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I have found BG have a fixed price for a job what ever work is involved and can work out both very cheap and very expensive.
As to 1960 this could mean no earth to lights and be a real problem it could also have been re-wired at some point and be reasonably new.
In the main where some one wants something like shower, kitchen refit, or stair lift and the existing set up is out dated there are two basic ways around the problem. One is fit a second consumer unit for items required other is to change existing consumer unit.
£700 to replace with a 10 way consumer unit with all RCBO trips would be cheap. But for a 6 way with two RCD's it would be quite expensive and so there is no simple answer.
One problem when replacing a consumer unit is faults which have remained hidden for years. When having a wet room fitted 2006 we were given the option of paying £150 extra for a new consumer unit. (Do remember this was extra so taking into account would not need to fit a Henley block and mini consumer unit) I thought this was a reasonable price and advised my dad to accept and get whole unit changed.
However the guy had a problem both with consumer unit and with the builder to whom he was a sub-contractor and he fitted an isolator as a temporary measure instead of a RCD left with promise to return never to be seen again.
The builder also ran off and we had to take over the job not what we wanted. We also found there was no paperwork and other items not complying with regulations. This was really due to trying the get the job done on the cheap. My sister had selected builder on price with no other consideration.
My son and I both feel each other are good electricians yet we will argue quite heated as to how a job should be done. There is no right and wrong as such just different methods to get same result.
So the only real way is get second quote and decide why guy you like.
As to 1960 this could mean no earth to lights and be a real problem it could also have been re-wired at some point and be reasonably new.
In the main where some one wants something like shower, kitchen refit, or stair lift and the existing set up is out dated there are two basic ways around the problem. One is fit a second consumer unit for items required other is to change existing consumer unit.
£700 to replace with a 10 way consumer unit with all RCBO trips would be cheap. But for a 6 way with two RCD's it would be quite expensive and so there is no simple answer.
One problem when replacing a consumer unit is faults which have remained hidden for years. When having a wet room fitted 2006 we were given the option of paying £150 extra for a new consumer unit. (Do remember this was extra so taking into account would not need to fit a Henley block and mini consumer unit) I thought this was a reasonable price and advised my dad to accept and get whole unit changed.
However the guy had a problem both with consumer unit and with the builder to whom he was a sub-contractor and he fitted an isolator as a temporary measure instead of a RCD left with promise to return never to be seen again.
The builder also ran off and we had to take over the job not what we wanted. We also found there was no paperwork and other items not complying with regulations. This was really due to trying the get the job done on the cheap. My sister had selected builder on price with no other consideration.
My son and I both feel each other are good electricians yet we will argue quite heated as to how a job should be done. There is no right and wrong as such just different methods to get same result.
So the only real way is get second quote and decide why guy you like.