One of the most immediate things we had to get sorted was the electrics. While we had no idea these needed doing on viewing the house before purchase (the dads' only decided to mention it once we were in - thanks dads'!) a few things were pointed out after making it quite obvious. Things like live wires sticking out where wall lights used to be (before the owner left) and brown plug sockets with no on/off switches.
So electricity quotes begun. The first two, both recommended, made our lives a whole lot easier, one was £3,700 (ouch!) and the other...£3,699! We looked at them in disbelief at first, how could they be so incredibly close? But it was reassuring to safely assume both were fair quotes. We were calculating how to afford this new expense when we decided to get just one more quote from someone else after discovering a site listing all registered electricians (www.electricalsafetyregister.com). Rob got a little carried away on his day off (I work 9-5 Monday to Friday but he works weekends and has a random weekday off) and called several electricians from this site. So the second round of quotes begun.
It was interesting how varied the quoting technique was, one guy just looked from the doorway of each room and picked a figure out of the air. Another got out a little kit and did some test on how good the existing wiring was. Overall, the quotes varied from £2,500 to £5,200! We went with an in-between one and the guy who seemed to listen to what we wanted rather than what he wanted to do. Hopefully it will work out, he's working on it now so I'll let you know.
Loz x
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