Rewiring a house?

Question

Are there any sites out there with advice? Do I need to use a certified electrician? I'm very good at DIY etc and so it wouldn't be too difficult for me I just need a few pointers in the right direction

Any help appreciated

Answer 1

get a qualified electrician so it's legal but explain you will do most of the labour as far as cable pulling is concerned and need him for the connection of spurs and main supplies and want to charged as such you might have to ring round a few electricians for the best deal... if you not working at the moment they might even hire you for unskilled labour on other jobs - running cables is unskilled labour as its not actually dealing with the electric supply - but unless they are thier to supervise you pulling the cables they might not issue a certificate which is why you need to discuss it with them first, if you have to try 3 or 4 places before someone will make a deal thats what you need to do your more likely to make a deal with an electrician that works for themselves and doesnt normally employ staff rater than a larger company (the lone electrician that is happy to have you pull cables rather than have to do it themselves) also the electrician can purchase cable and trunking spurs etc at trade prices so he can supply these cheaper than you can buy them but feel free to get quotes for you to supply them and see how much they will save you buy getting them

Answer 2

if you put diy help in search there are a couple of good sites , you can do it yourself but it is a minefield now.
you need a part p certified electrician what you have to do is do the work in two stages.
1st fix which means putting the wires in and trunking and back boxes ect, then he will come out and check that , then you can connect everything up except to the board and then get the electrician out to connect to the board and do earth test etc through your sockets and lighting.
this can cost anything between £250 and £500.
the best thing to do is just do all the horrible work yourself like putting back boxes in if you are moving them, and pull the wires to roughly where you want them , this will save the electrician time and you money as they wont be as long.
i used to do it all and get electrician to do the last bit for friends etc but now this part p has come in it is not worth the hassle.
You in some circumstances have to let the local authority know what you are doing as well.
A decent sparky depending where you live will charge about £1800 for a three bed semi and give you all the relevant certificates.
Hope this helps

Answer 3

It worries me when people say they are good at DIY!
Rewiring should be done professionally, it has to be certified on completion and as a professional there are only certain ways that you can run cables, apart from knowing the correct sizing, number of points per circuit & so on.
I personally would not certify anyone elses work, it might pass all the relevent tests but the installation where hidden could be unsafe!
You can only issue a completion certificate if you have undertaken the work yourself, otherwise you have to get a proffesional to test it then he can only give you a periodical certificate.

Answer 4

A home owner can do their own wiring.

You do need to be familiar with the National Code for wiring residential wiring. Boxes at certain height from floor, Romex stapled per spec, junction boxes accessible, etc, etc.

Check out your home center (Home Depot, Lowes) for a good reference guide. It's not rocket science, but it can kill you if you don't practice due caution. Shut off power to the circuit in the breaker panel.

We just remodeled our old attached garage into a family room, ran 3 circuits back to the panel, can lights, baseboard 240V heat, and outlets, 3-4way switching for cans.. Get your poo in a group before you start stringing wire. Mark your locations, if you are "just" replacing tube and insulator wiring and using the old box then consider how you intend to run your romex.

I think the best reference guide is by Black and Decker. I believe it does have the code guidelines in it for what ever application you are doing.
You should "pull" a permit, then the inspector can come in and verify everything and inform you of what is not right. so you can fix it. if you don't pull a permit and get a final, if you are inspected on a home inspection for a sale, you could lose out on a sale until you fix the problem.

If you are truly baffled have a friend who has experience help you. You don't have to pay someone $50-100 /hr for something you can do your self.

Don't listen to the idiot naysayers about it. Our local building inspector came in and told me a couple things to fix, came back saw the fixes and signed the inspection. Not a big deal.

But do get a permit to CYA.Home owners can do their own electrical. Contrary to what some of the protectionist Unionized bozos will tell you.

Answer 5

I strongly advise you to seek out a Part "P" registered electrician as you are obliged by law to have the installation tested and notified.
You can do your own rewiring but you will then need to pay a high cost to get it tested and certified by the local authority.
Have the job done professionally

Answer 6

you would be able to desire to conform with area P regulations, no longer be a qualified sparky - its nonetheless no longer as tight as gasoline the place you have t be corgi registrered. So, in case you could persist with the regs and area P standards you could re-twine ( this would desire to contain the calculations, drawings and risk assessment sections ) i'd advise conversing on your construction administration with the aid of fact it varies - many councils do no longer understand the thank you to shield area P yet and thier answer is to insist on qualified sparkies doing the paintings ( becuase the council have not have been given a clue and so do no longer understand "how" to envision to area p ) a minimum of you're asking the proper questions, so why no longer provide the council a decision today, or pop all the way down to verify them for the time of thier open surgical procedures ( many times at some point a week or something ) ? Its slightly unusual which you're saying you will exceed the popular of a experienced individual....little bit of a sweeping assertion, i assume you are trying to sy you're actually not a bodger, and not asserting that each physique tradesman are worse than your self. On construction observe you will nonetheless have an inspection cost to pay to the council

Answer 7

I recommend you get a permit from your municipality. That way, you will be subject to inspections & if you make any mistakes, it will be caught by the inspector before you close in any walls.
People are intimidated by inspectors, & think they are the enemy. They are the enemy only to people who are determined to not do the job right. An inspector will also work with you, & give you helpful advice, within limits of course. Plus your insurance company will thank you. If your house burns down, & it's attributed to faulty wiring that didn't meet code, then your insurance coverage is out the window.
There are tons of DIY books out there on household wiring, get one it will be well worth the few bucks.

Answer 8

to actually rewire your house you can do it yourself if you are confident and are sure you are using the correct gauge wire for each ring circuit, ie lights, sockets , showers, cookers etc. But you will need a qualified electrician to connect the wires to the consumer unit so that they can issue you with a certificate. They will also check your wiring to make sure its safe and complies with part P of the building regulations. It saves alot of money this way, ONLY if you do it correctly !!

Answer 9

You really need to check to see what the building codes are in your area. Sometimes when you update, remodel or something in your house some areas require you to rewire or update EVERYTHING. You really should do some checking first. For instance many places require that the outlets are x inches off the ground and a bunch of other stuff like that.

Answer 10

in the UK you cannot rewire a house outside of PArt P regulations. The best way to do this is to use a sparky who adheres to Part P.

House re-wire is a notifiable works so needs to be completed under the building regs inspection of the local council.

Law changed a couple of years ago in the UK

Its illegal, and you would be uninsured.