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Asked to supply a log cabin

J Harrison

Wondering what other sparks would do here.

Got asked to go look at supplying a future log home in a back garden. The client wished to make it into an AIr BNB, so bathroom with a shower and a kitchen with appliances etc. On my arrival, I looked at consumer units within the property and discovered there was 7 boards different ones in different locations.

Nearest consumer unit was a container which i was pretty sure it only had a 6mm supplying it and it was a rewire able fuse db.

I then went back to the main consumer unit within the property which was plastic and had no RCD protection. With so much going on within the property I advised on carrying out an EICR as i believed someone has been doing additions/alterations themselves.

Turns out there is 56 circuits within the house and out buildings. I gave the client a price which they didn't expect, i also made them aware after the EICR there will no doubt be plenty observations.

To keep costs down i was thinking about just testing the circuits within the main DB and working it out from there - again i wouldn't be too pleased in doing this.

What do we think?

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    J Harrison said:
    Turns out there is 56 circuits within the house and out buildings.

    Is it a palace, or just a mess?

    The addition of a supply with a small CU in the cabin will require you to I & T the installation from the origin to wherever you tap into it because in effect, you accept responsibility for it when you do the work and issue the EIC.

    I suggest that you quote for that separately on the basis that it the work would have to be done (and charged) either way.

    Unless you are desperate for work, I'd make it a hefty quote and keep my fingers crossed. :-)

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    J Harrison said:
    Turns out there is 56 circuits within the house and out buildings.

    Is it a palace, or just a mess?

    The addition of a supply with a small CU in the cabin will require you to I & T the installation from the origin to wherever you tap into it because in effect, you accept responsibility for it when you do the work and issue the EIC.

    I suggest that you quote for that separately on the basis that it the work would have to be done (and charged) either way.

    Unless you are desperate for work, I'd make it a hefty quote and keep my fingers crossed. :-)

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