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.
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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!
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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.
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>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.
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I had a quote on a small 2 bedroom house and I think it was about $4kYou can find me at: Energise Web Design
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Originally posted by lawt View PostAssuming 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.
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