kitchen rewiring

mutley74

In reality house needs rewiring as previous occupant over 25yeats ago wired house using wrong cable and no earth on lights, and no proper ring main.

We decided to get house rewired in parts with the higher risk areas first.
Kitchen
10x double socket faces
6x single lights switches (for under unit lights)
all cables (about 7m from consumer unit)
rewire cooker hood and fan
fit a single spot light

been quoted £460 all parts and labour.
what do other think?

melody83

that sounds really fair... my friend is paying £2200 just to rewire a small 2 bed flat. I know yours isn't total rewire but it does sound like a fair price.

Just to move a couple of sokets around in a kitchen you would usually pay about £250!!

shane42

very reasonable

will-he-payitoff

Having it done bit by bit will work out a lot more expensive than a rewire, I would get a quote for a full rewire and another for how you plan to have it carried out at present.

KillerWatt

At the price you've been given, I'm guessing that's all gonna be surface mount.

Make sure you get a certificate when the work is done.

mutley74

KillerWatt wrote: »

At the price you've been given, I'm guessing that's all gonna be surface mount.

Make sure you get a certificate when the work is done.

no its not surface mounted. Plan is to replace all existing wiring and faces. electrician thinks he can do this by getting the wires behind the cupboards changed, only about 3 sockets will need access by chasing thro the wall.
I thought this quote was expensive as only few months ago he only charged £280 for a 14way consumer unit to be fitted; and £50 for 3 outside lights.

shane42

mutley74 wrote: »

no its not surface mounted. Plan is to replace all existing wiring and faces. electrician thinks he can do this by getting the wires behind the cupboards changed, only about 3 sockets will need access by chasing thro the wall.
I thought this quote was expensive as only few months ago he only charged £280 for a 14way consumer unit to be fitted; and £50 for 3 outside lights.

at those prices £280 for a c/u , its hard for anyone to compete, cant see he properly tested , its hard to get round a hse in day and if there are issues it slows right down till problems are resolve, it sounds like you will get what you pay for here.not a lot of quality , lashing cables behind cupboards is poor workmanship and sounds kitchen fitter like not electrician like, eastern european by any chance?

shane42

BTW your first post says wiring is not good and no earths, so how is it you have a new C/U? it cant be done right, this is getting fishy now, oh dear

mutley74

shane42 wrote: »

BTW your first post says wiring is not good and no earths, so how is it you have a new C/U? it cant be done right, this is getting fishy now, oh dear

Consumer unit was changed recently. During that change it was identified that the lighting ciruit in the house is not earthed. Note that the wiring in the house is over 30years old. Also identifed that some sockets have been taken off incorrect spurs not from ring main, and some cable used for sockets is smaller size than currently used.
Therefore, electrician recommended a full houre rewire. But as that is a massive job, we decided to get the higher risk area done first i.e kitchen sockets only.

KillerWatt

mutley74 wrote: »

Consumer unit was changed recently. During that change it was identified that the lighting ciruit in the house is not earthed. Note that the wiring in the house is over 30years old. Also identifed that some sockets have been taken off incorrect spurs not from ring main, and some cable used for sockets is smaller size than currently used.
Therefore, electrician recommended a full houre rewire. But as that is a massive job, we decided to get the higher risk area done first i.e kitchen sockets only.

If the sparks changing the CU identified problems such as insufficient cable diameter for sockets, sockets incorrectly spurred, etc - he really shouldn't have reinstated those circuits when he fitted the new CU.

Did you get a completion certificate when the CU was changed?

mutley74

KillerWatt wrote: »

If the sparks changing the CU identified problems such as insufficient cable diameter for sockets, sockets incorrectly spurred, etc - he really shouldn't have reinstated those circuits when he fitted the new CU.

Did you get a completion certificate when the CU was changed?

I got a form from him (cant recall what type) as I am at work. No certificate could be issued based on the faults I have listed.
If he could not reinstate the circuits which don’t meet current standards then we would hardly have any electricity to any rooms to the house. Hence why I am seeking to get the higher risk rooms rewired soon.