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Most self builders will want to ensure that they have sufficient power points
and that the lighting is designed to give them the ambience
they want in their new home.
It is easy to go over the top with electrical fittings but
it should be borne in mind that it is much easier and cheaper
to put things in at the early stages than it is to add them
later. When you do have a price from the contractor, get prices
for extra points and switches.
Building regulations require that all power sockets must
be no lower than 450mm from the floor. All light switches
are required to be no higher than 1200mm from the floor. New
regulations bring electrical works within the ambit of the
Building Regulations and require that works to domestic premises
must be carried out by a ‘competent person', defined
as ‘A person registered under an electrical self certification
scheme or a competent electrician capable of signing a BS7671
Electrical Installation Certificate'.
This would normally preclude a DIY private individual or even
a
general builder.
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