Rewire Cost

[Janey]

Sorry this topic might have been brought up hundreds of times. I am just wondering what would normally cost for a basic rewire of a 3+1 home and income type property? Got a quote for 15k thought it is a little shocking. Getting more quotes though.

[TheLiberalLeft]

What's a "basic" re-wire? You either re-wire or you do not, surely?

[Janey]

Say, no fancy 3 extra power sockets per room all in different places?

[TheLiberalLeft]

Oh,. I'd call those enhancements to the current that would fall outside the scope of a rewire. The cost is going to depend on access, size of property, and of course, amount of wire needed.

[Gladdynook]

I'd be looking at 3 or 4 quotes. Also ask how they plan to do the rewire and if there is going to be anything like gib repairs, ceiling or floor insulation to be replaced etc.

[Ahar]

Janey....are you sure that the electrician and you are on the same page??? When a person talks about a rewire, they usually mean a total replacement of the wiring in the premises. It sounds as if you only want a few extra power points.....this is quite different!

[TheLiberalLeft]

The reason it's expensive is that wiring tends to be behind walls thru nogs and studs etc. Ask yourself, if you wanted to replace that wire, how do you get to it to do so?

[Janey]

I am re-gibing at the same time, so access should not be a problem (they don't even need to mend the walls). Anyway I will see how other quotes are like. If it is still over budget I will just have to do it in stages.

[lawt]

Assuming that the regs are still the same, you can do much of this yourself. You could run the wires and teminate power points, lights and light switches at least.
You could not connect anything to a switchboard though. Not sure on termination of the stove and hot water.
The necessary standards for this type of work were available on one of the govt web sites setting out what you can do and how to do it.

I did most of the rewire of my current house about 7yrs ago. Just got the sparky to terminate the oven and cook top and make off the board and check my work.

[lawt]

Oh, and why rewire? The faulty cable is pretty rare, but then it is pretty obvious when you encounter it.

[Gladdynook]

Other than to add capacity and safety, Insurance companies make you rewire once the house is a certain age. I think it is pre 1940?

[Janey]

>lawt
My electrical skill set is still only limited to replacing switches, light fittings and power points. However I'll looking into getting more of it done myself (just as things always end up to be...). Rewiring is more for insurance, as it is a century old house.

[BigRedDog]

Friends did a re-wire a few months ago.
Over $20k if I remember right.

[drelly]

I had a quote on a small 2 bedroom house and I think it was about $4k

[Wayne]

Assuming that the regs are still the same, you can do much of this yourself. You could run the wires and teminate power points, lights and light switches at least.
You could not connect anything to a switchboard though. Not sure on termination of the stove and hot water.
The necessary standards for this type of work were available on one of the govt web sites setting out what you can do and how to do it.

I did most of the rewire of my current house about 7yrs ago. Just got the sparky to terminate the oven and cook top and make off the board and check my work.

if you rewire yourself you will need to get it signed off and that can be where the problem starts. Would you, if you were an electrician, put your name to someone elses work? I wouldn't as the risk is too high for the reward.