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...It won't stop because there has to be a weak link and precedence has set it there...otherwise BC would issue a LOT less completion certs and the sale chain would have to be greased with a plethora of indemnity provisions etc I know we all like to knock BC and their infantry,but i admit to having more than a little sympathy, nay,admiration for the plight they swirl in...having seen the similar diversions from sense they deal with regarding drainage,foundations,insulation et all,having at least someone competent to inspect the electrical element,must be a blessing. Also,it is one of the parts that can at least be rectified to some degree or other....Brickwork,footings,invert levels....well,your stuck with em'Maybe they have rejected it but build control have not. They still accept 3rd Party EICR's for new works. This should stop.
I know of a new selfbuild house near me where the owner approached me asking for a third party test if he and his son did the work,
I said no its not allowed, I'll give you a quote for the whole job if you like
He went away, came back and said ok you can do the CU and heating inc solar thermal controls etc stuff he didn't want to do and I'll give you £800.00
Crafty sod did a bit of research (not enough though) and thought he could get round it this way
I said no chance because I know you won't have done this work to the standard I'd be happy with .....
So he does the first fix and called me to have a look to see if I would change my mind
have to admit I was curious so I went for a nose and as expected it wasn't the best with twisted cables run around heating pipes and no clips used at all , I could go on........
I politely declined stating it was not a good job and he better get plenty of smoke alarms fitted as it was a disaster waiting to happen.
Nearly a year later he told a friend he was chuffed that he'd saved his money by not using an electrician (robbing gits, he said) and he'd found a test cert online and filled it out himself with fictional results as he hadn't a clue what it all meant and building control accepted this and signed the house off.
2 mths later he's finishing off the decorating and there was a fire which started in the cupboard containing the CU
I did have a little laugh as the insurance aren't going to pay for 18k worth of damage as they had the ceiling pulled down to inspect the wiring and also checked the cert and found it to be a load of @$#&
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