Refurb

[Linda59]

In the summer I am thinking of starting a refurbishment on my mothers house. She recently passed away and left it to me in her will.

The house is now empty and my husband an I (as the queen would say) are thinking of doing most of the work ourselves. We will have an electrician in to do all of the work including a partial rewire. We will be leaving all of the wiring in for the sockets but replace all lighting (no earth) wiring .

I think I read somewhere that it is now a building regulation that all rooms must be fitted with smoke alarms and heat alarm in kitchen, is this correct.

 

[JohnnyG]

That's just for new builds ("all new dwellings") so it's your choice what you install, there are still regulations governing the type and positioning of systems though I believe.

 

[Steve]

I would still want to do everything to current standards, even if not a total refurb. For example, sockets at new heights, smokes, RCBOs.

But you dont need smokes in all rooms. One upstairs, one downstairs, linked, is all the regs require AFAIK.

 

[dingbat]

The house is now empty and my husband an I (as the queen would say) are thinking of doing most of the work ourselves. We will have an electrician in to do all of the work including a partial rewire. We will be leaving all of the wiring in for the sockets but replace all lighting (no earth) wiring .

Full rewire, seriously. It's almost a false economy to go for a partial, especially as doing the lights will involve opening up most of the main access routes. Do the job right.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Linda - sorry to hear of your loss - been there (Dad, not Mum), it's never good.

Are you doing this work because you want to live there, rent it out, or sell it?