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Rewiring a house, cost advice please

davidwalker2
I would be very grateful for some advice about the cost of rewiring a house. I have a builder’s contract electrician quote a price of £6700 for the rewire of a house I have purchased in Devon.  It is terraced, has two bedrooms, lounge, kitchen/family room, loo, two en-suite bathrooms and includes a new cu.  Does this sound about right?  The builder is not taking a cut, he is happy to get paid for the work he is doing.

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    Hi Chris, that was my initial reaction, but it is many years since I have had work like this done, and in London not Devon.  The house was built in 1964, and the wiring might be described as "curious".  The cu has been replaced at some time (may be a 16th edition split box) with a RCD on the power side and the main switch replaced by a second RCD adn has a tested label from 2008..  All the power sockets are surface  mounted, many look as if they started out as singles flush in the skirting board and have been extended above the skirts with a double socket.


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    Hi Chris, that was my initial reaction, but it is many years since I have had work like this done, and in London not Devon.  The house was built in 1964, and the wiring might be described as "curious".  The cu has been replaced at some time (may be a 16th edition split box) with a RCD on the power side and the main switch replaced by a second RCD adn has a tested label from 2008..  All the power sockets are surface  mounted, many look as if they started out as singles flush in the skirting board and have been extended above the skirts with a double socket.


    David
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