The picture looks fine.

The contents are probably not, and a complete rewire may not be the answer. I wonder if you have any idea when the house was wired, the installation is probably 55 years old at least, and is showing its age. In my opinion (not having examined it of course) some of these codes of C2 are probably excessive, for example, bare CPCs inside a socket or switch box and Nos. 13 and 14. It is fairly typical of a less experienced EICR, and the rewire example is also common. This does not mean that rewiring may be a bad idea, but it has considerable downsides. The first is that a proper job is liable to upset the decorations considerably, and will need all the floorcoverings lifted. If switch drops have conduit in the walls it might not be too bad, but putting the sockets at the advised height now, means cutting into the walls at every point. The upside is that you could add more sockets, and a new consumer unit with RCDs and MCBs would probably improve safety and convenience somewhat. I note that no comment is made about the cable type, is it PVC with red and black conductors in an outside sheath or something else? The problem if the property is to be rented is that you need a satisfactory EICR, and some of those items may be tricky to correct. I wonder where the property is in the country? If 13 is true, then serious attention is needed and this should probably be a C1 if significantly above the maximum figure.


Your problem may too be the cost, it depends on your location and the exact size, how many sockets etc, but £3-4,000 is likely for a simple rewire to the latest standards.


Regards

David CEng.

The picture looks fine.

The contents are probably not, and a complete rewire may not be the answer. I wonder if you have any idea when the house was wired, the installation is probably 55 years old at least, and is showing its age. In my opinion (not having examined it of course) some of these codes of C2 are probably excessive, for example, bare CPCs inside a socket or switch box and Nos. 13 and 14. It is fairly typical of a less experienced EICR, and the rewire example is also common. This does not mean that rewiring may be a bad idea, but it has considerable downsides. The first is that a proper job is liable to upset the decorations considerably, and will need all the floorcoverings lifted. If switch drops have conduit in the walls it might not be too bad, but putting the sockets at the advised height now, means cutting into the walls at every point. The upside is that you could add more sockets, and a new consumer unit with RCDs and MCBs would probably improve safety and convenience somewhat. I note that no comment is made about the cable type, is it PVC with red and black conductors in an outside sheath or something else? The problem if the property is to be rented is that you need a satisfactory EICR, and some of those items may be tricky to correct. I wonder where the property is in the country? If 13 is true, then serious attention is needed and this should probably be a C1 if significantly above the maximum figure.


Your problem may too be the cost, it depends on your location and the exact size, how many sockets etc, but £3-4,000 is likely for a simple rewire to the latest standards.


Regards

David CEng.