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Added for You - DIY Electrical Works - is it Worth it, and how does Part P Affect Me?
Every home seller wants to get the highest price possible but setting the price too high, even if you are willing to take less, may not be the best strategy.As an example lets assume we have a seller who is working with a good Realtor and through reviewing comparable homes that have recently sold and those on the market it is determined the value of the home is $500,000. The seller may even agree with the agents’ assessment of value but feels it is worth trying to get more. So he requests the house be marketed for $550,000 knowing if he accepts a lower offer it may be higher than the $500,000 originally suggested by the Realtor. The agent does their job, places the home in MLS, provides online photos, prints flyers, advertises in the newspaper and even does open houses. The seller sits and waits to get offers he can negotiate.At the same time buyers are out looking at homes to buy. They are qualified to buy homes in the $550,000 range and they see the listing and compare it with other similar priced properties. These potential buyers see our example listing is not as large or does not have the number of upgrad
Depending on the authority, the Building Control Officer will need a completed certificate as part of British Standard 7671 (I.E.E Regulations) and may insist upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician who will supply a Periodic Inspection Report.
This will of course entail a charge for the inspection by the Building Control Officer, which, depending on the local authority can range from ?50.00 for a minor notifiable job to several hundreds of pounds for a major notifiable job. If the Building Control Officer also insists upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician with the supplying of a Periodic Inspection Report, this will also of course entail a charge.
In reality, most Building Control Officers are not qualified to inspect the work and as such, will try to dissuade you from carrying out the work; hence the disproportionate charges and the probable requirement of a Periodic Inspection Report. If you do carry ou
Christmas is a season when money seems to flow like water. So many expenses come up that it becomes impossible to manage with one’s regular income. Christmas loans are very helpful in this regard. Christmas loans are a type of personal loan, and can be secured or unsecured and can be used for any purpose.“At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.” We all wait eagerly the entire year for Christmas. This is the time when the festive fervor compensates for the year-long drudgery of routine life. We feel rejuvenated and get ready to welcome the New Year with an enthusiastic spirit. Every person plans in his/her own way to celebrate Christmas and make it a memorable chapter in the book of life. The 'pen' you use to write the chapter in your own way is 'money'.The vital ingredient that will add spice to your Christmas celebration is definitely money. With Christmas just a few weeks away, people are flocking to the banks and other private lenders to take out Christmas loans. Usually, borrowers prefer unsecure
Consider the dramatic increase over the last 10 to 15 years of electrical equipment in the home such as:
Bathrooms - low voltage lighting, electric showers, under-floor heating (popular in bathrooms with tiled floors).
Entertainment systems - computer systems, videos, televisions’, (every child’s bedroom seems to have a system nowadays).
Bedrooms – electric blankets, hair dryers, hair tongs.
Kitchens – dishwashers, tumble dryers, freezers, microwaves, blenders, sandwich makers.
Gardens – lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, pond pumps and lighting.
Is it any wonder, then, that each year on average there are 10 deaths, 750 serious injuries and 12,500 fires caused either by faulty electrical work carried out by ambitious DIY enthusiasts, “cowboy” electricians or deteriorating electrical installations?
As such, electrical work with a few minor exceptions carried out in the home is being regulated as part of the Building Regulations under Part P and is effective from the 1st of January 2005.
Failure to comply with Part P of the Building Regulations is a criminal offence and could result in the order by the local authority to remove or put right faulty workmanship and fine you up to ?5000.00. It could also make it difficult to sell your property in the future.
Will anybody find out if I carry out some electrical work? I can say it was done before January 2005.
If the work involves the installation of cable you can be easily found out because since January 2005 the colours of the cores of the cable has changed. Live is now brown (previously red), neutral is now blue (previously black) and earth remains the same (green/yellow)
What is the scope of Part P?
·Dwellings
·Outbuildings, sheds, garages and greenhouses
·Garden lighting and power supplies (pond pumps etc.)
·Common areas in blocks of flats – stairways, laundries etc but not lifts
·Combined business premises and dwellings having a common supply (pubs, shops etc.)
How can I comply with Part P?
You will not need to notify the Building Control Officer to comply with Part P if you employ a contractor or an electrician who is accredited with a self certifying scheme (belongs to either the N.I.C.E.I.C, E.C.A or other accredited service scheme).
The accredited contractor or electrician will notify their accreditation service of the notifiable electrical work completed by the application of a form (normally done on the “Web”). The accreditation service will then notify the relevant Building Control Officer of all notifiable works carried out in his area (normally on a monthly basis) who will then inform you that he has the required notification.
You must receive from the contractor or electrician a Minor Works Certificate if the work entails a replacement part or an alteration of a circuit.
OR
An Electrical Installation Certificate if the works entail a complete installation in the case of a new build, a re-wire of a existing electrical installation, the addition of a new circuit, or a major alteration as in the case of replacing a fuse board.
The certificate must be sent to you within a reasonable time of the completed works – one month. The certification and any data must be kept safe, as this maybe required before any future works are carried out or will be required when you sell the property.
If you decide that you are competent or employ a person who is competent by either experience or formal qualifications and not engage an accredited contractor or electrician then you must inform the Building Control Officer before commencement of the work. The Building Control Officer will inspect the completed work.
Depending on the authority, the Building Control Officer will need a completed certificate as part of British Standard 7671 (I.E.E Regulations) and may insist upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician who will supply a Periodic Inspection Report.
This will of course entail a charge for the inspection by the Building Control Officer, which, depending on the local authority can range from ?50.00 for a minor notifiable job to several hundreds of pounds for a major notifiable job. If the Building Control Officer also insists upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician with the supplying of a Periodic Inspection Report, this will also of course entail a charge.
In reality, most Building Control Officers are not qualified to inspect the work and as such, will try to dissuade you from carrying out the work; hence the disproportionate charges and the probable requirement of a Periodic Inspection Report. If you do carry out
Time tracking is the act of recording the amount of time spent on each activity in a day. Typically, time sheets are used for time tracking. A conventional and simple time sheet lists the start and end time of tasks or the duration of each task. It can also have a more detailed breakdown of the various tasks done, as well as the results obtained from each of these tasks. Traditionally, time sheets were designed to keep track of the employees’ time management, in order to determine their productivity. Time cards or punch cards are the most basic form of time tracking programs.Time tracking is very beneficial for businesses. Time sheets can also be used to track other things like billing, payroll, project cost and estimation, and others that are very beneficial for management. There are several direct advantages of time tracking: make payroll processing easier by tracking the exact hours an employee worked, increase revenues by correct invoicing, and make database management easier. It also helps the user to determine exactly what went wrong with a project. There are also some disadvantages of time tracking: employees do not
Failure to comply with Part P of the Building Regulations is a criminal offence and could result in the order by the local authority to remove or put right faulty workmanship and fine you up to ?5000.00. It could also make it difficult to sell your property in the future.
Will anybody find out if I carry out some electrical work? I can say it was done before January 2005.
If the work involves the installation of cable you can be easily found out because since January 2005 the colours of the cores of the cable has changed. Live is now brown (previously red), neutral is now blue (previously black) and earth remains the same (green/yellow)
What is the scope of Part P?
·Dwellings
·Outbuildings, sheds, garages and greenhouses
·Garden lighting and power supplies (pond pumps etc.)
·Common areas in blocks of flats – stairways, laundries etc but not lifts
·Combined business premises and dwellings having a common supply (pubs, shops etc.)
How can I comply with Part P?
You will not need to notify the Building Control Officer to comply with Part P if you employ a contractor or an electrician who is accredited with a self certifying scheme (belongs to either the N.I.C.E.I.C, E.C.A or other accredited service scheme).
The accredited contractor or electrician will notify their accreditation service of the notifiable electrical work completed by the application of a form (normally done on the “Web”). The accreditation service will then notify the relevant Building Control Officer of all notifiable works carried out in his area (normally on a monthly basis) who will then inform you that he has the required notification.
You must receive from the contractor or electrician a Minor Works Certificate if the work entails a replacement part or an alteration of a circuit.
OR
An Electrical Installation Certificate if the works entail a complete installation in the case of a new build, a re-wire of a existing electrical installation, the addition of a new circuit, or a major alteration as in the case of replacing a fuse board.
The certificate must be sent to you within a reasonable time of the completed works – one month. The certification and any data must be kept safe, as this maybe required before any future works are carried out or will be required when you sell the property.
If you decide that you are competent or employ a person who is competent by either experience or formal qualifications and not engage an accredited contractor or electrician then you must inform the Building Control Officer before commencement of the work. The Building Control Officer will inspect the completed work.
Depending on the authority, the Building Control Officer will need a completed certificate as part of British Standard 7671 (I.E.E Regulations) and may insist upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician who will supply a Periodic Inspection Report.
This will of course entail a charge for the inspection by the Building Control Officer, which, depending on the local authority can range from ?50.00 for a minor notifiable job to several hundreds of pounds for a major notifiable job. If the Building Control Officer also insists upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician with the supplying of a Periodic Inspection Report, this will also of course entail a charge.
In reality, most Building Control Officers are not qualified to inspect the work and as such, will try to dissuade you from carrying out the work; hence the disproportionate charges and the probable requirement of a Periodic Inspection Report. If you do carry ou
Many online article submission sites now have available to them ways for the readers to rate the articles and make comments on them too. Sound pretty high-tech and interactive doesn’t it? Indeed it is and as we know this helps drive traffic to their website and thus improves visibility and value to the authors or writers trying to get the word out you see?But what happens when a competitor of a writer who is a consultant to an industry or owns a company wishes to make a derogatory comment or rate an article really low? Well obviously you can see the problem and this has indeed happened to me too. But who am I? Well, I just happen to be the all-time most prolific online article writer in the history of the Internet and personally I think that is pretty Chicken Waste’ish when competitors do this.Some people cannot handle competition and those who cannot achieve will always find ways to cheat, take steroids or beat up on their competitors prior to the big ice skating event? In business we also see these scoundrels who will attack their competitors rather than focusing on their customers. How bad is this problem? Well i
·Common areas in blocks of flats – stairways, laundries etc but not lifts
·Combined business premises and dwellings having a common supply (pubs, shops etc.)
How can I comply with Part P?
You will not need to notify the Building Control Officer to comply with Part P if you employ a contractor or an electrician who is accredited with a self certifying scheme (belongs to either the N.I.C.E.I.C, E.C.A or other accredited service scheme).
The accredited contractor or electrician will notify their accreditation service of the notifiable electrical work completed by the application of a form (normally done on the “Web”). The accreditation service will then notify the relevant Building Control Officer of all notifiable works carried out in his area (normally on a monthly basis) who will then inform you that he has the required notification.
You must receive from the contractor or electrician a Minor Works Certificate if the work entails a replacement part or an alteration of a circuit.
OR
An Electrical Installation Certificate if the works entail a complete installation in the case of a new build, a re-wire of a existing electrical installation, the addition of a new circuit, or a major alteration as in the case of replacing a fuse board.
The certificate must be sent to you within a reasonable time of the completed works – one month. The certification and any data must be kept safe, as this maybe required before any future works are carried out or will be required when you sell the property.
If you decide that you are competent or employ a person who is competent by either experience or formal qualifications and not engage an accredited contractor or electrician then you must inform the Building Control Officer before commencement of the work. The Building Control Officer will inspect the completed work.
Depending on the authority, the Building Control Officer will need a completed certificate as part of British Standard 7671 (I.E.E Regulations) and may insist upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician who will supply a Periodic Inspection Report.
This will of course entail a charge for the inspection by the Building Control Officer, which, depending on the local authority can range from ?50.00 for a minor notifiable job to several hundreds of pounds for a major notifiable job. If the Building Control Officer also insists upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician with the supplying of a Periodic Inspection Report, this will also of course entail a charge.
In reality, most Building Control Officers are not qualified to inspect the work and as such, will try to dissuade you from carrying out the work; hence the disproportionate charges and the probable requirement of a Periodic Inspection Report. If you do carry ou
It's a buyer's market again. Homes are staying on the market for months. Factors include rising interest rates, slow employment market or location of property. Another factor is that most homes are sold to excellent credit buyers. Excellent credit buyers can afford to take their time shopping for a house. This is one of the biggest reasons why homes will stay on the market for such a long time. Most buyers will not qualify for a traditional mortgage loan.The key is to attract problem credit buyers. Problem credit buyers need help with home financing. This type of marketing will pull traffic to slow moving properties, once they realize that financing can be arranged, even if they were turned down by traditional lenders. By knowing where special sources of home financing can be obtained, its possible to sell your listed property in two weeks! The reason this type of marketing works is because you're creating a much larger pool of potential buyers. In today's slow real estate market, agents should have a
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An Electrical Installation Certificate if the works entail a complete installation in the case of a new build, a re-wire of a existing electrical installation, the addition of a new circuit, or a major alteration as in the case of replacing a fuse board.
The certificate must be sent to you within a reasonable time of the completed works – one month. The certification and any data must be kept safe, as this maybe required before any future works are carried out or will be required when you sell the property.
If you decide that you are competent or employ a person who is competent by either experience or formal qualifications and not engage an accredited contractor or electrician then you must inform the Building Control Officer before commencement of the work. The Building Control Officer will inspect the completed work.
Depending on the authority, the Building Control Officer will need a completed certificate as part of British Standard 7671 (I.E.E Regulations) and may insist upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician who will supply a Periodic Inspection Report.
This will of course entail a charge for the inspection by the Building Control Officer, which, depending on the local authority can range from ?50.00 for a minor notifiable job to several hundreds of pounds for a major notifiable job. If the Building Control Officer also insists upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician with the supplying of a Periodic Inspection Report, this will also of course entail a charge.
In reality, most Building Control Officers are not qualified to inspect the work and as such, will try to dissuade you from carrying out the work; hence the disproportionate charges and the probable requirement of a Periodic Inspection Report. If you do carry ou
There's no doubt what the most popular Christmas present will be this year. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a present with stars, a gift card for a spacetrip. The interest in the suborbital trips (100 km above the surface of the Earth) have grown steadily since the launch 20 years ago, but the market has basically exploded this year since the official announcement of the Mars mission. More low cost spacelines have entered the market and you can now find suborbital flights for as low as US$ 3,495. Space tourism is one of the markets that have developed the most during the last decade, with the opening of the Starbright Hotel on the moon, as well as the low orbital hotels that started accepting guests. However, accommodation in space is still expensive for the average household, so the suborbital flights with thirty minutes weightlessness during the three-hour flight, with four hours preparation, will for some time be the most popular trip. The spacelines might however in the future face fierce competition from space elevators, like t
Depending on the authority, the Building Control Officer will need a completed certificate as part of British Standard 7671 (I.E.E Regulations) and may insist upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician who will supply a Periodic Inspection Report.
This will of course entail a charge for the inspection by the Building Control Officer, which, depending on the local authority can range from ?50.00 for a minor notifiable job to several hundreds of pounds for a major notifiable job. If the Building Control Officer also insists upon an inspection by an accredited contractor or electrician with the supplying of a Periodic Inspection Report, this will also of course entail a charge.
In reality, most Building Control Officers are not qualified to inspect the work and as such, will try to dissuade you from carrying out the work; hence the disproportionate charges and the probable requirement of a Periodic Inspection Report. If you do carry out the work yourself and it is acceptable to your local authority, it remains to be seen whether will be acceptable when you come to sell your property.
Therefore, if you are trying to save money on the labour content of the work, it will probably be false economy.
If I do decide to carry out the work myself, can an accredited contractor or electrician certify the work for me, hence saving me the hassle and cost for the Building Control Officer?
No – An accredited contractor or electrician cannot certify work carried out by anybody else, as he cannot inspect the full extent of the wiring especially where it is hidden in the fabric of the building. The only thing he can provide is a Periodic Inspection Report – which is a formal inspection of the wiring system but does not include an inspection of wiring within the fabric of the building i.e. under floors etc. The Periodic Inspection Report is not a certificate. As such it will not comply with Part P although as above, some authorities may insist on one if you carry out the work yourself.
I want to replace a broken socket – are you saying I need to notify or employ somebody that is accredited (Government approved)?
No – for example you can replace existing accessories or replace a damaged cable with like (type and size).
The requirement of whether work is notifiable or not depends on the nature of the work and very importantly, its location. Location is important because some locations e.g. bathrooms, gardens and kitchens could have an increased shock risk!
The information below shows examples of what is notifiable and which is not. The list is not exhaustive and should the work required not fall into any of the categories below or you have any doubt I would strongly urge that you seek advice from a Building Control Officer or an accredited contractor or electrician.
You must be aware that the requirements of the Building Regulations apply to all work carried out irrespective of whether they are notifiable or not.
Areas within a kitchen, bathroom, garden or special location
NOTIFIABLE:
A complete new installation or rewiring
Installing a new circuit (eg, for socket outlets, lighting or shower)
Fitting and connecting a shower to an existing point
Replacing a fuse board
Adding a socket outlet to an existing circuit
Adding a lighting point to an existing circuit
Fitting a storage heater to an existing adjacent point
Installing a supply to a garden shed, garage or other outbuilding
Installing a lighting point or socket outlet in a garden shed, garage or other outbuilding
Installing a garden pond pump including the supply
Installing electric under floor or ceiling heating
Installing an electricity generator
NOT NOTIFIABLE: Connecting a cooker to an existing connection unit Replacing a damaged cable for a single circuit (cable to be the same size and type and installed as original) Replacing a damaged accessory such as a light switch or socket outlet Replacing a light fitting Connecting an item of equipment to an existing adjacent connection point Fitting a storage heater to an existing adjacent point Replacing an immersion heater
Areas not in a kitchen, bathroom, garden or special location
NOTIFIABLE:
A complete new installation or rewiring
Installing a new circuit e.g. for socket outlets, lighting or shower
Replacing a fuse board
Installing a lighting point or socket outlet outdoors
Installing and fitting a storage heater including the circuit
Installing electric under floor or ceiling heating
Installing an electricity generator
NOT NOTIFIABLE: Adding a socket outlet to an existing circuit Adding a lighting point to an existing circuit Connecting a cooker to an existing connection unit Replacing a dam
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