Home Rewire Specialist

To show you how 'My Trusted Electrician' rewire a home, we've provided a video from one of our recent projects. 

We specialise in providing a professional rewire service. We wish to remove many of the stresses that come with rewiring and provide an electrical installation that will not only last a lifetime but, will also provide adaptation for the future.

A rewire is something that should only happen once or twice to a property within the homeowner's lifetime. After a rewire, there is likely to be a lot of re-decorating needed throughout the property. The last thing anyone is going to want after decorating a room and laying carpet, or flooring is for something to go wrong with the cabling. Sadly, a lot of electrical companies still compete, to provide the quickest and cheapest electrical rewire service at the expense of the quality, flexibility and longevity of the electrical installation. Homeowners are left with dust, damage and a decorator's nightmare after the completion of a cheap, quick home rewire.  We've been to many properties to replace sockets and switches for flat-plate chrome, USB sockets and/or smart Alexa accessories, only to have to inform our customers that it won't be possible. This is because the electrician who had rewired their home had scrimped on cost and not sunk the correct sized boxes into the walls. This is quite common for an electrician to save time by only sinking 25mm back boxes into walls when ideally they should be 32mm (or 45mm depending on the accessory). Truth be told, many things go unnoticed until any future alteration work is carried out upon the property.

Should you wish to have your rewire done properly then don't hesitate to contact us for a free quotation.

What is a professional rewire? 

• Protecting floors and furniture from dust and damage.
• Sealing rooms to prevent the transmission of dust.
• Incorporating dust extraction and ventilation equipment.
• Use appropriate machines for the chasing and sinking of cables/boxes.
• Use the appropriately sized back boxes within walls so that they're compatible with future alterations such as USB and Smart accessories.
• Providing helpful advice in relation to fire protection, ventilation, media, data and future-proofing the installation for any electrical expansion (loft conversions, Garden Cabins, EV Charging etc...
• Using mechanical protection (PVC conduits) to both, protect cables during plastering, and allow for easy damage-free cable replacement during the next rewire.
• Filling all chases and damage with bonding plaster upon the completion of first-fixing (sinking cables and boxes into walls).
• Use decorator-friendly accessory spacers where it is necessary to liven parts of the installation up prior to decorating.
• Providing an Electrical Installation (Initial Verification) Certificate upon completion (or the energising of circuits) and notifying the electrical work to your local building control via one of our Competent Person Schemes (We're members of both the NICEIC and NAPIT).

The video was filmed during the end of the first stage (sinking cables and boxes into walls) and the during the final stage (screwing back electrical accessories and commissioning the installation).

The two most important reasons behind any electrical rewire are 'Safety' and 'Practicality'.    

It is essential that the electrical installation in any home is wired to a good standard so as to be safe for those who live in the home. The cabling and accessories must be in good working order and perform their jobs as permitted in the current electrical regulations.   

The rewire of an electrical installation must also be practicable for the day-to-day tasks required of it. The electrical circuits must be of adequate size and quantity to distribute the load required of them. They must also satisfy the number of electrical appliances to be plugged in at any one time. This is to prevent the need to use extension leads.  

Rewiring your home can be one of the biggest home renovation tasks you are likely to carry out.
 

It will involve an electrician lifting floorboards and chiselling holes in walls so that fresh new cabling can be installed. This can cause a lot of dust and noise for anyone still living in the home during the rewire.
 

Once the rewiring is complete, the property owner will require a decorator to make good any damage that couldn't be avoided during the installation of new cabling and electrical points. 

My Trusted Electrician can arrange all the necessary decorating and cleaning work at your request.