stuck between a rock and a hard place

[Benjamiin]

Hi all, hope you can help me with this one. a few months ago I was going for it, my own work, my own business etc. However I got some temp work on brilliant money, so couldn't turn it down! Now I'm back to doing my own work and need some advice please! I've got a few small jobs to rattle out, but im not a member of a scheme and some of my work will be notifiable to building control! For example ive got an outside light to do for a friend, so will need to noticy labc, but without a scheme I can't self certify! Will they accept a cert thats not scheme registered, and will.my insurance cover it until I get signed up to one? Hope that makes sense, thanks for any useful or witty remarks!

 

[Marvo]

You can pay the fee and notify directly with building control. The cost varies depending which area you're in I think.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Contact you own LABC as proceedures seem to vary. Also check carefully whether what you are doing needs notifying.If the outside light is not a new circuit it wont need to be notified.
Link to part P changes PDF
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...XxXnJ-rCarMn0f7Lg&sig2=r1pyrwCCxwxeC4x2-gRNHQ

 

[Benjamiin]

Thanks for the replies , I cant like because im using the app, if I get on the laptop I will be liking your replies! Cheers Ben

 

[Octopus]

Ben - do yourself a favour and join a scheme, sure it costs but it does put all these issues about notification to bed. I'm assuming you have a tester, and calibration, PL ins, tools etc so you're 90% of the way there.

My tuppence.

PS: why do you think an outside light is notifiable?

 

[Benjamiin]

Ye ive got test kit tools pl insurance etc, so I suppose you're right! The outside light is notifiable because it will be a new circuit, the house has just been gutted and re done and when I re wired it my mate over looked an outside light, so a new circuit added to a house that was re wired 8 months ago is notifiable, because I could void his warranty given by my old boss when it was re wired, bit of a weird one I know haha!

 

[telectrix]

so take the feed to the outside light off an existing circuit. if you go back to the board , as long as you come off an existing circuit, it's not notifiable and a MWC given to the customer is all you need.