Rewiring asap - help!

ollyk

raymond wrote:

There are just as many "cowboys" who have all the qualifications and certifications and charge you a fortune.

Judge someone by recommendation, not the amount they charge.

Also, contrary to popular belief, an electrician does not need to be " Part P registered" to rewire a house, in fact you can even do it yourself if you know how then get an inspection done afterwards.

Yes but it isn't *quite* as simple as you suggest is it?

Oh, did you actually read my post either? At least if a fully qualified spark does the job and then certifies his work then gives you a reciept you have many ways of coming back to him.

baldelectrician

Use a registered electrician, there is more backup and a complaints procedure if anything goes wrong.

visit
http://www.niceic.org.uk/common/contractor_search.html

or if you are in Scotland,
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/register/SearchCo.asp?T=Construction&ID=2

http://www.select.org.uk/

If you are in Scotland, there are more strict building regs, but no Part P. Different building regs apply (but the same wiring regs DO apply)

Remember the home buyers pack (scrapped in England / Wales) is still going ahead in Scotland- at last check. Certification is therefore essential
ps in Scotland there is a good defenition of who can and cannot easily sign of building regs works.
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/pdfs/Electrical%20Guidance%20for%20Verifiers%2029Mar06.pdf

Hope this helps.