Most of us want to live in homes where the
electrical cables are out of sight, and the
socket outlets and light switches are recessed
into the wall. This means concealing the cables
in walls and floor ceiling voids, and cutting
into the fabric of your home to create the
spaces for the metal boxes that mount the
various electrical fittings. Cutting into
plaster and brick is a very dirty job.
Even putting recessed downlights in will entail
routing cable through a floor space or loft as
well as cutting holes in your ceilings. A great
deal of dust and disruption, furniture moving
etc is inevitable. Any decoration is likely to
be ruined.
Therefore the best
time to rewire or substantially renovate the
wiring in a building is in the interval between
one occupant moving out, and the next moving in.
Not only will the stress, mess and disruption of
the job be avoided, both for the tradesman and
the customer, but the savings will be
considerable in time and therefore money. In an
empty property we can work all day. In an empty
property there is no need to waste expensive
time moving furniture and other fittings. In an
occupied property the electrical installation
must be made safe and usable every evening. This
can waste huge amounts of time in getting the
work completed.
So, it's a good idea to contact Red Kite
Electrical early in your project to plan your
project and definitely, well before you get the
decorator, tiler or carpet layer in.
The alternative is to have cable run in surface
trunking, and switches and sockets mounted in
surface boxes. This is much less disruptive for
a house in current occupation. But there is no
doubt it is much less 'pretty'.
Getting advice from an electrical company like
Red Kite will help you make sure you have the
right electrical solution in terms of sockets,
lights and their layout to meet your planned
use. As a fully qualified Part P
installer, Red Kite Electrical will also ensure
that any planned electrical work takes into
account relevant sections of the Building
Regulations and will of course provide you with
full certification upon completion which you may
need to show the buildings inspector.
We can also provide you with suggestions on
products such as a light/fan combination to fit
in a bathroom or ensuite shower room or an
adjustable Passive Infra Red Light or other
lighting solutions for outdoors.
