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I am hoping someone can help me understand the building regulations and required certificates for replacing a en-suite bathroom.
I am a DIYer and not professional but have 25 years experience in plumbing and electrics of my own house and selected family and friends.
I am preparing my house to sell and decided that I had to replace the en-suite bathroom which was tiled from floor to ceiling with a lovely avocado coloured suite.
My understanding is that if I am replacing like for like then I can do all the work and do not require inspection or a certificate afterwards but is this correct ?
Secondly I was going to replace the shower with a steam shower and shower pump. Again I understand that the electrics can't be in the bathroom and I intend running them into the airing cupboard which has a adjoining stud wall and that the shower electrics has to be on a RCD circuit but this is where my real question start :-
a) Can I install a RCD socket or does it need to go back to the RCD circuit on my consumer board ?
b) Could I move the immersion feed to the RCD circuit and spur off that or is that illegal ?
c) Do I need a certificate for the electrics and if so is my best bet to employ an electrician or bathroom fitter ?
d) If I have no choice but to employ a professional for this can anyone give me a ball part figure ?
e) If I was replacing an existing steam shower would I still need a certificate ?
I hope that all makes sense and it's not too many question for my first place but having ready loads of websites I'm more confused than when I started.
I am a DIYer and not professional but have 25 years experience in plumbing and electrics of my own house and selected family and friends.
I am preparing my house to sell and decided that I had to replace the en-suite bathroom which was tiled from floor to ceiling with a lovely avocado coloured suite.
My understanding is that if I am replacing like for like then I can do all the work and do not require inspection or a certificate afterwards but is this correct ?
Secondly I was going to replace the shower with a steam shower and shower pump. Again I understand that the electrics can't be in the bathroom and I intend running them into the airing cupboard which has a adjoining stud wall and that the shower electrics has to be on a RCD circuit but this is where my real question start :-
a) Can I install a RCD socket or does it need to go back to the RCD circuit on my consumer board ?
b) Could I move the immersion feed to the RCD circuit and spur off that or is that illegal ?
c) Do I need a certificate for the electrics and if so is my best bet to employ an electrician or bathroom fitter ?
d) If I have no choice but to employ a professional for this can anyone give me a ball part figure ?
e) If I was replacing an existing steam shower would I still need a certificate ?
I hope that all makes sense and it's not too many question for my first place but having ready loads of websites I'm more confused than when I started.
