re-wiring whole house - how much ??

24_hour_sparks

wow 1300 quid 4 a 3 bed rewire, do you know there names i want them 2 work 4 me at that price, if they charge 3 times as much it would still be cheap,assuming they gave you all the paper work etc.

wishyouwerehere_2

Hi as a ex Sparky (changed jobs earlier this year) in Southern england, the cost of a re-wire for a 3 bed house Flush (chased in) using good quality sockets/switches/consumer unit etc to part P (or equivalent in Scotland) and fully certificated should not unless they are ripping you off cost more than 2K + VAT, however as previously mentioned if you carry out some of the work (if the house is occupied) like emptying the rooms, taking up carpets and making coffee etc you should be able to negotiate the price. No sparks that I know of like moving furniture and taking up flooring wheras chasing out is par for the course. You may even get a better deal if you get someone else to do the plastering up of the chases. My experience is based on 30 years with Southern Electric SEC , man and boy, but now moved on to easier work. Hope this helps, but get a few quotes and pick their brains so by the time you talk to the 4th or 5th contractor you have some knowledge of what they are going to do, and definatly get it in writing. IF you use an NICEIC approved contractor you have some recourse if you are unhappy. Hope this helps.

baldelectrician

you don't need part P, but use a registered electrician- they have a complaints procedure and insurance etc.

A cost of around £1500-£2500 all in is reasonable. Remember to get it all in writing and get any extras done at same time (alarms tv points, bt points etc)

hope this helps

Stewart

baldelectrician

raymond wrote:

The big advantage in Scotland and NI will be that the new colour scheme is already in use so nobody will be able to tell when the work was done, unlike England and Wales where if its in Brown and Blue you need a cert.

The cable colour changes came in on April 2004- the same time as the rest of the UK, so any work in the new colours MUST be after April 2004

BASFORDLAD

Does anyone know if its ok to do all the sitting of the metal back boxes yourself for this, running the cable and just letting the sparky connect up the sockets and new consumer unit

baldelectrician

one of my customers got one of these, they quoted nearly £500 for an new consumer unit- all bonding was fine so it was quite straight forward.

Did it for less than half the price. (18 months ago)

baldelectrician

raymond wrote: »

The big advantage in Scotland and NI will be that the new colour scheme is already in use so nobody will be able to tell when the work was done, unlike England and Wales where if its in Brown and Blue you need a cert.

Wrong

The colour system changed in Scotland at the same time as the rest of the UK (Northern Ireland was in the UK last time I looked)
April 2004 change introduced, April 2006 old wiring no longer allowed.

baldelectrician

herbal wrote: »

Things are starting to change in Scotland so get it done pretty sharp if i was you, not in law yet but soon will i think.

There will be no Part P north of the border (this means you are not deemed competent after a 5 day wonder course, unlike other places)

Scotland has electrics under building standards (to a greater or lesser extent) since 1959. England and Wales came in to line in 2004.

You should use a competent person for the work, links below
In Scotland:
Individuals regitered;
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/register/ListAC.asp
Companies
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/register/SearchCo.asp?T=Construction&ID=2

On an additional note I would strongly advise against the 'weeknder' route. If anything untoward were to happen you have no come back.

Also- the homebuyer packs (which have been watered down in England / Wales) are still going to happen AND BE MANDATORY.
These will be called the SINGLE SURVEY SCHEME and you will be expected to provide paperwork for things like a rewire.

As a guide the price you may expect (depending on things like concrete floors / occupied house) will be from £1900-£2500 all including cerification and guarantee.

j77wilko

Well LBC in Birmingham toldme the average rewire price is 2500-3000 and thats for nothing fancy boring white sockets and pendants with 2 per room and 3-4 in kitchen and living room. So I take my hat off to those of you that got the job done so cheap. Im guessing it was done without going through a scheme provider?http://www.whatprice.co.uk/electrical.html

baldelectrician

j77wilko wrote: »

Well LBC in Birmingham toldme the average rewire price is 2500-3000 and thats for nothing fancy boring white sockets and pendants with 2 per room and 3-4 in kitchen and living room. So I take my hat off to those of you that got the job done so cheap. Im guessing it was done without going through a scheme provider?http://www.whatprice.co.uk/electrical.html

I am the bod what does the job. I am in 2 scheme providers, NICEIC & SELECT. The Scottish building regs are more strict than the sham that is Part P.
see
http://www.sec.uk.net

Most people would find it near impossible to do a 5 day 'wonder course' and meet the criteria for the Scottish building regs.