Rewires
Full and partial house rewires
A rewire is the job nobody wants and plenty of older properties round here eventually need — usually the ones still running rubber or fabric-insulated cable.
A full rewire replaces everything: board, circuits, accessories, earthing and bonding. It is disruptive, so it works best during a renovation or between tenancies. Where only parts of the installation have failed, a partial rewire deals with those circuits and leaves sound ones alone, which is both cheaper and less destructive.
Either way it gets staged so the house stays liveable: circuits come back on as they are finished rather than everything being dead for a fortnight. First fix, second fix, then testing and certification, with notification handled through the scheme.
Questions
About this work
How long does a rewire take?
A small house is usually one to two weeks, a larger or occupied property longer. The survey gives you a schedule, not just a number.
Do I have to move out?
Not usually. It is dusty and inconvenient, but staging the work keeps power and lighting available in most of the house for most of the time.
Other services
While I am there
Fault finding & repairs
Most call-outs start here: something has stopped working, or the fuse board keeps throwing the whole house into darkness and nobody knows why.
Fuse board upgrades
If one fault takes out the whole house, or the board still has rewirable fuses, it is doing a job that modern boards do far better.
EICRs & safety checks
An Electrical Installation Condition Report tells you the actual state of the wiring, with anything dangerous coded so you know what must be done and what can wait.
EV charger installation
A home charger is mostly an electrical job rather than a car one: what matters is the supply into the house, the main fuse, and how the cable gets to where you park.
Sockets & lighting
The small jobs that make a house easier to live in, and the ones most people put off for years because of the extension lead that has become furniture.
Want this quoting?
Ring with the postcode and I will tell you what it involves.