Potentially buying a flat that could need re wiring ..
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another_casualty
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Okay . Some of you may have seen my other post about boiler being located under the window in the small bedroom of a 2 bed flat .
Now , the estate agent may be trying to pull the wool over my eyes and gloss over things . I was going to go tomorrow and view the flat and check that faulty electrics have been fixed .
However, on the report the wires are coloured red and black .
That seems to me that the flat will have to be re wired .
I will be taking a local electrician when I can get one .
The flat is nice , in the perfect location for me & I got it for ( their solicitor says) £20k off asking price because of electrics .
The flat is a house conversion split into 4 flats .
The conversion was done approx 2000.
After recwiring , I'd have to get a plasterer in to clean up the mess.
How much does recwiring cost in Dorset ? £4000?
Do I have to get freeholders permission ? I'd be a leaseholder .
One. Poster on my Othet thread advised me to walk away .
I'm not sure , as price is good and it's where I wanna be.
Your thoughts ?
Thanks
Now , the estate agent may be trying to pull the wool over my eyes and gloss over things . I was going to go tomorrow and view the flat and check that faulty electrics have been fixed .
However, on the report the wires are coloured red and black .
That seems to me that the flat will have to be re wired .
I will be taking a local electrician when I can get one .
The flat is nice , in the perfect location for me & I got it for ( their solicitor says) £20k off asking price because of electrics .
The flat is a house conversion split into 4 flats .
The conversion was done approx 2000.
After recwiring , I'd have to get a plasterer in to clean up the mess.
How much does recwiring cost in Dorset ? £4000?
Do I have to get freeholders permission ? I'd be a leaseholder .
One. Poster on my Othet thread advised me to walk away .
I'm not sure , as price is good and it's where I wanna be.
Your thoughts ?
Thanks
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Black and red doesn't necessarily need rewiring. You just need a trusty electrician to run a full check on the electrics.
I'd ask them to confirm it's safe by providing a certificate, rather than ask them to look for a rewire, if you see what I mean. You don't want to feed them the job but you do want to know where problems are.
It would always be prudent to have the electrics checked in any property when you're purchasing it.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Doozergirl wrote: »I'd ask them to confirm it's safe by providing a certificate...Doozergirl wrote: »It would always be prudent to have the electrics checked in any property when you're purchasing it.RECI & Safe Electric Registered Electrical Contractor
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Thanks folks
I'm doing sensible things for s change . The Dodgy position of the gas boiler has been checked , and passed.
Now I'm getting electrician in to check electrics .
That's the thing with older properties. You always have to keep your eye out for things .0 -
Doozergirl wrote: »Black and red doesn't necessarily need rewiring.
Brown/Blue wiring was introduced in 2004, and Red/Black was permitted up until 2006. If the earth wire is solid green as apposed to green/yellow, then this would date the installation to pre 1977.
In all likely hood, the flats were rewired when the conversion took place, so probably doesn't require a rewire.
One thing to look for though - Check to see if the consumer unit uses circuit breakers (MCBs) or fuses - If it is fuses, they can be very expensive to replace when they blow and you don't really want a fuse for a shower circuit.Her courage will change the world.
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.0 -
Thanks again
Consumer unit is plastic:eek:
It is tnc-s
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another_casualty wrote: »Thanks again
Consumer unit is plastic:eek:another_casualty wrote: »It is tnc-s0 -
Thanks . Maybe not as bad .
I hope it's not fuses and fuse wire . I'll find that out later on today.
Can't see anything on docs .0 -
After a horrendous night of little / no sleep, my mobile is ringing while being charged On the other sided of the room . Nearly broke my neck.
Talk about getting,out of bed the wrong side..
So, it's the electrician I left an email with last night .
The conclusion is : because the wires are covered in p v c the flat does not need re wiring .
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If it is fuses, they can be very expensive to replace when they blow and you don't really want a fuse for a shower circuit.RECI & Safe Electric Registered Electrical Contractor
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another_casualty wrote: »The conclusion is : because the wires are covered in p v c the flat does not need re wiring .RECI & Safe Electric Registered Electrical Contractor
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