Really dodgy wiring
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Just a quick question for any legal minds on here...
I bought a house about 4 years ago...just getting round to removing the old kitchen and we've come across some absolutely shocking wiring which wouldn't have been possible to see in a survey before buying.
Had an electrician out to quote for fixing and he was shocked at the downright dangerous and lethal nature of some of the wiring. He advised to take it further, but with who?
The seller was in the house for 16 years before us, so they would have had the kitchen installed. It could be that they didn't know what the kitchen fitter had done as all of the dangerous stuff could only be seen once the kitchen was removed.
I've got a feeling that i'm going to have to stump up for repairs and making good, but as none of this would have been visible or possible to see without ripping out kitchen then we couldn't possibly have picked up on it before we bought the house.
Who, if anyone, can i contact?
Many thanks
I bought a house about 4 years ago...just getting round to removing the old kitchen and we've come across some absolutely shocking wiring which wouldn't have been possible to see in a survey before buying.
Had an electrician out to quote for fixing and he was shocked at the downright dangerous and lethal nature of some of the wiring. He advised to take it further, but with who?
The seller was in the house for 16 years before us, so they would have had the kitchen installed. It could be that they didn't know what the kitchen fitter had done as all of the dangerous stuff could only be seen once the kitchen was removed.
I've got a feeling that i'm going to have to stump up for repairs and making good, but as none of this would have been visible or possible to see without ripping out kitchen then we couldn't possibly have picked up on it before we bought the house.
Who, if anyone, can i contact?
Many thanks
Thanks for the replies. Fair amount of bawbags on here think it's perfectly acceptable to sell dangerous houses to families with kids to live in.
It's was our first purchase so unfortunately, like some on here, wasn't an expert in buying houses, so wasn't versed in all of the process and had maybe a niave thought that people were honest and wouldn't sell death traps on the open market.
For the record, we weren't offered an electrical survey so didn't know this was a thing.
I'm sure if someone sold you a car and had deliberately hid some very dangerous defects that could kill you and your family you'd all be very happy about it.
I have arranged for an electrician to come out and fix it all as part of my kitchen rebuild, and I'm paying for it myself. I was just curious as to where homebuyers stand in these types of circumstances. I now consider myself educated.
It's was our first purchase so unfortunately, like some on here, wasn't an expert in buying houses, so wasn't versed in all of the process and had maybe a niave thought that people were honest and wouldn't sell death traps on the open market.
For the record, we weren't offered an electrical survey so didn't know this was a thing.
I'm sure if someone sold you a car and had deliberately hid some very dangerous defects that could kill you and your family you'd all be very happy about it.
I have arranged for an electrician to come out and fix it all as part of my kitchen rebuild, and I'm paying for it myself. I was just curious as to where homebuyers stand in these types of circumstances. I now consider myself educated.
Just for giggles...a couple of the worst examples.
This extension is built into the wall and was powering integrated fridge and freezer... No idea where it goes to and cannot find out how to isolate it... Even the extension looks shocked!
This is how my cooker is wired in and left...
This extension is built into the wall and was powering integrated fridge and freezer... No idea where it goes to and cannot find out how to isolate it... Even the extension looks shocked!
This is how my cooker is wired in and left...
I've also found a switch behind one of the cupboards which i didn't think did anything, but have discovered that it's connected to my boiler in the loft! Only realised after my hot water wasn't working and couldn't understand why...tried flicking this hidden switch again and my boiler sprung back to life....WHY!?!?!
Thing is, the switch is on a wall thats being removed, so it'll have to be dealt with. Looks like it's the only way of isolating the boiler too, so will need to get a new switch fitted to this too, which could mean taking apart some of my recent loft conversion...
Thing is, the switch is on a wall thats being removed, so it'll have to be dealt with. Looks like it's the only way of isolating the boiler too, so will need to get a new switch fitted to this too, which could mean taking apart some of my recent loft conversion...
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