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01 Feb 2023
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5 Things To Consider When Rewiring Your Kitchen

Having a new kitchen installed in your home is a great way to add value to your property. Ensuring your kitchen electrical installation is up to standards and current regulations is really important as if the installation is in a poor condition, then you may need to remove your new kitchen to repair or rewire your kitchen.

Here are five things to consider before installing your kitchen.

  1. If your property is over 25 years old it is advisable to rewire the kitchen circuit, cable manufacturers only guarantee pvc cables for around 25 years. If you are installing a new kitchen, it is reasonable to expect your kitchen to last at least ten years, this would result in the original wiring being around 35-40 years old. At this age you can expect wiring faults and problems which may result in having to remove your kitchen to repair.
  2. Modern kitchens have many more electrical appliances installed than in previous generations. This can range from two ovens, dishwashers, warming draws, microwave grills, tumble dryers, hot taps to name a few. Rewiring your kitchen taking into consideration all of the new appliances that will be installed is a wise move and ensures your kitchen electrical installation is up to the demands of modern life.
  3. If you make alterations to your existing wiring and add additional sockets, then these sockets will need RCD protection. If your wiring is 25-30 years old your current socket circuits may not be RCD protected. Installing a new consumer unit to current wiring regulations would be a perfect time when upgrading your kitchen. This would ensure your installation is keeping up with current wiring regulations. This will help if you ever come to sell your property.
  4. Your new kitchen layout may be different to your current kitchen layout. If you need to alter the locations of sockets and switches it makes sense to rewire the circuits. It is just the same amount of work to alter an electrical circuit as it is to rewire your kitchen circuit. Rewiring your kitchen will give you peace of mind that the circuit will not fail and cause wiring issues in the future.
  5. Rewiring your property adds value to your home. Rewiring your house can cause disruption and lots of dust as does installing a new kitchen. Carrying out both jobs at the same time limits dust, disruption, and inconvenience. Rewiring your home and installing a new kitchen are two of the most disruptive but rewarding jobs to be carried out in your home. What better way than to do them at the same time?
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If you are considering installing a new kitchen to your home and are unsure about the condition of your electrical installation, your first point of call is to book in with Fylde Coast rewires for a free consultation. Our engineers will be able to advise you on the age of the electrical installation and any upgrades you may require. Please fill out the below form to book an appointment today!

If you are considering a new kitchen, check out Howdens range of kitchens here https://www.howdens.com/help-and-advice/inspiration/kitchen-makeovers/100-beautiful-kitchens

Thinking of rewiring your house? Please check out these rewiring projects we have recently carried out https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/bungalow-rewire-in-fleetwood/

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    21 Jan 2023
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    TWO BEDROOMED REWIRE IN NOVEMBER 2022

    Just before Christmas we received a call from a customer asking if we could quote for an electrical rewire and carry the rewire out before Christmas.

    Now, the six weeks running up to Christmas is our busiest period as everybody is wanting their projects completed for the big day. However, in this case we jumped at the chance and the race was on!

    WHY DID THIS PROPERTY NEED REWIRING?

    Our customer’s problem was all his electrics kept blowing leaving him with no sockets or power for the heating boiler. Obviously, with Christmas coming, the weather starting to get colder, and no power is not ideal. This problem occurs more in older properties as they tend to only have two or three circuits, this can cause major issues if a fuse blows as it can knock out all of the sockets or all of the lights in a property. When you have your property rewired, your electrical installation is typically split over seven or eight separate circuits which limits the disruption if an MCB is to trip off.

    Fylde Coast rewires carried out a site visit so we could complete a rewiring quotation and advise what we would require for us to carry out the rewire within the timescale.

    We issued the quotation and documents ready for the rewiring to start. This was a two bedroomed semi-detached property with an outbuilding, it was lived in, however our client stayed out for two nights which really helped to speed up the rewiring process. See more of this project on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=524337153043215&set=pcb.524338769709720

    This project was completed in three days. We had fully rewired the upstairs and downstairs sockets, upstairs and downstairs lights, the kitchen circuits including the boiler, installed a new consumer unit and re-supplied the outbuildings. If you are looking for more information on rewiring your property then visit our home page https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/

    MORE REWIRING INFORMATION?

    If you are wanting more information on rewiring your home then download our free Ebook, this book indicates the tell tale signs your property may need rewiring

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      20 Jan 2023
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      HOUSE REWIRE IN FLEETWOOD

      THREE BEDROOMED MID-TERRACED HOUSE REWIRE IN FLEETWOOD

      For this property Fylde Coast rewires have been contracted to carry out a full electrical rewire to this Fleetwood property.

      The property is benefiting from a full renovation by the new owner which will include a new kitchen, bathroom, a new downstairs W.C and utility room as well as a full loft conversion.

      Most of the work such as rewiring the lighting and socket circuits have been completed in five days, this also included the patching up of the chases. We will need to revisit the property to complete the loft conversion wiring and second fix the downstairs W.C and utility rooms once these have been built.

      WHY DID THIS FLEETWOOD PROPERTY NEED REWIRING?

      The original wiring to this property has been estimated to be from the 1960’s and was in a very poor state. The circuits number of circuits were also limited which will cause issues if a fuse was to blow. To compensate this, we have installed the sockets on each floor on their own 16amp radial circuits with the kitchen benefiting from being installed on a 32 amp ring main due to the heavy loading of a kitchen. Each floor has it’s own lighting circuit with a separate smoke and heat detector circuit running through each floor from the loft down to the kitchen.

      Throughout the property our client has opted for an antique brass finish on the sockets, switches and downlights which will be keeping within the expected look for this period property.

      Originally, our client had another electrical contractor in to rewire the bathroom, they had left this room incomplete and not to an acceptable safe standard, some of the bathroom wall lights had not earth conductor, the light switch was incorrectly wired, and the bathroom fan was damaged and incorrectly wired. We rectified all these issues whilst carrying out the work

      Fylde Coast rewires have rewired several properties in this area of Fleetwood near the Mount, to view other projects we have rewired please check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/fyldecoastrewires the properties in this area are period properties and once they have been rewired and renovated, they make fabulous family homes. If you are thinking about rewiring your Fleetwood home, then please feel free to fill out the form below for a no obligation quotation or check out our rewiring page https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/house-rewire/

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