Practical engineering notes and plain-English compliance guides for Scottish private landlords, letting agencies, and home buyers.
A plain-English breakdown of your statutory duties under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, 5-year inspection intervals, PAT testing, and what happens if your report returns C1 or C2 codes.
What actually happens during an 18th Edition EICR? We walk through continuity (R1+R2), 500V DC insulation resistance, earth fault loop impedance (Zs), and RCD trip times.
Why a standard RICS Home Report rarely catches hidden wiring faults, and how an independent EICR before missives conclude can save thousands in unexpected rewiring costs.
How specialist domestic routing strategies protect original cornicing, lath-and-plaster walls, and floorboards during a full residential rewire.