House Rewiresin Banstead

Much of Banstead and Nork is 1930s detached and semi-detached housing, with larger properties on bigger plots. A house of that age has usually been altered more than once. A kitchen has been refitted, an extension has gone on the back, a loft has been converted, and each change has added to or bent the original wiring.

We begin at the consumer unit and follow the circuits out from there. That shows which parts of the installation are original, which have been added later, and which are no longer safe or adequate for the way the house is used.

On the green-belt fringe, garages, outbuildings and garden rooms are common, and they raise questions a flat or terrace never faces. A supply to a building at the end of the garden has to be carried outdoors or underground, and it needs proper protection.

When we plan a rewire, we ask what is out there now and what you would like in future. Points we look at include:

Sorting this out while the house is being rewired is easier than adding it later.

Rewiring is a disruptive job, and it helps to know what to expect. Floorboards are lifted, cable is pulled through, and in some rooms walls or ceilings are opened up for cable routes and socket positions. The power is off for parts of the work.

In a larger house the work can often be planned in stages, so that some rooms stay usable while others are being done. We talk this through at the survey and agree it with you, rather than assume it. If you are planning redecoration, the best time to rewire is before it, and we can suggest an order to work in.