Rewire Electrician Colyton

Do I need to rewire my Colyton home?

The most important information you’ll need to know before arranging a rewire is how old the current wiring of your home is. The guidelines generally advise that a home should be re-wired every 25 years, this guideline is in place to protect your home from potential electrical fires that can be caused by faulty wiring and to bring the electrics in your home up to current safety standards.

If you’re unsure of where to find out the information regarding how old your current wiring is, here are a few places you can check for this:

Your fuse box - Do you still have an older fusebox whereby the fuse has to be replaced after a fault? If so this generally points towards your home needing to be rewired. This is because modern consumer units have built in switches that are able to turn off or on if they detect a fault - usually if a home has a modern consumer unit this does indicate that the house has been rewired recently.

Exposed wires - You should be able to look at the exposed wiring found around your fuse box and any light fittings. The appearance of the wiring you see can help you decipher if this is old wiring or more modern.

Modern Wiring - This is normally either White or Grey and is PVC insulation cable.

Older Wiring - This is normally encased in Fabric or Rubber

If you’re planning major renovations to your home, this is a great time to rewire your home, due to the nature of the project it would be best completed before cosmetic renovations to your home.

What to expect when rewiring your home

It’s important to know that re-wiring your home is no small job, it is a major project - especially a full re-wire of your entire home. Due to the scale of the job, it does involve lifting floorboards, drilling through walls, running cabling throughout your home and cutting access holes in ceilings and plasterboard - to name a few things. This does result in a lot of dust and disruption to your home life.

If you are having the whole home re-wired, it is strongly advised to move out for the duration of the rewire. This is a job that will look worse before it gets better, even with dust extraction - dust does tend to be extreme when re-wiring. Any trusted rewire electrician in Colyton would tell you the same - it’s best to empty the house and leave while the work is being done and come back once completed.

Choose your Local, Trusted Rewire Electrician Colyton

For a job as big as a re-wire, the electrician you choose to enter your home and carry this out is extremely important. Here at Tyne Electrical, we are your local, trusted rewire electrician Colyton - NICEIC registered and Part P Qualified.

We will guide you through the entire process, ensuring you're never left in the dark during the planning stages, rewiring or aftercare. While a rewire is an extensive and messy job, we always endeavour to leave your home in the best condition possible after construction and will always communicate with you.

Contact the team today

If you’d like to book a re-wire of your home or merely just ask some questions to gauge if this is the right job for you, get in touch with the team today!