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House rewires in Orpington
Between owners, before a renovation, or while a house stands empty. The best time to rewire is when nobody is living there.
18th Edition (BS 7671) · Insured · Ex-Forces · Twelve years qualified
- 01Written quote before any work
- 02First fix, then second fix
- 03Testing first: you may not need one
Bromley · West Wickham · Beckenham · Orpington · Chislehurst · Lewisham · Hayes · Petts Wood · Dulwich · Blackheath · Sydenham · Bexley · Emergencies until 10pm · Written quote before any work ·
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18th Edition (BS 7671) -
Insured -
Ex-Forces -
Twelve years qualified -
Written quote before any work -
Emergencies until 10pm
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Price Quoted after a site visit No two rewires are the same. Invoiced after first fix and after second fix.
See all prices First fix to second fix
01 · Cables and boxes02 · Plaster03 · Faceplates and testing
House rewires
Why rewire while the property is empty?
The work is quicker, cleaner and cheaper when floors can be lifted and walls chased without working around furniture and family. It also means decorating happens once.
How long does a rewire take?
For an empty three-bedroom house, usually one to two weeks, split into first fix (new cables run and boxes set) and second fix (fittings on, everything tested). The timing is in your quote.
What happens to the walls?
Cables are chased into plaster and some floorboards are lifted. Your quote sets out where, and what making good is included.
Do I definitely need one?
Not always. Testing first can show that a smaller job, such as a new consumer unit, makes the installation safe.
Local to Orpington
Houses in Orpington
Orpington mixes 1930s and post-war semis, bungalows, larger detached houses towards Chelsfield and Farnborough, and 1960s and 70s estates. Bungalows and older semis often still have their original boards.
Rewires in Orpington are quoted after a visit to the empty property. Houses with several extensions and converted flats are where testing first matters most, because sometimes a new consumer unit makes the installation safe without a rewire.
Electrics can look fine and still not be safe.
Most electrical faults are hidden behind a faceplate or inside a wall. The only way to know an installation is safe is to test it and read the results, so that is where every job starts.
Case note · Bromley borough
Told she needed a full rewire. She did not.
An elderly customer had been told by another firm that her house needed a complete rewire, because bulbs kept blowing. I tested every circuit. The readings were safe. Instead of a rewire, her old fuse board was upgraded to a modern consumer unit with up-to-date protection.
She kept her walls, her decorating and thousands of pounds.
Examples of this work
By type of job 
Extra double sockets
Singles swapped for doubles either side of a bed and behind a TV, before decorating
Outside socket
A weatherproof double by the back door, so no more extension leads through the house
Small job? Send a photo.
WhatsApp is the quickest way to reach me. Send photos and I can often price small jobs without a visit.
WhatsApp a photo
How a job runs
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Enquiry
Fill in the form, WhatsApp a photo, or call.
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Quote
After a visit, or from photos for small jobs. Always in writing.
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Deposit
A materials deposit before work starts.
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The work
Longer jobs such as rewires are invoiced after first fix and after second fix. Short jobs at the end.
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Paperwork
You get the test results and a written record of what was done.
Questions
How long will it take?
Small jobs usually take a few hours, a consumer unit replacement usually a day, and a rewire of an empty three-bedroom house one to two weeks. Your quote gives the timing for your job.
Will it cause any damage?
Small jobs leave little or nothing behind. Rewires and new circuits mean chasing cable into plaster and lifting some floorboards, and your quote says exactly where before work starts.
Why did it cost what it did?
Your invoice matches the written quote. If anything changed during the job, I explain why and agree it with you before doing the extra work.
Do you cover all of Orpington?
Yes, the whole of Orpington and the streets around it. I am based in West Wickham, in the same borough, and I take small jobs as well as large ones.
Two ways to start
On a job? WhatsApp me and I'll reply the same day.
Small job? Send a photo.
Extra sockets, lights, faults that keep tripping. Send a few photos on WhatsApp and I can often price it the same day.
WhatsApp a photoBigger job? Get a quote.
Consumer units, rewires, kitchens, extensions and garden lighting. I visit, look at the installation properly, and send a written quote.
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