modern cavity construction, service voids designed in, plasterboard on dabs. Service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck.
The awkward part of eicr — electrical safety checks on a Tredegar new-build isn't the install — it's the route. Service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck.
We map the route at survey, mark it up on a photo, and price against that specific plan. Nothing gets discovered mid-job that could have been priced at quote stage.
Service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck.
Wiring generation on this stock is typically current — often 17th or 18th Edition compliant at handover but with no headroom. On a new-build you should expect us to flag: developer CU maxed out — no spare ways for an EV charger or garden feed; no SPD retrofit, which the 2022 amendment now expects; EV cable stub left by the developer that terminates at an isolator, not a working charger.
Materials and methods we spec on new-build house work: spare-way CU add; SPD retrofit inside the existing enclosure; OCPP-compliant charger onto the developer stub. Everything is priced on the quote — nothing added on invoice.
Focus on the utility room or garage, the consumer unit location, and the intended cable route. Usually 15–30 minutes on-site or a short photo set.
Priced against your new-build's specific construction, not a template. Route sketched, materials listed, no line-item surprises.
Diary planned for the access constraint that matters on this stock — service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck.
NICEIC certificate, photo evidence of hidden work, Part P where applicable — all emailed the evening the job signs off.
In the Tredegar area, new-build addresses cluster in specific streets — we know the layouts before we walk in, which shortens the survey and firms up the quote.
Two things: developer CU maxed out — no spare ways for an EV charger or garden feed, and the wiring generation — current — often 17th or 18th Edition compliant at handover but with no headroom. Both go on the quote, not the invoice.
Not unless the quote says so. On period stock in particular we route through floors, lofts and non-original plaster; cornices, dado rails and original panelling stay intact.
Common enough that we work on this stock most weeks. terraces around Sirhowy and Georgetown, hilltop estates in Cefn Golau, and a stock of ex-rental properties needing periodic EICRs — the new-build is a recognisable slice of that mix.
Service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck. We mark the route at survey and price against it.
New-Build House stock isn't confined to Tredegar — the same construction era shows up across Ebbw Vale and Merthyr Tydfil. We consolidate diary days across the postcode.
If you take one thing from this page: the awkward part is the routing, not the install. On a new-build, service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck — that's what the quote should reflect.
Calling is faster than a form when the new-build has quirks (developer CU maxed out — no spare ways for an EV charger or garden feed). Two-minute triage, honest read on lead time, booked into the diary the same call.
