Rewires and consumer units, without the upheaval.
A rewire is the biggest electrical job a house ever has. Done right, it's also the last one it needs for decades.
Older homes around Carlisle still run on wiring from another era: rubber or early PVC cables, no earth on the lighting, a fuse box with actual fuse wire in it. None of that means your house is about to catch fire, but it does mean it's working without the protections modern wiring takes for granted.
Greg plans every rewire room by room before a floorboard comes up, so you know the order of work, where the power will be off and when, and what it all costs before it starts. Partial rewires are often the honest answer too: if the kitchen and bathroom circuits need doing but the bedrooms are sound, he'll say so.
A consumer unit upgrade (the fuse board) is a smaller job with a big safety payoff: modern RCD protection that cuts the power in milliseconds when something goes wrong. Most swaps are done in a day, and you get the certificate in your hand when it's finished.
What's covered
- Full and partial house rewires
- Consumer unit (fuse board) replacements with RCD protection
- New circuits for kitchens, extensions and garden buildings
- Extra sockets, moved sockets, and dead circuits traced
- Every notifiable job certified on completion
Fair questions
How long does a rewire take?
A typical three-bed house takes around a week to ten days depending on access and how much making-good is needed. You'll get an honest estimate for your house before anything starts.
Do I need to move out?
Usually not. Greg plans the work room by room so the power stays on where you need it, and the mess stays contained. An empty house is quicker, but living around a rewire is normal.
Does my old fuse box need replacing?
Not always. Old doesn't automatically mean unsafe. An inspection will tell you honestly whether it needs doing now, soon, or not yet.