rewire

Hi all, I consider myself being just about capable of doing no more than swapping sockets and switches (like-for-like) when it comes to DIY electric work around the house and no more as I respect the trade and don't want to be blown up! However, I need to swap a dimmer switch (currently this...

So let's say I bought a old house that needed a full re-wire for example and I wanted to do the re-wire all myself (obviously complying to BS7671), what is the process regarding involving the local councils building control when doing notifiable electrical work under Part P. I assume you need...

As I understand it, at the time of writing this (01/04/2025), AFDD's are not mandatory under the current BS7671 18th edition Amendment 3 in most typical domestic settings, however is it worth fitting them if a old place was getting re-wired, say a 3 bed semi detached house? (Yes I know it's the...

does anyone know if the below is done to the correct zones ? we had an electrician that is doing a full rewire, there's more examples of weird things is this within the correct zones ? I think the below is fine but seems too packed with no protection unless it doesn't need it ? the...

We are currently getting quotes to have our house rewired but at some point, we'd like to knock through between the kitchen and dining room to make it more open plan. First question - should we do the knock through before the rewire or will it not make much difference? Secondly - in order to...

Hello, who do I ask to determine if a house needs a rewire? Can I just get a few local electricians out to check the electrics in the house and ask for their opinion? Or is there an EICR equivalent that provides a full overview of a properties electrical installation? I am moving in to a new...

I had my last house rewired. It was a 3 bed semi. My new house is a 1 bed cottage. It's 25% smaller than my last one in square meters. The quote to rewire this time is 53% more money than in my last. There are about 3 years difference from having the last one done to receiving this quote. My...

I'm looking to replace my fixed boiler control unit with a wireless thermostat (so that i don't manually have to switch boiler on & off). Need some help in understanding how to rewire my existing control unit (Drayton LP111) with the wireless thermostat (Center BDR91). I've added all the images...

Hi all, I'm in the process of buying a house. I went for a second viewing at the weekend and essentially performed our own survey. I was surprised to see that the electrics were all in conduit. There was conduit visible up from the consumer unit and the lighting radial in the loft was seen to...

Hello, I have a basement flat which currently has surface mounted sockets. I want to chase all of these in whilst I am refurbing it, and when my electrician came round he mentioned that I would need to remove the ceiling to put all of the cables in, and then chase down the walls to where I...

Hi all I am posting here because I always had good advice when I lived in the UK and the forums here in France are not so helpful . Could be my French ! I wanted a bit of advice. We are buying a house built in 1978. The electrical report came back with some anomalies, which are fairly standard...

Hi, I'm about to take leap of faith buying a property which I've not been able to see properly. It has a been extended a couple of times since it was built in 1970 and the current owner has no idea about the history of electrics, no certificates of any kind and doesn't want any visiting...

We're in the process of renovating our kitchen. We've removed the existing tiles, and in the splashback area above the hob we found a small mdf patch hiding a junction box. I'll let the pictures do the talking but wanted advice on whats best to do. It doesn't power the hob, oven or extractor...

Any idea what we should expect to pay (before VAT) on a rewire? Bristol Terraced, 1980 Victorian house 2 Bed Floorboards that are exposed (no carpet) All belongings boxes and moving out to avoid getting in the way/speeding things up No access to roof space in bathroom Kitchen Double sockets...

I know this is a boring question that must get asked a lot but I promise I have done some research and cannot find an answer that fits with my experience. I've recently moved house, had it rewired and I've fitted Philips LED bulbs throughout. Most are from their 'Warm White' range and some are...

Buying an old house. 1920 ish No electric safety records avail, although, its not the original owners selling (they passed away, this is their kids selling) Surveyor suggest full electrical safely check and budget for a rewire. Although most of the survey suggests to replace things, that I...

Electrician coming down during the week and requested me to start making all the chase and install boxed where required. As most of my walls need a completely new plastering ( Hard plastering) and at the moment I have brick exposed. My question would be. Do I have to install the boxes taking...

I'm intending to have my old 3-bed house almost fully re-wired (together with some media cabling) by a professional. Is it normal to have detailed wiring diagrams (showing the routings of the cables etc.) drawn up as part of the job? Would they be done before the job starts (and modified if...

Hi all, I have recently replaced one of the sockets in my house and for some reason it is tripping the RCD on the consumer unit. Can anyone help please? A little background info, Following some recent works on the house I have had to replace an electrical cable to a socket as the original...

I'm planning on updating our central heating system in the next few weeks and need some advice in regards to rewiring for the new central heating controller. We currently have an ancient Potterton EP2000 unit controlling the central heating and I'm looking to replace it with a Honeywell T6R-HW...