Full Electrical Rewire

What is a Full Electrical Rewiring?

If your property hasn’t been rewired in the last 25 years, there’s a good chance it needs at least a part of it upgraded to bring it up to the latest safety standards.
As with all frequently used items, connections and components deteriorate over time - cables can start to fail, switches or sockets can start falling apart due to age.
As technology has evolved, what was safe many years ago, isn’t able to live up to the new safeguards required for modern day living.
A full electrical rewire brings your property up to the latest specifications, minimising chances of electrical faults and keeping you and your loved ones safe.

Do I Need An Electrics Rewire?

The best way to find out if you require a full or partial rewire is to consult an electrician, to carry out an EICR, which evaluates the condition of the installation. EICRs are recommended to be carried out every 10 years for your own domestic property and 5 years for a rental property (or when the tenancy has changed).

Quick checks you can make yourself without an electrician:

• Checking the fuse box - If your fuses can be pulled out, and don’t have circuit breakers or an RCD they don’t conform to the latest safety regulations
• There are varying and mixed styling of sockets and switches in the property - this indicates there may have been a partial rewire and will require further investigation
• There are sockets near the floor fitted to the skirting boards - due to newer regulations these points should be a certain distance from the ground to prevent them being damaged
• You can see electrical cables fixed to the wall surface or skirting boards (and not concealed within a wall or cavity).
• The colour and style of the cabling is made from rubber, fabric or is lead insulated - these materials deteriorate faster compared to new PVCu types - which can lead to short circuiting.
  This is not only a fire hazard, but combined with an old fuse box, could lead to electrocution.
  Older cables will have red and black cores inside, whilst the newer cables have blue and brown cores inside.

What’s Involved in Rewiring My Electrics?

The full scope of an electrical rewire is replacing all your existing circuits cables with solid new conductors, replacing electrical outlets such as sockets and switches, and generally a new consumer unit with the latest safety devices.

In order to carry out the work by complying to regulations, this means concealing the new cables in safe zones within the wall, floor, attic, ceilings & fabric of the building.

As such, it can create quite a dusty environment during the process, as it generally involves lifting carpets and floorboards, channeling out brickwork, drilling holes for new cables routes. The job will be required to be plastered after completion to secure and conceal the new cables in place.

Rewires are done in two stages:

First Fix

Create channels and routes for new circuits, install back boxes and new copper cabling to points.

This is the stage which will cause the most disruption, and if there’s any other work planned, such as plumbing, decorating or floor laying, this stage absolutely requires to be done before or liaising with other contractors - you don’t want a new laminate floor laid, only to find out it needs to come back up!

We can also install CAT ethernet cabling for internet service points as required, and any special solution requirements.

Second Fix

Once all cables are in place, we can start fitting out the new outlets such as sockets, switches and light fittings.

The latest stage is installing a new consumer unit (fuse box). Once completed, we’ll conduct a full test and commissioning of the system and produce an Electrical Installation Certificate to sign it off.

How Long Will It Take?

On average, a full electrical re-wire can take anywhere from 5 - 21 days, depending on the size of the installation and other factors, but can be completed earlier if required to meet specific deadlines.

How Much Do Electric Rewires Cost?

The average cost to rewire a 1 or 2 bedroom home is between £3,000 - £5,000, and £4,500 - £6,500 for 3 or 4 bedroom houses. Other factors that affect these estimates: sizes of rooms, height of ceilings, existing structural materials, or any custom requested extras.

Why Choose Us?

We don’t compromise on safety - all our electricians are fully qualified experts, trained to the latest electrical standards.

Your electrical mains come into your house at the consumer unit, and should be handled with care by professionals.

Don’t sacrifice homes safety for price - this is the central point of electrics in your house and it needs to function correctly and quickly to prevent any faults before they become fires.

Only qualified experienced professionals can assess a property, make considerations for priority circuits and design a future-proof install.

Significant changes to your electrics by non-competent persons can also invalidate your home insurance!

Our team is experienced in domestic and commercial consumer unit and distribution board repairs, replacements and maintenance.