24 October 2006

House stuff part 2 - electrics

The saga continues. This is so far a smooth purchase and yet it has taken ages.

We received our home buyer survery back and it had some worrying things. In short we commissioned a NICIC electical engineer to do a complete electrical survey. This was a wise thing to do. There doesnt seem to be any earthing of any kind and the outside lighting share a ring main with the cooker with a cable that would melt before the fuse would blow ! So, we would need to get this done as soon as possible.

The survey was used to negoitate a revised price. As the work has been made a condition of our mortgage. So, if you need a survey check out the official UK organisation for Sparkys !

Plus an official survey can be used as a price reducer !

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