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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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      21 Jan 2023
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      BLACKPOOL REWIRE

      Is it best to rewire your property whilst it is empty?

      The other property we rewired after Christmas was a three bedroomed house rewire in Blackpool.

      Our clients had purchased this property just before the Christmas break, we provided a full written quotation for this rewire with a full breakdown of the work to be carried out.

      This property was a very straight forward project as the house was empty with no carpets down. The property needed a full rewire to all circuits including rewiring the lighting, sockets, kitchen, and oven supplies.

      As this property was empty, The rewiring took four days to complete which included the issuing of electrical certificates and a Part P building control sign off certificate. It is always best where possible to rewire an empty property. To see how long a lived in rewire can take read this project https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/bungalow-rewire-in-fleetwood/?preview_id=11035&preview_nonce=5293693480&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=11037

      If you want to see more about this project then visit our Facebook page where we post all of our ongoing rewires https://www.facebook.com/fyldecoastrewires

      Now that the electrics have been rewired our clients are able to carry on with the property renovations which will include a new kitchen, plastering, decorating, an extension and possible loft conversion. As the property is being extended, we included the installation of smoke detectors which will satisfy building control when the extension works are carried out and will limit the need to lift the carpets and floors throughout the house limiting disruption.

      If you are purchasing a new property and know that the house needs a full rewire, it is always best to make the rewiring the first project on your list. If you do the rewiring first it will allow you to redecorate and renovate the property with the knowledge that the walls will not need chasing or damaging in the future, it can be costly if you do not do this and need to chase bathroom tiles or chase wallpapered walls once you have moved in.

      21 Jan 2023
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      BUNGALOW REWIRE IN FLEETWOOD

      One of our first electrical rewires after the Christmas break was a two bedroomed bungalow in Rossall Fleetwood

      During the sale process our client asked us to carry out a full electrical installation condition report (EICR). An EICR is the best way to determine the condition of the electrical installation of a property, this is very useful if you are about to buy a property as it helps you to determine how much work is involved in bringing the property up to a standard and will help you form a valuation.

      Upon completion of the inspection, the wiring was estimated to be between 40-50 years old, some of the lights had no earth conductor which is common among the bungalow properties in the Rossall area. The consumer unit was very dated and did not offer the required protection having no RCD protection. As the property was to undergo a full refurb, it is best to carry out the rewiring as the first step of the refurb as rewiring your home is one of the largest and dustiest and disruptive works to be carried out.

      Once the purchase was complete Fylde Coast rewires were contracted to carry out a full electrical rewire of the property including the garage, kitchen, power sockets and lighting.

      HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO REWIRE YOUR PROPERTY?

      Our clients continued to live in the property whilst the electrical rewire was being carried out, when the property is lived in it usually adds around 1.5 days extra to the work scope due to cleaning up and putting the floor boards and carpets back each evening, this property has taken 4.5 days to completely rewire, there is a day left to complete the kitchen once the new kitchen has been delivered

      The electrical installation of this property is now up to date with the current 18th edition wiring regulations which give our customers peace of mind that they can renovate and decorate their new property without encountering any electrical problems further down the line. See here for current EIT BS7671 wiring regulations https://electrical.theiet.org/bs-7671/

      This electrical installation has been issued with the necessary electrical installation certificates and Part P building control sign off certificate. To see some of our rewiring customer reviews check out our home page https://www.fcrelectrical.co.uk/ or visit our Google page https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fylde+coast+rewires&sxsrf=AJOqlzUmD0TIM90-f8t7bpuhY4qgL_NmUg%3A1674291229278&source=hp&ei=HajLY_auDo-BhbIPjNq90A8&iflsig=AK50M_UAAAAAY8u2LXEMi0jRD-Akdd37ScQfrdMLOcw-&oq=&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYATIHCC4Q6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzINCC4QxwEQ0QMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJ1AAWABgyA5oAXAAeACAAQCIAQCSAQCYAQCwAQo&sclient=gws-wiz

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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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          20 Jul 2022
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          24 APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT IN COLNE LANCASHIRE

          This project has been ongoing for a few months now. This building was built in 1852 and has had all sorts of uses during it’s history although it’s biggest claim to fame is the band master for the Titanic went to school in this building!

          This development is in partnership with Perfect Properties LTD and is a commercial conversion from office space to 24 one and two bedroomed apartments, six of which are studio style units. The apartment block will be named Heritage Quarter House. FCR Electrical are involved in the following

          • A full property rewires on the apartments
          • New fire alarm system
          • New emergency lighting system
          • Door entry systems
          • New mains distribution to include separate metering to each flat
          • Landlord area lighting

          We are currently three months into the project and the ground floor is fully first and second fixed, the first floor is first fixed 50% and the basement is 100% first fixed.

          If you are a QS or architect and are looking for a reliable electrical contractor with a track record for apartment electrical installation services then feel free to contact us on 01253 364029 for a discussion to see if we are able to help with your next development or fill in our free consultation form

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            20 Jul 2022
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            THREE BEDROOMED SEMI-DETACHED BUNGALOW REWIRE IN THORNTON-CLEVELEYS IN QUICK TIME

            Last week Ash, Andy and Tom carried out a three bedroomed semi-detached bungalow rewire in Thornton-Cleveleys.

            This property had been purchased by the new owners and only once they had moved into the property did they realise that it was in need of a full rewire.

            Ash and his team had the rewire completed in three days from start to finish. Having this property rewired now gives our clients some piece of mind that their property is electrically safe and has been brought up to the current wiring standards.

            They are now free to install a new kitchen and re decorate the property without any further disruptions

            If you are purchasing or just purchased a bungalow on the Fylde Coast and you think it needs rewiring then feel free to get in touch and fill in our free consultation form for a free site survey and quotation

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              05 Jul 2022
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              WELCOME TO 5 CAMDEN PLACE, WINKLEY SQUARE PRESTON, A FULL COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL REWIRE.

              WELCOME TO 5 CAMDEN PLACE, WINKLEY SQUARE PRESTON, A FULL COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL REWIRE.

              5 Camden is the second commercial rewire we have carried out for Money Penny properties LTD. Our first project was a five-apartment commercial conversion on Ribblesdale. This project was double the floor space of Ribblesdale comprising of seven apartments, tow two bedroomed apartments, one penthouse style apartments, two one bedroomed apartments and two studio apartments.

              First off for this installation, the 3-phase supply to the property required upgrading by Electricity Northwest, once this was complete it allowed us to install a new 3 phase distribution board located in the cellar. From this distribution board we installed the following

              • A new fire alarm throughout the building
              • Emergency lighting system throughout the landlords’ areas
              • New supplies to each apartment
              • Landlords power
              • Office power and lighting in the basement
              • Outside lighting

              Each apartment has a down lights, led lighting, USB charger’s new consumer units, kitchen appliances, local smoke, and heat detection.

              This property has now been fully tested, certified and a five yearly EICR issued, the property is now ready to accept their first guests.

              If you are considering a commercial conversion and the property needs a full rewire then get in touch using the form below for a free consultation

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