Re-wire on the side.

[Spider891]

I've been asked to re-wire a 2 bedroom, first floor flat in Scotland. I'm employed full time for an electrical company, so I would be doing this job in my own time and my question is could I test this job at the end of wiring and hand over a test sheet and the jobs a good un or would it need to be signed off legit?

Cheers

 

[ImpededLoop]

I'm not sure about the Scottish rules, but I'd be wary doing it without insurance. Imagine hitting a pipe and flooding the flat downstairs...

 

[Spider891]

Fair one that has crossed my mind aswell

I'm not sure about the Scottish rules, but I'd be wary doing it without insurance. Imagine hitting a pipe and flooding the flat downstairs..

 

[ferg]

If you look on the building control section of the Scottish government website it will tell you which works need a warrant.
If no warrant is required then it's just a case of issuing a test cert at the end of the job.
As above it would be daft, possibly even irresponsible to do it without PLI in place.
The cost of PLI for a year is bugger all compared to the potential cost of not having it.

 

[Spider891]

If you look on the building control section of the Scottish government website it will tell you which works need a warrant.
If no warrant is required then it's just a case of issuing a test cert at the end of the job.
As above it would be daft, possibly even irresponsible to do it without PLI in place.
The cost of PLI for a year is bugger all compared to the potential cost of not having it.

Might be a silly question but I'm assuming I'd have to have myself registered as self employed for some type of insurance?

 

[telectrix]

Might be a silly question but I'm assuming I'd have to have myself registered as self employed for some type of insurance?

not necessary. just get a quote from Insurance Octopus, be ready to quote them a trading name what you have made up. e.g. "GT Electrics" wher GT are your initials. anything will do.i know a domestic installer goes by the nams of "OHM Electrics".

 

[Dustydazzler]

Nothing to stop you taking on a cash rewire and doing it over 2 or 3 weekends

As above make sure you take out a cheap PL insurance , mine is like 96 quid a year and covers me for 2 million worth of damages

 

[telectrix]

Nothing to stop you taking on a cash rewire and doing it over 2 or 3 weekends

As above make sure you take out a cheap PL insurance , mine is like 96 quid a year and covers me for 2 million worth of damages

mine's just a bitmore but includes 3K tool cover 24/7, not like most robbery merchants insurers only cover tools on van 06.00 to 21.00hrs.

 

[Markyd]

Why would you want to do it legit?..........Seems a bit harsh doing things properly and legally

 

[Spider891]

Why would you want to do it legit?..........Seems a bit harsh doing things properly and legally

Would it not be proper and legal doing a rewire the same way I do at work for someone?

 

[Dave OCD]

To be brutally honest everybody who has a trade with VERY few exceptions has done work 'on the side' at some point........

 

[7029 dave]

I done loads of rewires pj's , but they were for people I knew and they understood.
Not for any old Joe and in todays world no chance without PL insurance.

 

[Dustydazzler]

To be brutally honest everybody who has a trade with VERY few exceptions has done work 'on the side' at some point........

Most trades I know earn more doing cash jobs on the side than they earn from their main day job

 

[Mike Johnson]

I've been asked to re-wire a 2 bedroom, first floor flat in Scotland. I'm employed full time for an electrical company, so I would be doing this job in my own time and my question is could I test this job at the end of wiring and hand over a test sheet and the jobs a good un or would it need to be signed off legit?

Cheers

To answer your original question, it depends who the client is, if they are a personal friend explain the situation to them that you can supply a test certificate, but it will not be signed and that if they really want they need to take out some kind of insurance for the works.

 

[Yozza19]

mine's just a bitmore but includes 3K tool cover 24/7, not like most robbery merchants insurers only cover tools on van 06.00 to 21.00hrs.

Who’s that with please tel

 

[telectrix]

Who’s that with please tel

octopus insurance.