RE: Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?

[Martin Wonders <martin.wonders@xxxxxxxxx>]

'1) The hassle of informing building control, and then having an inspection
Surely this is just a telephone call, or a form

'2) The additional costs.
Granted this is an inconvenience

'3) The pointlessness of the additional regulatory burden, when the
'death/injury count is so tiny (and even then, inspections won't save most
of
'those people)
Any life saved is worth it, I wouldn't want my wife or kids to be part of
the tiny statistic.

This is a regulation and it's coming into force in a couple of weeks, we
have to live with it. To say that it's the end
of DIY HA really is a bit dramatic. Lets put it into perspective:

The guy who built my foundations isn't registered under a competent persons
scheme for building works, it took him a day
to get building control out and inspect them, we didn't see the cost and he
didn't moan about it. My estate is full of self builders
who are all going through the same procedure.

Cheers

Martin




-----Original Message-----
From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 20 December 2004 13:11
To: ukha_d
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?



1) The hassle of informing building control, and then having an inspection
2) The additional costs.
3) The pointlessness of the additional regulatory burden, when the
death/injury count is so tiny (and even then, inspections won't save most
of
those people)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Wonders" <martin.wonders@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 1:02 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?


>
> I don't see what the issue is really.
> As I understand it at the moment when you are doing any building work
> approved by planning there is a requirement for inspection
> by building control. Part P brings all major electrical work into this
> bracket, anyone can do it, you just need
> to notify building control, as you do with foundations, drains etc,
and
they
> will inspect the installation (at a cost of course).
>
> Is this correct? if it is then why the fuss?
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> Cheers
>
> Martin
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 20 December 2004 12:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?
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> Does this then assume that everyone must start out as incompetent ??
>
>  Gareth Cook
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> Hmm, interesting reading.
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> So how does one become "registered with a competent person
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> Obviously you would need to be a qualified electricain, but what are
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