Full House Rewiring in Maidstone
NICEIC-approved full house rewiring in Maidstone for homes and rental properties across the town and the surrounding Kent villages, replacing old wiring and consumer units with a system built to current safety standards.
Full house rewiring in Maidstone is the process of replacing all the electrical cabling in a property, along with the consumer unit, so the whole system meets current BS 7671 wiring regulations rather than patching individual faults one at a time. GW Property Maintenance Ltd, a NICEIC-approved electrical contractor, carries out full house rewiring in Maidstone and across the wider Kent area, from Victorian terraces near the town centre to older cottages in the surrounding villages. Alongside full house rewiring, we’re also regularly asked about general electrical rewiring, local electrical rewiring for a single room, and building rewiring services for larger or commercial properties, and a full rewire is usually the right option once an Electrical Installation Condition Report, or EICR, flags multiple faults rather than a single isolated issue.
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Standards & equipment we use
Every full house rewiring project in Maidstone is carried out to BS 7671 18th Edition wiring regulations (including the latest amendments), using calibrated Megger multifunction test equipment to verify insulation resistance, earth loop impedance, and RCD trip times on every new circuit. New consumer units are fitted with RCBOs or RCDs for individual circuit protection, replacing older fuse boards that offer little to no protection against electric shock. As a NICEIC-approved contractor, every job is self-certified under the Part P Building Regulations scheme.
What is full house rewiring?
Full house rewiring is the replacement of every circuit in a property, including sockets, lighting, and any dedicated circuits for a cooker, shower, or immersion heater, along with fitting a new consumer unit. It's different from a partial or local electrical rewiring job, which covers just one room or circuit, and from general repairs, which fix a single fault rather than replacing the whole system.
How does full house rewiring work?
A full rewire is usually carried out in two stages: first fix, where old cabling is removed and new cabling is run through walls, floors, and ceilings before plastering, and second fix, where sockets, switches, light fittings, and the new consumer unit are connected once the property is decorated. Every circuit is then tested with calibrated equipment before the property is signed off as safe.
Why does this matter in Maidstone?
Many properties across Maidstone, particularly the Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the town centre and the older housing around Bearsted, were originally wired with cabling and consumer units that predate modern safety standards, some still using rubber or fabric-insulated cable that's degraded over time. Rather than repeatedly repairing individual faults on a system that's reached the end of its safe working life, full house rewiring in Maidstone brings the whole property up to current BS 7671 standards in one project. For anyone buying an older Maidstone home, or a landlord whose property has failed an EICR on multiple points, a rewire is often the most cost-effective long-term solution.
Recent full house rewiring work
How it works
Free quote & site visit
We visit the property, assess the existing wiring, and provide a written quote before booking anything in.
First fix carried out
New cabling is run through walls, floors, and ceilings, with back boxes fitted ahead of plastering.
Second fix & testing
Sockets, switches, and the new consumer unit are connected, then every circuit is tested.
Certification issued
A signed Electrical Installation Certificate confirms the rewire is safe and BS 7671 compliant.
Why choose GW Property Maintenance Ltd
What some electricians do
- Vague verbal quote, scope agreed on the day
- No clear stage plan between first and second fix
- Testing done, but certificate posted weeks later
- One-off job, no guarantee on workmanship
What GW Property Maintenance does
- Written, itemised quote before work starts
- Structured process from survey to certification
- Electrical Installation Certificate issued within 48 hours
- 5-year guarantee on all rewiring work
What affects the cost of full house rewiring in Maidstone?
The cost of full house rewiring in Maidstone depends on the size and layout of the property rather than a single flat rate. This also applies to smaller jobs such as a kitchen rewire, where price depends on the number of new circuits and sockets needed rather than a fixed figure. The main factors are:
Number of rooms and circuits a two-bedroom terrace needs fewer circuits than a larger detached property, which affects both materials and labour time. Consumer unit specification the size and type of RCBO or RCD consumer unit fitted, depending on the number of circuits it needs to protect. Access to the property solid walls and floors common in older Maidstone terraces take longer to chase and reinstate than a property with suspended floors or accessible loft space. Property age and construction period properties with original lath-and-plaster walls often need more careful routing than newer plasterboard construction. Additional circuits required dedicated circuits for a cooker, electric shower, or EV charger add to the scope beyond a standard rewire. Redecoration allowance chasing walls for cabling will disturb plaster and paintwork, so some homeowners factor in redecoration costs once the electrical work is complete.
A free site survey is the only way to give an accurate figure for full house rewiring in Maidstone, since two similarly sized properties can need very different amounts of work depending on their existing wiring and construction.
Why landlords in Kent need this
Landlords letting property in Maidstone, Tonbridge, or Medway are legally required to hold a valid EICR, and a property that fails on multiple points is often more cost-effective to rewire in full than to repair fault by fault. A completed rewire, backed by a signed certificate, gives landlords a clean compliance record and reduces the risk of repeat call-outs on the same ageing system.
Why local matters for this service
Maidstone’s housing stock ranges from Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the town centre to newer estates around Bearsted and Coxheath, with a mix of period cottages and newer infill housing across the surrounding villages. An electrician familiar with this mix of property types understands how to route new cabling through original lath-and-plaster walls with minimal disruption, and recognises which streets and property types in Maidstone typically still carry older, unmodernised wiring.
Standards and methods used
Every full rewire follows BS 7671 18th Edition wiring regulations, uses RCBO-protected consumer units, calibrated Megger test equipment, and Part P self-certification, so the finished property is both safe and legally compliant without extra council sign-off.
Full house rewiring across Maidstone
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Full House Rewiring in Maidstone Frequently asked questions
A typical three-bedroom house usually takes around 5 to 7 working days, though this varies with property size, access, and whether rooms need to be worked through in stages to keep the property partly liveable.
Most domestic rewiring work falls under Part P of the Building Regulations. As a NICEIC-approved contractor, GW Property Maintenance self-certifies this work, so no separate council building control application is needed.
Many homeowners choose to stay elsewhere during the first fix stage, since power is off in worked areas and there’s disruption from chasing walls, though this depends on the size of the job and how it’s phased.
Every completed rewire comes with a signed Electrical Installation Certificate confirming the work meets BS 7671 wiring regulations, along with test results for every new circuit.
Yes. A kitchen rewire covers just the circuits serving that room, such as sockets, lighting, and a dedicated cooker circuit, so it’s priced on a smaller scope than full house rewiring. A free site survey gives an accurate figure for