After a twenty year break I am building a single storey bedroom extension
with a few double sockets and overhead lighting to be run off the existing
house. How much can I do myself? Do I really need someone to certify the
work, or can I get my work certified by the BCO? I always did my own
electrics in the past, but this Part P malarkey (Grrr) seems a bit
over-protective.
TIA
Gilbert

Gilbert wrote:
After a twenty year break I am building a single storey bedroom extension
with a few double sockets and overhead lighting to be run off the existing
house. How much can I do myself? Do I really need someone to certify the
work, or can I get my work certified by the BCO? I always did my own
electrics in the past, but this Part P malarkey (Grrr) seems a bit
over-protective.
TIA
Gilbert


As far as I can make out, you can declare yourself competent and sign
your own work off.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Gilbert wrote:

After a twenty year break I am building a single storey bedroom
extension with a few double sockets and overhead lighting to be run
off the existing house. How much can I do myself? Do I really need
someone to certify the work, or can I get my work certified by the
BCO? I always did my own electrics in the past, but this Part P
malarkey (Grrr) seems a bit over-protective.
TIA
Gilbert

AIUI, if you are paying a Building Control fee for inspections/signoff of
the building itself (which I assume you are) then the fee also covers
inspection/testing of the electrics. If the Building Control dept isn't
competent to do this, it's up to *them* to subcontract the electrical
inspection to someone who is - at *their* expense - although they may try to
con you into paying for it, so beware!
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On Mon, 28 May 2007 11:37:47 +0100, a particular chimpanzee, "Gilbert"
randomly hit the keyboard and produced:

After a twenty year break I am building a single storey bedroom extension
with a few double sockets and overhead lighting to be run off the existing
house. How much can I do myself? Do I really need someone to certify the
work, or can I get my work certified by the BCO?

Will there be a separate circuit? If so, provided the protection to
the modified circuits are satisfactory, then it does not need to be
notified.

If not, it would be part of the extension, and depending on the Local
Authority's policy, they could certify that it complies (but not issue
an electrical safety certificate), or ask for an electrical
installation certificate from a competent electrician.
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Hugo Nebula
"If no-one on the internet wants a piece of this,
just how far from the pack have you strayed?"

"Hugo Nebula" abuse@localhost wrote in message
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Will there be a separate circuit?
No, simply additional sockets to the existing ring main (which is more than
adequate)

If not, it would be part of the extension, and depending on the Local
Authority's policy, they could certify that it complies (but not issue
an electrical safety certificate), or ask for an electrical
installation certificate from a competent electrician.

Thanks for that. I'll obviously have to chat up the BCO and get all the
necessary info for Mid-Suffolk. The BCO seems like a nice man (:O) and has
been very helpful with all the new regs. (Cavity wallboards? What be them, I
asked...)

Meanwhile, thanks to all those who replied.
Gilbert

On 2007-05-28 17:45:35 +0100, "Gilbert" said:


"Hugo Nebula" abuse@localhost wrote in message
...

Will there be a separate circuit?
No, simply additional sockets to the existing ring main (which is more than
adequate)

If not, it would be part of the extension, and depending on the Local
Authority's policy, they could certify that it complies (but not issue
an electrical safety certificate), or ask for an electrical
installation certificate from a competent electrician.

Thanks for that. I'll obviously have to chat up the BCO and get all the
necessary info for Mid-Suffolk. The BCO seems like a nice man (:O) and has
been very helpful with all the new regs. (Cavity wallboards? What be them, I
asked...)


Ask him if he has four toes. Apparently this is common in Norfolk and
parts of Suffolk.