Cheltenham's older housing is beautiful, but a lot of it is overdue a rewire. The Regency terraces around Montpellier and Lansdown, the Victorian and Edwardian villas in Tivoli and Pittville and the period homes in Charlton Kings and Leckhampton often still carry rubber or fabric-insulated cabling, a fuse box full of old rewireable fuses and far too few sockets for how we live now. A rewire is the biggest electrical job a house ever needs, so it deserves proper planning.
We walk the property with you room by room before a single cable is lifted, agreeing exactly where every socket, switch and light should go. Floors and furniture are protected, walls are chased cleanly and everything is made good afterwards, with real care taken in period rooms with cornicing and original features. Every circuit is tested and certified before handover, and you get a clear day-by-day schedule up front so you always know what is happening and when.
Sympathetic to period homes
Careful routing and making good in older Cheltenham houses, so original features and finishes are respected.
Dust sheets as standard
Floors and furniture protected and every room left clean at the end of each day.
New consumer unit included
A modern board with surge protection and a safety switch on every circuit, neatly labelled and certified.
Your questions, answered
How long does a rewire take on a Cheltenham house?
One to two weeks for a typical three-bedroom home, depending on size and whether you are living in it. Larger period properties can take longer, and you get a clear day-by-day schedule before we start.
Can we stay in the house during the rewire?
Usually yes. We work room by room and keep the power on overnight wherever possible. For bigger jobs it is sometimes quicker with the house empty, and we will tell you honestly which suits your home.
Will you make good after chasing the walls?
Yes. We chase cleanly, make good afterwards and take extra care in rooms with cornicing, picture rails or original plasterwork, so the finished job is tidy and ready for redecoration.
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