EICR remedial work in Harrow

What remedial work usually involves

Most unsatisfactory reports come down to a handful of familiar problems:

• circuits without RCD protection where current rules need it, such as sockets that could supply equipment outdoors
• missing or undersized main protective bonding to the gas and water pipes
• damaged sockets, switches or fittings with live parts exposed or loose
• signs of overheating at connections or in the consumer unit
• a consumer unit that is damaged, unsuitable or poorly fitted

Each one is a specific fix. Your report says which apply and where.

The 28-day deadline for landlords

The regulations give a landlord 28 days from the inspection, or a shorter period if the report sets one, to have remedial work and further investigation done by a qualified person. A C1 means danger is present and needs immediate action, so the inspector should make it safe on the spot, typically by isolating the circuit. Once the work is complete, you have 28 days to give written confirmation to your tenants and the council. The certificate for the work (an Electrical Installation Certificate or a Minor Works certificate) is accepted as that confirmation.

Got a report from another electrician?

Send it over. You can use any qualified electrician for remedial work, not only the one who did the inspection. We check each observation on site before fixing it, and if we read a code differently we explain why, with reference to the regulation it concerns, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.

Repair or bigger work?

When several C2 items trace back to an old board, replacing the consumer unit can cost less overall than patching around it. When low insulation readings run across many circuits, the cable itself is the problem and a rewire, full or partial, is the lasting answer. We tell you which situation you are in and price both routes if both are reasonable.

What affects the price

The number and type of observations set most of the cost. Replacing a damaged socket is a small job; adding RCD protection to several circuits, or running new bonding conductors through finished rooms, takes longer. Access, the parts needed and whether a fix involves a new circuit all play a part. You get a price for each item, so you can see where the money goes.