On 09/08/2019 19:31, ARW wrote:
On 08/08/2019 21:19, Chris B wrote:
On 08/08/2019 21:09, Chris B wrote:
I have had a new en suite shower room installed by professionals and
a building regs certificate has been issued.

The work obviously included new lights and a fan.

Should I expect a minor works certificate to cover the electrical
work in addition to the building regs certificate or is the wiring
also covered by the building regs approval.

I have had a look at the minor works certificate template and the
information contained in it is certainly not covered in the building
regs certificate.

References to authoritative information sources would be appreciated
as I may need them .

Many Thanks.

And whilst I am on can anyone tell me what would be the typical cost
of fitting 3 led downlighters in said bathroom?

It depends on how difficult/time consuming it was to do.

I changed a baton holder to 3 spot lights in a bathroom last weekend. 90
minutes work, £5 worth of parts, £10 for fuel (although I also charged
the next customer 3 miles away on the next job the same as someone has
to pay for wear and tear of the vehicle and my time to get there). The
customer supplied the spotlights.

I charged £50. If it was a job for work it would have cost £70 plus vat.

As for the certificate.

Yes you should have been issued with one if building control are
involved. That would of course add another £10 to the invoice if it was
a works job as someone has to type it up.




Thanks for the info, We have just been presented with a "surcharge"
bill of over £250 (+VAT) by the builder because his electrician
installed 3 LED downlights. Surely a basic ceiling light must have been
included in the cost of a new bathroom installation (costing several
thousand pounds), and upgrading to 3 downlights (which we didn't ask
for) cannot cost this much.

Also £100 to provide the wiring and connect up a mirror which we
supplied and fitted.

Bear in mind that electrician had full access to the room before the
ceiling was put up and walls plasterboarded.

Although we have been presented with the building control approval cert
I am struggling to get a minor works cert for the electrics.

My gut feeling is that all of this is a bit unreasonable, but I am
trying to get a second opinion from those with more knowledge, before I
go in to battle.



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