Any Part P Electricians Out There?

[DaveH]

If so a quick question if i may. We're presently having some building work done, new bathroom, new bedroom, old bathroom split into a toilet and study. My question is how far reaching are the regulations? Is it just the new bits of wiring that have to comply or since we're now altering things, the whole house including existing wiring. A couple of examples:

presently the house has a single ring for all the sockets and a single circuit for all the lighting. Will we now be forced to split the circuits?

The gas and water pipework is presently not cross bonded, will we be made to get that done?

I've been quoted £4.5k for a full rewire and i'm kinda keen to get this down somewhat!

[bengie]

Part P only covers the bits that are touched unless you change the consumer unit then it will cover anything that is connected to it aswell so basically everything in the house.

4.5K!! :eek:

how big is the house and are you looking at a straight forward re-wire as i know someone that could it for a lot less money

[Tech1e]

I know a really good sparky

(see above)

[DaveH]

House will be a 3 bed detached by the time we have finished, just a bog standard house really. I was only considering a rewire as the whole house needs decorating and it seemed a sensible time. I was expecting £1.5 to 2k, not £4.5k! It doesn't really need doing, it was done in 1970 however its PVC cable which is physcially in good condition and breezed a Mega test when my dad and myself tested it a year ago (he's a retired electrician).

Seems like the secret is not to change the consumer unit!!

I'm quite capable of doing the work myself but its not easy to do that anymore. Wouldn't Sheffield be a bit of a trip for 'your mate' ?

[Octygone]

4.5k is lot of money......as above ...see bengie ...or get the wiring tested and that will tell you what needs to be done to bring the house upto latest regs, if that is what you are after

[bengie]

my mate could arrange something

[VRStu]

I've heard that Bengie's mate is pretty confident at this sort of stuff and has even featured on a recent news bulletin.

[andypandypoos]

I've heard that Bengie's mate is pretty confident at this sort of stuff and has even featured on a recent news bulletin.

he's also done a rewire for significantly less than 4.5k, but that's an entirely different story...

[SILVERSAUSAGE]

4.5k, more like 2k.

riping off!, remember to ask to see his qualification, and his public liability insurance cover. or you might hae no house if something goes wrong.

[bengie]

have no house? how exactly can a rewire destroy a house?

[Octygone]

I've heard that Bengie's mate is pretty confident at this sort of stuff and has even featured on a recent news bulletin.

I'd recommend Bengie's mate as well (from another part P registered spark)

[BigW]

have no house? how exactly can a rewire destroy a house?

Well, if you let me re-wire the house then I could bet my left ******* that it wouldnt be long before you didnt have much of a house left

[bengie]