was vertical and horizontal. would they accept it if you tested the circuits as you go along? so the house is not left without electrics? then you can install a circuit, test it before making it live then move onto next circuit... then present the test results at first fix inspection. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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