House Rewiring Services in Swindon
Full and partial rewires for Swindon properties with outdated, damaged or unsafe electrical wiring.
Rewiring for Swindon Homes
A rewire replaces the cabling, sockets, switches and often the fuse board throughout all or part of a property. It's most commonly needed in older Swindon homes — Victorian terraces around the Railway Village and Old Town, or 1930s and post-war semis in areas like Walcot and Penhill — where original wiring wasn't designed for the electrical demands of a modern household.
Signs a property may need rewiring include an old fuse board with rewireable fuses, cloth-insulated or rubber cabling, frequent trips, scorch marks around sockets, or a low number of sockets forcing heavy use of extension leads.
We carry out both full rewires — the whole property — and partial rewires limited to a single room, floor or circuit, such as a kitchen extension or a single bedroom being converted.
A rewire is disruptive by nature, since cables run under floors and within walls, so we plan the work to minimise mess and make good plastering and decoration as far as reasonably possible once cabling is complete.
How a Rewire Is Carried Out
Survey
Assessing the existing wiring, fuse board and the scope of work needed.
Quote
A clear, written quote covering materials, labour and making good.
First Fix
New cabling run through walls and floors before plastering.
Second Fix & Test
Sockets, switches and fittings connected, then the whole installation tested and certified.
Rewires — Common Questions
Common signs include an old-style fuse board, cloth or rubber-insulated cabling, frequent trips, scorch marks around sockets, or a shortage of sockets. An EICR or a site survey will confirm whether a rewire is genuinely needed.
It's possible for smaller partial rewires, but a full house rewire is disruptive — floors may be lifted and walls chased — so many people choose to stay elsewhere, or plan the work around a period they're away or renovating anyway.
This depends on the size of the property, but a full rewire of an average semi-detached house is commonly around a week, sometimes longer for larger properties or where access is difficult.
We make good chased-out walls to a plaster-ready standard as part of the job. Full redecoration isn't included, but the surfaces are left in a suitable condition for your decorator.