Some (probably) stupid questions about my house rewire

[MrsFletcher]

Hi everyone (wave)

Sorry if this is in the wrong section :crazy:

I am currently having my house "done up" and the electrician has just told me he has finished the wiring and is requesting payment.

Most of it looks OK (not that I would really know any different lol) but one of the girls I work with told me that the kitchen should now be on a separate circuit main switch in the electrical fuse box, she says there should be 1 fuse for the cooker and another for the plugs but the lights can stay on the same switch as the other downstairs lights. Just so you understand, she had her house required a few weeks ago and that's what they did at her house.

Anyway, my electrician hasn’t done any of that, the cooker and the plugs are just on the downstairs plugs fuse?

Also I have just noticed that he has ran wires up next to the water mains pipe they are not in a plastic runner thing nor are they nail clamped (?) to the wall. They are covered by a wooden panel though so you cant see it unless you take that off.

So I guess my question is, are these things right or wrong?

Oops, sorry just one more, what sort of certification should I expect to get? He tells me that it will just arrive in the post?

Thank you for your help :heart:

Tracy

 

[vernam616]

£3500 for a 3 Bed detached, quite extortionate i think

£2000-£2500 max for a basic COMPLETE certified rewire

This is starting to look like something from BBC's Rogue Traders

Get the place tested and inspected especially if you have kids in there, i truly hate people who do this sort of work and charge vast amounts

Hope it gets sorted for you

 

[telectrix]

£3500 is not that extortionate for a good job well installed. maybe top whack. i would have thought £3000 -£3250.

 

[vernam616]

£3500 is not that extortionate for a good job well installed. maybe top whack. i would have thought £3000 -£3250.

Suppose it depends where you live too

Up in the north east, the going rate for us is around £1500-£2500 for 2 and 3 bed houses, basic rewire which can be completed in 1day and half no plastering, 500-600 for 1day n halfs work is not bad going !

 

[sunglasses9303]

can you post some more pics

 

[Engineer54]

The local electrical contractors were charging over 3000 quid in Essex for 3 bedroom rewires 5(ish) years ago. That did include all chasing in and making good using 2 to 3 electricians and completed in 2 days...

The thing is though, this guy didn't do a full rewire, and didn't provide all new wall accessories either. Not to mention the non conformities of the installation that he has done in this installation... Which makes that 2500 quid being a complete rip off in real terms!!!