House rewiring in Bedminster
Full and partial rewires, planned room by room so you can stay in the house while the work happens.
The BS3 rewire is the renovation rewire: bought two-up-two-down, wiring from the seventies, walls coming back to brick anyway. Done at that stage it is the cheapest full rewire in Bristol, since chasing into exposed brick and lifting already-up floors removes most of the labour that costs money in occupied houses. The design conversation matters more than the cable: kitchen-extension circuits, loft-conversion provision and outside power planned once, so the house never needs opening again. Totterdown's hillside terraces add their own flavour: stepped party walls, rooms on half-levels and cellars that open at street level below, all of which change cable routes in ways a standard terrace quote misses. We survey these houses room by room rather than pricing from the floorplan, because the section drawing is the truth here.
The houses we see in Bedminster
Tight Victorian workers' terraces, solid brick, small footprints, many now extended into lofts and side returns. Ownership has swung from long-term and rental toward young families renovating, which drives a steady pipeline of full-house projects. Originals here were wired sparsely; what has not been renovated often carries decades-old boards and two sockets a room, and what has been renovated is only as good as the certification behind it.
Working in Bedminster: the practical bit
BS3's practicalities are the terrace's: party walls close on both sides, floor voids shallow, and loft conversions common enough that many top floors are already modern. Renovation-stage work is the efficient pattern here, since open floors and stripped plaster turn a disruptive rewire into a straightforward one. Streets are narrow and parking is real; we plan materials and visits accordingly rather than treating it as a surprise.
We cover all of Bedminster, Southville, Ashton, Windmill Hill, Totterdown fringe, North Street corridor and the streets between.
What rewiring involves
A full house rewire in Bristol costs £4,500–£8,000 excluding VAT for a typical three-bed and takes five to ten days. That covers stripping out the old wiring, new cabling to every point, a new consumer unit, sockets and switches throughout, and certification. Bristol's Victorian terraces and 1930s semis are the classic candidates: if your wiring predates the 1980s, has old colours, or shows rubber or fabric insulation anywhere, a rewire conversation is due.
This is for you if
- The house still has old colour wiring (red and black, pre-2006) and original sockets
- An EICR or survey has coded the installation C2 or worse
- Rubber or fabric-insulated cable is visible anywhere
- Sockets are scarce, extension leads are everywhere and nothing has RCD protection
- You are renovating anyway and the walls will be open
- Lights dim when the kettle goes on, or fittings buzz and run warm
What's included
- A room-by-room survey and a written scope: every point, every circuit, agreed before work starts
- New cabling throughout, designed to current BS 7671 circuit standards
- A new metal consumer unit with RCBO and surge protection
- Sockets, switches and light points where modern life actually needs them
- Chases made good to a plaster-ready finish, floors relaid, dust managed room by room
- Full testing, Part P notification and the Electrical Installation Certificate
The standard we work to
Rewiring is notifiable under Part P; cabling, circuit design and RCD protection to BS 7671; chases and penetrations made good to a plaster-ready standard.
The full write-up, costs, timings and the questions people ask, is on our house rewiring page. Prices and standards are the same in every part of Bristol we cover.
| Guide range | £4,500 – £8,000+ |
| Typical duration | 5–10 days |
| Compliance | Rewiring is notifiable under Part P |
Guide ranges for budgeting, excluding VAT. We confirm a fixed price in writing before any work starts; the price we agree is the price you pay.
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Guide range £4,500 – £8,000+ excluding VAT, typically 5–10 days. Fixed written quote through the form.