Owner supplied items for new build

Huynhm3 · Aug 02, 2024 7:51 pm

Hi All,

We are currently building a new build, we have our own electrician that is doing all electrical. So electrical is not part of the contract. Can we fit off After hand over for some of the lights and have the cables made safe for the lights? Will this affect hand over or compliance?

Thanks

Ashington Homes · Aug 04, 2024 6:23 am

Huynhm3

Hi All,

We are currently building a new build, we have our own electrician that is doing all electrical. So electrical is not part of the contract. Can we fit off After hand over for some of the lights and have the cables made safe for the lights? Will this affect hand over or compliance?

Thanks

Huynhm3

This is really a contractual issue between yourself and your builder.

This really comes down to what warranties you are expecting from your builder and what they are willing to give up.

Unfortunately no one in this forum is going to be able to answer your question. You really need to ask your builder.

If it were me ( as your builder) I would be happy to hand over early for you to finish, but you wont be getting any warranties other than structural, because who knows what your electrician will be doing to the other trades work.

Also, you will need to organise your own certificates for OC, so you had want to be saving a lot of money from the electrician as you are giving up a lot in exchange.

Cheers

Simeon

Huynhm3 · Aug 08, 2024 7:13 am

Thanks Simeon!

My partner is the electrician. We have lights ordered overseas and will take a while to arrive. So we will fit those afterwards

SJT76 · Aug 08, 2024 9:42 am

We had the builder install junction boxes for some areas where we did lighting after handover. They did the downlights, and we did the feature lights ourselves.

Huynhm3 · Aug 08, 2024 10:38 am

Thank you, we will do the same.