Rewire lights quote

indesisiv

Hi all. I have just had this quote following an electrical safety check. 
Seems an awful lot to change the board and then just rewire the lights but I am guessing it's quite a long job. 

Items Included

• Replace consumer unit with 18th edition compliant distribution board

• Upgrade meter tails

• Equipotential bonding to gas and water

• Rewire upstairs and downstairs lights, like for like

• Replace pendants where nessesary or missing otherwise reuse existing

• Replace switches where necessary otherwise reuse existing

• Utilise loft wiring and reconnect to new wiring

• Utilise kitchen wiring if possible and reconnect to new wiring, install pendant

• Replace bathroom light for appropriately IP rated LED fitting as existing fitting extends into

zone 2

• Disconnect living room wall lights and make safe

• Testing of all wiring installed

• Certificate of test results

Labour for Electrician + Apprentice Electrician

1,920.00

x 1

1,920.00

Parts and Material

All parts, material and equipment.

£326.59

Total GBP including VAT £2,695.91

Risteard

To be fair there will be an awful lot of work involved with rewiring the lighting.

binao

How old is the property? 

FaceHead

Reading the spec, new fuse board and rewire two circuits, the price doesn't seem too bad. Get another quote if you want, but I'd expect it to be more. 

I'd also say you might as well have new switches of your choice so they match through the house. 

The main question here is do you need these things done? Just because something isn't up to the standards of being installed like that today, doesn't mean that it should be ripped out today. 

Why did you get the check done? Are things obviously not functioning or dangerous? Photo of your fuse board please. How old is the wiring on the two circuits they propose to rip out? 

donemedosh

Why have the safety check? If it because it is a rental property then yes I would get it done & the price in this present climate is not bad. But as previous post just because it doesn't meet todays standard doesn't mean replace it. You only replace it if it is unsafe.

indesisiv

Boards and lighting is from when the house was built in the early 60's. 
I have accepted the quote.