Aberdare: electrical installation certificate for new work
For Aberdare owners and landlords: electrical installation certificate for new work, carried out to BS 7671 and written up properly. Aberdare coverage for electrical installation certificate for new work includes Pontypridd at the same rates.
- A new consumer unit, rewire or added circuit that must be certified. Worth knowing before booking.
- In our experience locally, a solicitor's enquiry during a sale asking for evidence of past electrical work.
- An extension, loft conversion or garage conversion completing. No extra charge attaches to it.
Electrical installation certificate for new work is one of the more commonly misquoted jobs, largely because nobody tests before pricing it.
Aberdare sits inside the area we work daily, so a follow-up visit is not a logistical problem if one is needed. Around CF44 it is notification to building control through that decides how long the visit takes.
The order of work matters: isolate, test, explain, then price. Skipping the middle two is how people end up paying twice. Anything else found on the day is raised with you before it is touched.
The point of a proper test is that the result is repeatable by anyone else with the same instrument. It is one reason we quote after the survey rather than over the phone.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is the authority for Aberdare, so where the work is notifiable the registration goes through them. In practice that means checking a new consumer unit, rewire before anything is replaced.
We work to the current edition of BS 7671 and note where an older installation departs from it and why that matters. It is written into the report either way, so nothing is hidden.
Anything we find that is outside this scope gets raised with you rather than added to the invoice. Photographs of anything hidden are included so you can see what we saw.
A solicitor's enquiry during a sale asking for evidence, and it does not resolve itself with time.
A recurring one across CF44: an extension, loft conversion or garage conversion completing.
Work carried out previously by someone who never issued — the point at which a small job can turn into a larger one.
A new consumer unit, rewire or added circuit — identified by comparing readings circuit by circuit.
We inspection and testing of the new work, with results. If that resolves it, that is where the job stops.
We certificate issued with the installation, inspection and testing declarations so the record matches what is actually installed.
Part of the visit: notification to building control through our registration where.
Where access allows we design and installation to BS 7671 with the schedule.
Scope, access and timing below assume a CF44 address.
Why people in Aberdare ask for it
- A new consumer unit, rewire or added circuit that must be certified. Worth knowing before booking.
- In our experience locally, a solicitor's enquiry during a sale asking for evidence of past electrical work.
- An extension, loft conversion or garage conversion completing. No extra charge attaches to it.
What the electrical installation certificate (eic) actually covers
It is the document that proves work was done to BS 7671 and, where notifiable, that it was registered with building control. Missing certificates surface years later during a sale, when a solicitor asks for evidence of the work and there is none.
Safety first: part P of the Building Regulations covers domestic electrical work in Wales. Certain work is notifiable to building control, which a registered installer can self-certify rather than routing through a separate application.
What the result can say
What happens on the day
- 1Design and installation to BS 7671 with the schedule of circuits recorded as built. Worth knowing before booking.
- 2In our experience locally, notification to building control through our registration where the work is notifiable.
- 3Inspection and testing of the new work, with results entered on the schedule of test results. No extra charge attaches to it.
- 4One of the usual points: certificate issued with the installation, inspection and testing declarations completed.
Before you book: certification is issued on completion of the work — usually the same day, and never left outstanding after final payment.
Questions about the electrical installation certificate (eic)
What if I have had this looked at before?
Bring us the previous report if you have one. We test independently but it is useful to see what changed.
Is older wiring automatically a problem?
No. Plenty of older Aberdare installations test well. Age is a reason to check, not a verdict.
What if the property has had DIY work done?
It gets tested like anything else. A new consumer unit, rewire or added circuit is often the result of well-meant work that was never verified.
Will the power be off for long?
Only for the parts that require isolation. We plan the sequence so the Aberdare property is not dead all day.
How quickly can you attend in Aberdare?
Certification is issued on completion of the work — usually the same day, and never left outstanding after final payment. Aberdare is roughly 22 miles from Cardiff, well inside the area we cover daily.
Aberdare context
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council handles building control notification for Aberdare, and we register notifiable work there as part of the job.
Aberdare sits in valley, and we work across it week in, week out.
Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd sit either side of our Aberdare route, so both are same-week bookable.
Talk it through first
Tell us what document you have been asked for and by whom, and we will confirm exactly which one applies. Access details for the Aberdare property are the only thing we need to get started.
For Aberdare owners and landlords: electrical installation certificate for new work, carried out to BS 7671 and written up properly. Aberdare coverage for electrical installation certificate for new work includes Pontypridd at the same rates.