Rewiring entire house 3BR

maheshramani

Hi,

I have recieved the following quote for rewiring the property..can anyone tell me if it is a fair quote or point me to companies that do good rewiring.

Thanks.

Mid Terrace 3BR house in London.
BR1 - 3 sockets, light, light switch
BR2 - 3 sockets, light, light switch
BR3 - 2 sockets, light, light switch
Bathroom - 4 spotlights light switch, fan & isolator
Hallway - 2 Lights, 2 way light switching, 1 socket
Living Room - 6 Sockets, Light, 2 way light switching
Understairs - 1 Light, 1 light switch
Dining - 3 sockets, 2 way light switching
Kitchen - 6 sockets, 16mm cooker circuit & isolator, Fan and Washing machine isolators
Carry out Main Earth Bonding connections to water & gas pipes
Carry out Supplement Bonding connections to all bathroom & kitchen
Fit new Consumer Unit with dual RCD protection under 17th Edition of the latest building regulations
NICEIC Certificate to meet council regulation.
Price includes all cables white sockets white light switches, white ceiling roses, light bulbs, dual RCD consumer unit and bathroom extractor fan. Lifting of floorboards, chasingout walls filling chasing with plaster and anyother works to carry out installation.
Laminate flooring will need to be removed by you and re instated by you.
External building: reconfigure main cables in CU. Currently not connected through RCD protection.
Run armoured cable of appropriate size to above CU.
Cost: GBP 7590.00

LEJC

are your sockets double or single?
Is the property empty...it will be cheaper and easier ti do if it is.

What is the state of your walls....do you intend to have them skimmed after the electrics are done...if so ask to be quoted without the replastering of chasing,if you are getting them skimmed afterwards then you are in fact paying twice for the job

I appreciate you are london based and I am not but last year our 2 bed in the south cost just a little short of £4k....
Similar sort of things as you but perhaps we had a few more LED (14)and 2 smoke detectors...also opted for 4 double sockets in each bedroom

I would perhaps get another quote possibly 2 and you can then judge if its reasonable for your requirements

maheshramani

Thanks for the reply LEJC. Much appreciate your advice. All mentioned sockets are single sockets. The property is occupied and the walls are in decent state but as you said it might require skimming before I paint them all as they are currently covered with wall paper. I havent thought abt LEDs, thanks for mentioning that. I'll look into it.

fluffpot

If all your circuits are RCD protected then you don't need supplementary bonding.... surprised your sparks didn't know this.

anyway, get him/her to take that bit out

Rockingit

The other side of £7k sounds a bit steep, even at London rates. What is the reason for the rewire?

maheshramani

Rockingit wrote: »

The other side of £7k sounds a bit steep, even at London rates. What is the reason for the rewire?

I have bought this 1940's build and it has the old fuse box and sockets on the skirting boards and they are apparently not according to existing standards. Called in another guy to give me a quote. Are there any standard companies that do rewiring. Basically being new to to owning a house I have no idea who is a cowboy and who is not.
Thanks

evokit

7k is shockingly high.
I would 100% get others out to view.
just make sure all will certificate their work.