Part P Certification

[ByronBlack]

I've been let down a couple of times by an electrician who was going to sign off my workshops wiring for Part P, so I thought i'd get someone in as I need to get it insulated and boarded about before winter bites.

So, can anyone give me a rough idea of how much it costs for a sparky to check over an existing installation and sign it of for Part P - I just wanted to get some ballpark figures before contacting locals for quotes.

Cheers.

 

[White House Workshop]

Have you tried calling building control at your local council? They will have the names of approved electricians and should be able to give you an idea of cost. At least ours does... (Waverley).

 

[Karl]

Byron

As far as I know, your local council should be able to sign it off (for a fee, naturally). A spark is only needed if you want them to do the work and sign it off at the same time.


Cheers

Karl

 

[Adam]

So, can anyone give me a rough idea of how much it costs for a sparky to check over an existing installation and sign it of for Part P - I just wanted to get some ballpark figures before contacting locals for quotes.

Cheers.

In the strictest sense of Part P, I don't believe any sparky can "sign" off an existing installation. However the practicality of it is that this is what building control officers want to happen in practice.

If I was a sparky, signing my name to legally indemnify an installation I had neither designed, installed nor overseen the work I think I would probably charge more than the cost of doing the installation itself.

I think each sparky might view it very differently, do you know anyone who is a friend of a friend, or a customer or a family friend who is a qualified sparky? They might be more inclined to sign it off for a nominal fee?

Adam

 

[ByronBlack]

thanks or all the advice chaps, I have a contact name from building control to speak to - hopefully it wont be too much!