Inspection for House/Flat Purchase

We recommend that all of our customers seriously considering a property purchase, whether a domestic or commercial premises, carry out a Periodic Inspection Report. We have found on many occasions that customers have completed their purchase only to discover that a property that appeared modern and well maintained on the surface was in fact disguising a multitude of dangerous electrical problems.

These faults turned into expensive repairs that could have been used to negotiate the purchase price!

inadequate or non existent earthing
old cable crumbling
burnt sockets - switches and consumer units
non waterproof sockets externally mounted
inadequately protected live cables in bathrooms / kitchens
safety RCD's bypassed
cables damaged by vermin in attics
multiple rooms inadequately supplied
fuses replaced with copper wire or tin foil
incorrect rating of protective devices
external supply/lighting not protected by RCD

Current regulations recommend that domestic installations are inspected and tested after no longer than 10 years, commercial installations no longer than 5 years.

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