House rewiring in Peterborough
House rewiring from Lighting Electrical updates your property circuits and consumer unit, providing homeowners and landlords with full NAPIT certification upon completion.
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What a rewire costs
House rewiring starts from £2,400. That starting price buys a typical three bedroom house with the old cables taken out, new circuits run, and the certificate issued when the work is finished.
From £2,400
Included when agreed
- Removal of the old lighting and socket circuits named on the quote
- New cables, sockets, switches and a replacement consumer unit, also called a fuse board
- Testing of every new circuit and an Electrical Installation Certificate at the end
- NAPIT notification where Building Regulations require it
- Making good of chases we cut, ready for a decorator
Not included automatically
- Plastering, painting, flooring and kitchen fitting after the cables are in
- Appliance supply, such as a cooker or electric shower, unless those items are listed on the quote
- Rewiring of outbuildings, garages or commercial units that sit outside the named rooms
Ways to pay
- Pay by bank
- Bank transfer
- Larger houses, extra circuits, or work that has to go through plastered walls or loft insulation cost more than the starting figure.
- The written quote lists the rooms and circuits we will cover before we book a start date.
- NAPIT registration covers the notifiable parts of a rewire, including the certificate at the end.
Who needs a house rewire
A rewire is for homes where the cables, sockets or fuse board no longer match how the house is used. We work on family houses, rentals and small commercial premises in Peterborough and the towns around it.
- Old wiring in a Colchester houseMany Victorian and interwar houses in Lexden, New Town and the Dutch Quarter still have rubber or early PVC cables. Those cables crack, overheat and fail an EICR, the electrical safety report. A rewire replaces them with new circuits sized for today's loads.
- A landlord preparing a letLandlords in Witham, Tiptree and Kelvedon often book a rewire after an EICR flags C1 or C2 faults on the original wiring. We quote the rooms that need new cables and leave you with a certificate you can show a tenant or agent.
- A renovation or extensionOwners in Wivenhoe, Stanway and West Mersea book a rewire when they open walls for a kitchen, loft or rear extension. Running new cables while the plaster is off is cheaper than chasing finished rooms later.
- Repeated trips and warm socketsIf the fuse board trips, sockets feel warm, or lights flicker in more than one room, the wiring itself is often the cause. We trace the circuits first, then quote a full or partial rewire rather than patching one fault at a time.
What happens on the day
We arrive, protect the floors, then work room by room until the new circuits are live and certified.
- Arrival and isolationWe introduce ourselves, walk the rooms on the quote, and isolate the old circuits at the fuse board. Furniture is moved only as far as needed to reach walls and ceilings.
- Cables, fittings and fuse boardOld cables come out, new ones go in, and sockets and switches go back on. The new consumer unit is fitted last so every circuit lands on a marked breaker.
- Tests and certificateWe test continuity, insulation and earth on every circuit, then issue the Electrical Installation Certificate before we leave. You keep a copy for the house file or a future sale.
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Why choose Lighting Electrical
Valandi KotorriElectrician- Reviews
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- Rating
- 4.7
- Trading since
- 2016
“Ten years on Colchester housing stock and I have seen most of it: terraces where the lighting circuit has been extended once too often, boards fitted before RCDs were standard, new builds with sockets nowhere near the kitchen. I check the earthing, the bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before I price anything, because the age of a house settles nothing on its own.”
Valandi Kotorri, Lighting Electrical
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WhatsAppHow much does a house rewire cost?
House rewiring starts from £2,400 for a typical three bedroom house. Larger homes, extra circuits or work through finished walls cost more, and the written quote sets the figure for your property.
How long does a rewire take?
A small terrace can be done in a few days. A larger detached house with loft work often takes longer. We put the number of days on the quote so you can plan around empty rooms.
Do I need to move out?
Most owners stay, using one live circuit while we work through the rest of the house. If the whole board has to come off on day one, we tell you that before we book the start date.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. A rewire ends with an Electrical Installation Certificate. NAPIT notification covers the notifiable parts of the work.
Can you rewire a rental in Witham or Tiptree?
Yes. We rewire lettings in Witham, Tiptree, Kelvedon and the other Essex towns we cover, and leave the certificate with you for the tenancy file.