Electrical Work - Paperwork post install

[J-Tuner]

Hi all,

Just a quick one - i've found a sparky who looks to be very good and is sorting various items around our new house. So far hes installed a exterior floodlight and today is putting in a couple of double sockets. Later on he will be ripping out our old 70's fuseboard/box and installing whatever is the current standard.

In the past hes given me a written quote and a letter saying the work adheres to 'Part P' - is this sufficient should i come to sell and the buyers want to see proof that the works been done by a pro ? Or should i be getting something a bit more official out of him like a certificate for each piece of work? Completely clueless on this - just want to make sure i dont store any issues up for later

Also - how much does a new fuseboard cost to wire in typically?

Cheers

Steve

[Mark Benson]

We just had something similar, but with a few more bells and whistles.
It's a 1970s place so all the sockets were singles and there weren't many, so we had a few added and all existing ones made double, a mains powered smoke & heat alarm system, some light switches moved, a new bathroom wired up (new lights, a shaver point and a remote extractor fan installed), all the chasing in to the plasterwork done plus a new ring for the garage and extension (was spurred off a socket in the kitchen - gulp!) and finally a new consumer unit to replace the fuse board.

All of that came to £1100 and we got a certificate of compliance from him to prove the work was done and tested.

[J-Tuner]

Hi Mark,

This certificate of compliance - would you know if thats something thats only issued when certain works are carried out in the house such as bathroom/high risk areas. Just trying to suss out whether my letters are worth the paper they are written on

[Cleckheatonlock]

J-Tuner said:

Hi Mark,

This certificate of compliance - would you know if thats something thats only issued when certain works are carried out in the house such as bathroom/high risk areas. Just trying to suss out whether my letters are worth the paper they are written on

As far as I am aware you need a part P certificate for any major electrical works done nowadays. I had a full rewire done approximately 5 years ago after I bought my house and it was the case then. He sent me a certificate through after the work was complete. Same applies with a CORGI certificate for gas work and a FENSA certificate for windows/doors

[Mark Benson]

J-Tuner said:

Hi Mark,

This certificate of compliance - would you know if thats something thats only issued when certain works are carried out in the house such as bathroom/high risk areas. Just trying to suss out whether my letters are worth the paper they are written on

The electricity company said they wouldn't come to fit the new meter (we moved from storage heaters to central heating at the same time so wanted to get off Economy 7) unless we had the certificate so we asked him to do it. AFAIK he told the wife that it was what he'd so as a matter of course when he changed the consumer unit.

Whether it's usual to have it I don't know, but I'd say it would be useful bearing in mind how things are these days with regard to rules and regs surrounding houses. I'm sure a qualified sparks will be here at some point with the official view on it.

[hairyben]

For a new consumer unit you'll want an installation certificate, typically handwritten by the sparks with all the test results on it.

You should also get a part P compliance cert, which if he's nic-eic will arrive in the post after he's notified the work to building control, other schemes electricians may register with may vary.

While a lax attitude to issuing certificate on smaller jobs is endemic in the trade a con unit is not a smaller job and for a variety of reasons really should be done as above.