Hi All.
I currently live in a 3 bed house built in 1958 and we've lived here since 1987. And in that time we haven't had the house rewired.
Now, I have a bit of money set aside for some home improvements and one of the things on my list is a full rewire.
The wiring in the house looks to be modern looking grey insulated cables but with black and red wires in it. So I assume its been rewired atleast partly since 1958? The fusebox is a very old looking brown Wylex unit with 3 fuses in it and above it is a more modern looking fusebox with 1 fuse in it for the shower.
Back in the early 90s we had an extension built and a spark came in the to fit new electrics to that. When he was under the floorboards he commented about the amount of wiring under them and mentioned it looked like a partial rewire and that the old cabling was never removed but he couldn't be sure.
We do have some issues with the electrics like some sockets not working and light switches not working with some damaged too. Hence the reason why I am thinking a full rewire for piece of mind. And in addition theres not enough sockets in any of the rooms apart from the kitchen.
So my main question is how much upheaval, and how long would a full rewire take? Can we carry on living in the house at the same time? And above all how much do you think it would cost in a 3 bed semi with 2 reception rooms and a kitchen in the North West? I was thinking of setting aside £2500 for it to be done?
Thanks
Craig
I currently live in a 3 bed house built in 1958 and we've lived here since 1987. And in that time we haven't had the house rewired.
Now, I have a bit of money set aside for some home improvements and one of the things on my list is a full rewire.
The wiring in the house looks to be modern looking grey insulated cables but with black and red wires in it. So I assume its been rewired atleast partly since 1958? The fusebox is a very old looking brown Wylex unit with 3 fuses in it and above it is a more modern looking fusebox with 1 fuse in it for the shower.
Back in the early 90s we had an extension built and a spark came in the to fit new electrics to that. When he was under the floorboards he commented about the amount of wiring under them and mentioned it looked like a partial rewire and that the old cabling was never removed but he couldn't be sure.
We do have some issues with the electrics like some sockets not working and light switches not working with some damaged too. Hence the reason why I am thinking a full rewire for piece of mind. And in addition theres not enough sockets in any of the rooms apart from the kitchen.
So my main question is how much upheaval, and how long would a full rewire take? Can we carry on living in the house at the same time? And above all how much do you think it would cost in a 3 bed semi with 2 reception rooms and a kitchen in the North West? I was thinking of setting aside £2500 for it to be done?
Thanks
Craig