We are asked about eicr — electrical safety checks on a period flat in Ebbw Vale most weeks, usually after something has changed at the property. Freeholder or managing-agent consent almost always required for CU work. Owners often ask whether this can wait. Sometimes it can, and where cable routing planned around solid or mixed masonry, partition is the only finding we will say so plainly. Most Ebbw Vale visits settle this within the first hour.
Anything we recommend is tied to a specific finding rather than to a general principle. Older installations around NP23 show this more often than newer ones. If a previous certificate exists, eicr — electrical safety checks on a period flat usually starts by checking whether it still reflects reality.



