And how often does that happen?
More and more.
But that's not the point - it only has to happen to you once.
As I said, an up to date PIR in the paperwork packup would put me ahead of 60% of other households. Seeing as the house doesnt have a single piece of paperworkregistered with BC to date, I dont think I would be any worse off tbh.
So the answer you would give to your buyer's solicitor would be.......?
If I were bothered by all of this, I would have bought a couple of reels of kitemark cable that has been stamped up a few years ago, which I know exists and is easy to obtain, and I would say the installation was as I found it, lacking any form of notification to Building control. You know you can still easily buy pre-unified coloured cabling easily on the market, unused and easily installable pre part P. Who is to say when it was installed?
(http://shop.ebay.co.uk/sis.html?_nkw=6mm+twin+and+earth+red+and+black+old+colours+cable
However, I am not like that, and I wouldnt be dishonest.
I would tell them that I had none the notifiable work myself. If you think I would brick it over solicitor slime, think again. And if they found fault with it, I would knock the equivalent off the price of the house to put it right.
But then again, a PIR would ease their mind as they could see there were no issues. A PIR which details cable suitability, max demand, PFC, polarity, continuity with R1+R2 values...
If they really want to, they can scan the walls to see whether I have used mechanical earthed protection.
But then again, would they bother? You know I am sure that a neat installer who uses the correct equipment eases the minds considerably when doing an inspection. If the chap doing the PIR were to ask, I would tell them directly, that I had done the work a number of years ago.
Frankly, its not just me that thinks part P is a complete scam, I have spoken to a number of electrical engineers and sparks that see exactly what the registration and fee related requirements of it were.
If they were serious, they should have stuck with requiring that all work was completed in a safe manner, did not interfere with previous design, meets the required BS for design, installation and testing.
Hang, on, thats what you sign off on the PIR and installation paperwork, that I will be filling out and signing myself.
If anyone wants to try and find fault with my work when they come to buy the house, they are more than welcome. They will be disappointed though if they think they will get a discount as there will be absolutely nothing wrong. I have worked in engineering design, working to requirements in a previous life before I moved to aviation, and I have to say, its money for old rope. It really is, especially for resi installs where there are extensive examples provided in the on site guide and other 17th edition guides. It doesnt get much easier than picking a cable from a table cross referenced to its installation method, finding a breaker that will pop before the derated cables value and install according to standards, as long as the supply is capable of handling the extra demand, whats the issue? Its not hard to look up where you are, and are not allowed to site sockets in relation to sinks and cookers, its not particularly hard to provide mechanical protection, its not hard to work out grouping factors, nor apply diversity and as long as my work is within regs, whats the issue? Do I really need to know what are the three types of supply and their intricacies, or do I need to know the one that is installed in my house and the issues it causes?
Besides, how many homes have complete installations without Building reg approval for everything? I would say the majority. By simply charting existing cable runs, having a maintainance history (self-provided) on the electrical system, I would be miles ahead of equivalent sellers.
Part Ps administration is a complete joke. Whilst I could never disagree with its aims, I certainly have issue with the way it achieves them.
