House wiring check

stevetomo · 14 Jun 2010

Evening this is my 1st post
I am planning to buy a house to refur & sell.
This house has been partly refur by the last owner, but now is a repossesion.
It has been replasted & new wall lights have been fitted, but still has the old type fuse box.
How can i check that the wiring is any good, so to cost the project.To rewire the house would require plastering, which i believe would cost me my profits
The house is about 50 years old.

LoveRocket · 14 Jun 2010

Get a spark in to do a Periodic Inspection Report. This'll give you a good idea of the state of the installation, and a good spark would be able to give a rough quote for any work needed.

1john · 14 Jun 2010

Instruct an electrician to perform a periodic inspection report (PIR) at the property.

flameport · 15 Jun 2010

stevetomo said:
This house has been partly refur by the last owner, but now is a repossesion.

The two worst possible things to happen to a property. DIY bodgery and ruination revenge by the previous occupiers.

Assume that a full rewire will be required.
Along with new plumbing, heating, kitchen, bathroom, and so on.

dingbat · 15 Jun 2010

stevetomo said:
I am planning to buy a house to refur & sell.

To rewire the house would require plastering, which i believe would cost me my profits
The house is about 50 years old.

Due a rewire.

If you don't do it, the potential buyer will likely be advised to get it done and expect to get a price concession. He will then have to disrupt all your cosmetic work.

You have two options, really:

1. Do the decent thing and get it sorted.
2. Bodge it up with a new consumer unit and hope potential buyers' valuers ain't that switched on.

But, are you refiting the kitchen? The bathroom? Redecorating throughout? Compared to these the cost of a rewire is insignificant. Get it done.

ban-all-sheds · 15 Jun 2010

stevetomo said:
To rewire the house would require plastering, which i believe would cost me my profits

Then maybe you paid too much for the property?

Steve · 15 Jun 2010

ban-all-sheds said:
stevetomo said:

To rewire the house would require plastering, which i believe would cost me my profits

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Then maybe you paid too much for the property?

Or maybe this isnt a house to be making a profit on. . . .

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