Confused I am

Just had an electric shower replaced by the land lord in the property I rent
The plumber told me that the electrics will have to be signed off now
due to changes in the 2005 regulations, and Jo public cannot DIY jobs like 
this anymore??
(presumable thay can but will come unstuck when they want to sell?)

Now, I took out a wall, re-wired a kitchen, put in a downstairs loo, etc, 
etc, in my previous
owned house. Does this mean regulations have changed that I cannot DIY 
anymore?

How can the likes of B&Q sell electrical items or in fact anything like 
toilets etc, if planning or
inspectors stop the likes of me doing DIY ?

I've looked at the Office of the Deputy Primie Minister and am struggling to 
find a clear
cut answer to what I can and cannot do.

Anyone got a link or can advise ?

Ta

-- 
Vass

Just as its illegal to do gas work unless Corgi registered,
but appliances are in B&Q!

See

http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2004_0331

"Gel"  wrote in message 
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> Just as its illegal to do gas work unless Corgi registered,
> but appliances are in B&Q!
>
> See
>
> http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2004_0331
>


IMHO all the trendy new regs will do is raise the cost of (qualified) 
electricians and so encourage more DIYers to ignore the rules.  Pre-2005 
mods are all retrospectively OK  so if the old wiring colours are used post 
2005, I don't understand how this can be regulated.   It will be impossible 
to prove whether a modification was done post 2005 unless you get the CSI 
forensic squad in from channel 5.
Also the rules are fuzzy eg " ..there are some exceptions for high risk 
areas such as kitchens and bathrooms".   Is a kitchen still a kitchen if its 
the same space as the living room.

"Rusty"  wrote in message
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>
> > See
> >
> > http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2004_0331
> >
>
> IMHO all the trendy new regs will do is raise the cost of (qualified)
> electricians and so encourage more DIYers to ignore the rules.




Thinking back then, would I have needed any planning or permissions for the
following carried out in 2003 ?

Install Downstairs loo and pipe into existing soil pipe (soil pipe was iron,
replaced with plastic)
Remove wall between Kitchen and Dining room (after builder told me not
supporting wall, however theres
some serious settlement in the brickwall above in bedroom now)
Installed complete new kitchen and new ring circuit + cooker supply
Removed wall between bathroom and toilet upstairs, moved loo 3 foot accross
wall, new bathroom installed + electric shower.

If it comes to selling the house would any problems arise due to no sign
offs by authorised bodies?
--
Vass

Interesting comments today on electricians and part P down at uk.d-i-y

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?hl=en&lr=&group=uk.d-i-y&c2coff=1&selm=1114650287.403773.206500%40z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com

Not sure if I pasted this URL correctly


rusty