mark harrison wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) Wrote:
In article ,
mark harrison wrote:
Could people answer on what would the estimated cost would be to
replace these circuits and what would entail please. I see this as an
issue were outside parties are neededto be sourced.
I live in the northwest if this helps and if anyone can recommend an
electrician please.

This is a DIY group where you'll get advice on DIY. You might do better
on
a local group for advice on decent tradesmen.

The biggest cost in re-wiring is labour. Getting at the wiring and
making
good afterwards. Both of which impossible to assess without a site
survey.

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Thankyou for the replies Gents. I understand what you say Dave, but to
be told that your wiring circuit is unsafe as it was put to us was a
cause of concern. Thats why the wife and I went into panic mode and
made the presumption that it was something that we could not do
ourselves.
The wiring is PVC coated 2 core, so running an external earth wire
could do the trick as Christian inferred ?

I don't think Christian was intending you to run separate earths, but to
replace the runs of cable with new twin and earth. AIUI it isn't
permissible under the current regs to run the CPC separately unless you
are using single cables in conduit.

Getting to the upstairs lighting would be fine from the loft space,
ground floor ceiling lighs would be accessed by lifting floor boards in
the bedrooms , but what would we do about wall lights (would they need
chasing out ??)
Thats something that we can do ourselves and would undertake.

I think the best approach would maybe be to do bits as and when
appropriate. As you say, the loft should be fairly easy to do for a
start, and maybe you could do the downstairs rooms as and when you need
to take up carpets/floorboards upstairs for other reasons. If any of
the wall lights are not double insulated and require earths then I would
probably do them as a priority as they are probably within easy reach of
most people so are more likely to be touched than ceiling lights.

Worth pointing out also that you should obviously not have any metal
light switches such as the chrome ones you can get as these require
earthing.

Thanks for the replies

Regards

Mark