Certificate Building Control

[john storrie]

Hi all, I am a home owner and our builder has completed a garage conversion with the electrician installing a new 4 way distribution board. The electrician has now gone completely silent, does not answer phone, email, text and appears to have left his address. We need a certificate for building control, so we need another electrician to provide this. How much would this cost? We are in the SL6 postcode area.
Regards

 

[westward10]

Who sourced the electrician you or the builder?

 

[john storrie]

Who sourced the electrician you or the builder?

Our builder sourced the electrician but I would like to know how much this certificate would cost.

 

[westward10]

Only the electrician can provide an Electrical Installation Certificate. Did you pay the electrician direct?

 

[loz2754]

As westward said, only the electrician who installed it can provide an installation certificate and a building control notification certificate.
If this is not possible, then you can ask the building control officer if they will accept an EICR (electrical installation condition report), which you will have to pay an electrician to complete.
Prices for this vary depending on location.

On the other hand, if the builder engaged the electrician, your contract is with the builder, not the electrician. If so there may a case for insisting the builder have an EICR done at his expense. (Good luck with that though)

 

[john storrie]

Only the electrician can provide an Electrical Installation Certificate. Did you pay the electrician direct?

Yes, I paid the electrician directly

 

[DefyG]

It may be in the builders best interest to ensure you get it as BC shouldn't sign off the whole project without all the necessary paper work in place. (Unless of course the electrics are the only element requiring BC notification)!

 

[westward10]

Yes, I paid the electrician directly

Was he registered with the NICEIC or NAPIT?

 

[MJPD29]

Our builder sourced the electrician but I would like to know how much this certificate would cost.

That is impossible to say through an internet forum. Depends on the standard of work and whether any issues are found and need rectified, if any.

 

[john storrie]

Hi all, I fully understand trying to cost this without an inspection is tricky but I need a rough price so the solicitor can put that in the legal documentation. Also if I posted this person’s name and company details would someone be able to assist me in contacting him - they are in the High Wycombe area post code HP15.