As the regulations have changed across England regarding electrical safety checks, each landlord must have a satisfactory certificate carried out every 5 years unless stated sooner from the previous contractor due to the condition of the installation.
Every installation will deteriorate with age, the condition can only be determined by carrying out an EICR. The longer a property hasn’t been tested for the greater chance that it doesn’t meet current regulations.
These reports can for a 2/3 bedroom property take anywhere up to 4 hours to complete. In some case only minor remedial work is necessary in this instance we usually liaise with the client and try to complete the remedial work on site depending on its scale.
Some of the minor minor remedial’s can include:
• broken sockets
• replacement bathroom lights
• faulty circuit breaker
• loose connections on ring final circuits
Larger scale works can include:
• replacement consumer units
• earthing & bonding installation
• full rewires
When larger works are needed we issue a digital quote along with the certificate, it’s then up to the landlord if they would like to get alternative quotes. We always recommend to any customer that it’s best to have at least three quotations we find that it makes the decision a lot easier.
If your looking for an Electrician In Darlington call Demand Electrical today for a free quote. We have insurance above industry standard norm and hold an approved contractors accreditation with Napit.
