Full & partial rewires
Rubber or fabric-sheathed cable, too few sockets, no earth on the lighting circuit — a rewire brings the whole installation up to standard.
- First and second fix
- Staged room by room so you keep power
- Full certification on completion
No call-out fee. Charged by the hour, with a rough estimate before we start.
A rewire replaces the fixed cabling of a property. It is disruptive, it is expensive, and a good electrician will tell you when you do not need one.
How a rewire runs
How long it takes depends entirely on the house — its size, its age and how much of it is coming out. What does not change is the order it happens in.
First fix
Walls chased, floors lifted where needed, and all the new cable run back to where the board will go. This is the disruptive half.
Second fix
Accessories fitted, the board installed and everything terminated. The house starts looking like a house again.
Test and certify
Every circuit tested, the installation certified, and the notifiable work registered under Part P by us.
Making good
We leave chased walls ready for a plasterer. We do not plaster — no electrician does — so that trade follows us.
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The detail
Work runs in two stages. First fix is the cabling: floors up, chases cut, new cable run to every point while the walls are open. Second fix is everything you see — accessories, faceplates, the board — once the plastering is done.
Not every property needs a full rewire. Partial rewires are common, replacing the circuits that are genuinely past it while leaving sound ones alone. An inspection tells you which, and it is worth having that answer before committing to the larger job.
Rewiring is notifiable work under Part P of the Building Regulations in England. A registered electrician certifies and notifies it themselves, so the record goes to building control without you applying separately or paying their fee.
Signs a rewire is due
- Rubber, fabric or lead-sheathed cable
- Round pin sockets, or sockets with no earth
- Braided flex hanging from ceiling roses
- A fuse board with rewireable fuses
- Last rewired before the early 1980s
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What people say
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Full & partial rewires: common questions
The things people ask us on the phone about this one.
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How much does it cost to rewire a house?
It depends on the size of the property, how much of it is being done and what is found once floors come up. Work is charged by the hour and we will give you a rough estimate before starting, but a rewire is the job where opening things up most often changes the picture.
Do I have to move out?
Not usually, though it is disruptive. A partial rewire done room by room lets you stay put; a full rewire in an occupied house is possible but you will be living around it for a while.
Do you make good afterwards?
We leave chased walls ready to plaster, which is where any professional electrician stops. Plastering and decorating are a separate trade and we would rather tell you that up front than surprise you.
Can I have part of the house done?
Yes, and it is often the sensible answer where half the house was rewired at some point and the other half never was. Testing establishes which parts are worth keeping.