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Post War Garden Estate
The 1940s and 1950s semis and terraces around Kincorth Circle and Provost Watt Drive. Harled and granite homes with wiring now decades past its best. Prime for rewires, EICRs and board upgrades.
AB12 · Kincorth & Loirston · South of the River Dee
NICEIC approved electrician in Kincorth & Loirston, from the post war estate to the new builds.
Faithful Spark Electricians look after the family homes across Kincorth's 1950s garden estate and the brand new houses going up around Loirston Loch. Rewires, fuseboard upgrades and EICRs for the older stock, EV chargers and smart wiring for the new, every job led personally by Steven Watt.
Your Local Kincorth & Loirston Electrician
Aberdeen's garden estate, and the new homes rising beside the loch.
Kincorth sits on rising ground south of the River Dee, three to four miles from the city centre across the Bridge of Dee. It was planned from a 1936 design competition and built out through the late 1940s and 1950s as Aberdeen's garden estate, all curved streets and semi detached homes below Kincorth Hill, the green ridge locals call the Gramps. Those homes are now 70 to 75 years old, which is exactly when the original wiring starts to need real attention. Just to the south, around the Loch of Loirston, the large Loirston masterplan is adding hundreds of brand new houses. Steven Watt leads every job across both himself.
- ✓ NICEIC Approved Contractor · independently inspected annually
- ✓ Rewires and fuseboard upgrades for the post war estate
- ✓ Landlord EICRs for former council homes now let out
- ✓ EV chargers and smart wiring for the Loirston new builds
- ✓ £2 million public liability + employers' liability cover
Steven Watt's City and Guilds awards, held on top of our NICEIC approved contractor status. Real qualifications, not decoration.
Kincorth & Loirston Property Knowledge
Seventy year old semis and brand new builds, side by side.
This corner of south Aberdeen spans the full range, from a 1950s council semi to a 2026 new build by the loch. The build date tells us exactly what to expect behind the wall.
Former Council & Let Homes
Many original council homes are now owner occupied or privately let. The let properties need landlord EICRs every five years, and a lot still have their first or second fuseboard.
Loirston New Builds
The new homes rising around Loch of Loirston under the masterplan. Modern boards already fitted, so the calls are EV chargers, garden supplies and extra outdoor sockets.
Loirston & Cove Edge Semis
The established homes along Loirston Road and Avenue between Kincorth and Cove. A mix of eras, where fuseboard upgrades and added circuits are the usual asks.
What We Do in Kincorth & Loirston
The work an ageing estate and a new one both need.
From a tired 1950s board on Kincorth Circle to a smart charger on a new Loirston driveway, here is where most local calls land.
Rewires & Circuit Additions
Full and partial rewires for the post war semis, plus extra sockets and dedicated circuits for kitchens, showers and garden offices.
Fuseboard & Consumer Unit Upgrades
Full RCBO boards replacing tired 1950s to 1980s units. Every circuit individually protected, no whole house blackouts.
EICRs & Landlord Reports
Condition reports for homeowners and the many former council homes now let, Repairing Standard compliant, clear C1 to C3 coding.
EV Charger Installation
Smart, solar ready home chargers for the new Loirston driveways and the older homes with off street parking.
Lighting, Sockets & Smart Wiring
LED downlights, outdoor and security lighting, garden office supplies and tidy smart home wiring that works first time.
Fault Finding & Repairs
Tripping RCDs, dead sockets and lights that flicker. Booked promptly, with the price agreed before we start.
How We Work
Honest advice, certified work, no surprises.
Whether it is a 1950s semi or a new Loirston home, we keep the process tight and predictable from the first call to the final certificate.
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Tell Us About the Property
Call 07304 027013, WhatsApp or email. Tell us the street, whether it is the post war estate or a new build, and what is happening.
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Free Written Quote
Smaller jobs we can price on the call. For a rewire, fuseboard upgrade or EV charger we attend and quote in writing, so you know the figure before any work starts.
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Steven Carries Out the Work
No subcontracted strangers turning up. Every job is carried out to BS 7671 (18th Edition) and the Scottish building standards, scheduled to suit a busy household.
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Test, Certify and Tidy
Every circuit tested, every offcut taken away. Your certificate is issued digitally the same day where possible, carrying our NICEIC registration number.
Kincorth & Loirston Pricing, In the Open
Indicative figures, because guessing helps nobody.
Most local firms make you ring for every number. Here is where Kincorth and Loirston jobs usually sit. Every figure is a guide, and the final quote is always confirmed in writing first.
Fuseboards & Circuits
| Consumer unit upgrade (100A domestic) | £550 to £950 + VAT |
| Consumer unit with EV charger bundle | £750 to £1,000 + VAT |
| RCBO replacement (per device, plus install) | £25 to £30 each + VAT |
| SPD surge protection (per device) | £40 to £80 + VAT |
| Additional socket (each, plus first hour) | £65 to £100 + VAT |
EICR (Inspection & Testing)
| 1 bedroom flat or studio | £150 to £200 + VAT |
| 2 bedroom property | £150 to £255 + VAT |
| 3 bedroom semi | £150 to £315 + VAT |
| 4 bedroom detached | £150 to £375 + VAT |
| Landlord EICR (per rental) | £150 to £350 + VAT |
EV Charger Installation
| Entry 7.4kW smart unit | from £900 + VAT |
| Smart 7.4kW (Ohme or TeltoCharge) | from £995 + VAT |
| Premium 7.4kW solar ready (Hypervolt or Zappi) | from £1,195 + VAT |
| Cable run over 15 metres | quoted after survey |
Rewires
| 2 bedroom property | £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT |
| 3 bedroom semi | £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT |
| 4 bedroom detached | £7,000 to £14,000+ + VAT |
| Diagnostic / fault find (first hour) | £80 to £150 + VAT |
Labour & Call Outs
| Hourly rate (daytime) | £55 to £75 per hour + VAT |
| Hourly rate (evenings) | £75 to £100 per hour + VAT |
| Emergency call out (first hour included) | £150 to £250 + VAT |
| AICO smoke and CO alarm (per alarm) | £100 to £150 + VAT |
Want a Kincorth or Loirston Quote?
All prices are guide ranges. Your final quote is fixed in writing before any work begins, with no surprises on the day.
Call 07304 027013Rewiring a seventy year old Kincorth home.
The core of Kincorth was built in the late 1940s and 1950s, so a lot of the estate is now running on wiring that is 70 to 75 years old, or on partial rewires done decades ago. Original rubber or early PVC insulation goes brittle with age, lighting circuits often have no earth, and there are rarely enough sockets for how a modern family lives. Where the wiring has genuinely reached the end of its life, a rewire is the honest answer.
Not every Kincorth home needs a full rewire though, and we will always tell you straight. Often a partial rewire of one floor plus a new board is the sensible step.
- Full rewires for post war semis where the wiring is at the end of its life.
- Partial rewires of a single floor, a kitchen or a bathroom during a refit.
- New dedicated circuits for electric showers, hobs, ovens and garden offices.
- Extra sockets and USB points so extension leads stop creeping across rooms.
- An Electrical Installation Certificate to BS 7671 issued on completion.
A full rewire in Kincorth typically falls between £3,500 and £14,000+ + VAT depending on the size of the home and how much making good is involved. We plan cable runs before the first board lifts and keep an occupied family home liveable while the work runs.
Why so many estate boards fail an inspection.
A huge number of Kincorth homes still run on old rewirable fuse units or early plastic boards with little or no RCD protection. They were fine for the demands of their day, but they do not meet the 18th Edition and they are the single most common reason a Kincorth installation fails an EICR. The first sign of trouble is usually nuisance tripping, or a board with no test button at all.
We only fit full RCBO consumer units, never split load boards. With a full RCBO board, every circuit gets its own combined breaker and earth fault protection, so if one appliance faults, only that circuit drops and the rest of the house stays live.
- Full pre install testing of the existing installation before anything changes.
- An 18th Edition compliant full RCBO board, typically Hager, MK or Wylex.
- Main bonding to gas and water checked and brought up to standard.
- SPD surge protection and AFDD arc fault detection where they add real value.
- An Electrical Installation Certificate to BS 7671 issued on completion.
A typical 100A domestic upgrade in Kincorth is £550 to £950 + VAT. Our guide on whether a consumer unit upgrade in Aberdeen is worth it is a useful read.
EICRs for Kincorth homeowners and landlords.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is the proper way to find out what the wiring in a Kincorth home is actually doing. For homeowners it is a sensible health check on a property of this age, before a renovation, or at the point of sale. There is also a strong landlord angle here, because many of the estate's original council homes have passed into private hands and are now let out. Under Scotland's Repairing Standard, every privately rented home needs a satisfactory EICR at least every five years.
We test every circuit, then grade what we find. A C1 means danger present, a C2 means potentially dangerous, and a C3 is an improvement recommendation. Any C1, C2 or FI makes the report unsatisfactory and needs putting right. You get a clear digital certificate and a plain English explanation.
Domestic EICRs in Kincorth run from £150 to £380 + VAT depending on size, and landlord reports are £150 to £350 + VAT. See our landlord electrician in Aberdeen page, or the main EICR in Aberdeen page.
1940sEstate first built
5 yearsRepairing Standard cycle
From £150Landlord EICR + VAT
2391-52Inspection qualification
EV chargers for the new Loirston homes.
The Loirston masterplan around the loch is bringing modern, energy efficient homes with off street driveways, which makes them ideal for home charging. Plenty of the established Kincorth and Loirston semis have driveways too. Every charger we fit is smart, as the law requires, and solar ready, so it can charge from your own panels when you add them.
- Free site survey to check the supply, the consumer unit and the cable route.
- Smart 7.4kW units from Ohme, TeltoCharge, Hypervolt Home 3 Pro and myenergi Zappi.
- DNO and ENA notification handled for you where it is required.
- Tidy cable routing along the line of the house, not strung across the wall.
- NICEIC certification on completion of every install.
Installs start from £900 + VAT for a basic 7.4kW smart unit with a cable run up to 15 metres. Runs over 15 metres, a consumer unit upgrade or an earthing upgrade are quoted honestly after the survey. Steven Watt holds the City and Guilds 2921-34 EV charging award. See our wider EV charger installation service for more.
Lighting, small jobs and the Altens units.
Plenty of local calls are not big projects at all. They are the everyday improvements that make a home safer and easier to live in, and there is light commercial work too, with the East Tullos and Altens industrial estates and the new South Harbour at Nigg Bay all just along Wellington Road.
- LED downlights for kitchens, hallways and open plan living, fully fire rated.
- Outdoor and security lighting on RCD protected circuits with IP65 fittings rated for the weather up here.
- Garden office supplies properly run and protected for people working from home.
- Light commercial work for the smaller units around East Tullos and Altens.
- AICO interlinked smoke and heat alarms to meet Scotland's alarm legislation.
If it is electrical and it is in Kincorth or Loirston, it is worth a call. We will tell you honestly whether it is a quick fix or something larger, and price it before we start.
IP65Outdoor fitting rating
£65 to £100Per added socket + VAT
£100 to £150Per AICO alarm + VAT
Same dayMost fault find visits
Qualified to Sign Off the Work
The awards behind every Kincorth and Loirston certificate.
The work we sign off here is backed by Steven Watt's individual City and Guilds qualifications, held on top of our NICEIC approved contractor status. NICEIC is a scheme membership. City and Guilds are personal awards. They are not the same thing, and we are happy to show both.
Where We Cover
Kincorth, Loirston and the south side.
This whole south side patch sits right in our regular working area, old estate and new builds alike. See every patch on our areas we cover page.
AB12 5
Kincorth Estate
Kincorth Circle, Provost Watt Drive, Nigg Way and the streets below Kincorth Hill. Rewires, EICRs and fuseboard upgrades. No travel surcharge.
AB12 3
Loirston & the Loch
The new homes around Loch of Loirston plus Loirston Road and Avenue. EV chargers, smart wiring and extra circuits for new plots.
AB12
Nigg & Tullos
Toward Wellington Road, East Tullos and Altens. Domestic work and light commercial for the smaller units along the corridor.
AB12 3
Cove Bay
South to the coast and the Charleston new builds. EV chargers, solar and rewires. See our Cove Bay electrician page.
AB11
Torry & Ferryhill
North across the Dee, granite tenements and flats. Landlord EICRs and rewires. See our Torry and Ferryhill electrician page.
AB10 to AB25
Greater Aberdeen
The full city and its suburbs. See our main electricians in Aberdeen page.
Not sure if your street is covered? Call 07304 027013 and we will check on the same call.
Meet the Business
About Steven Watt & Faithful Spark Electricians.
Faithful Spark Electricians is your local NICEIC approved electrical contractor, serving Kincorth, Loirston, the south of Aberdeen and the wider North East of Scotland.
The business was founded in 2023 by Steven Watt and formally incorporated as Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd on 29 August 2024. Steven personally leads every job, supported by a small qualified team, which is exactly why a Kincorth or Loirston customer deals with the same electrician from the first quote to the final certificate.
Today the business holds NICEIC Approved Contractor status and £2 million public liability insurance. To verify our credentials, NICEIC registration is publicly searchable at niceic.com, and registered company details are on Companies House.
2023Faithful Spark founded
2024Ltd incorporated 29 Aug
£2MPublic liability cover
100+Five star Google reviews
FAQs
Kincorth & Loirston questions, answered straight.
Don't see your question? Call 07304 027013 or get in touch and we will come back inside an hour during business hours.
My Kincorth home is from the 1950s. Does it need a rewire?
Possibly, but not always. Wiring of that age is often brittle and short on sockets, and lighting circuits may have no earth, but the honest way to know is an EICR. From that we advise whether a full rewire, a partial rewire of one floor, or simply a new fuseboard is the right step. We never push a rewire that is not needed. A full rewire in Kincorth runs from £3,500 to £14,000+ + VAT depending on size.
Is Kincorth in Aberdeen City or Aberdeenshire?
Kincorth is in the Aberdeen City council area, postcode AB12, on the south bank of the River Dee about three to four miles from the city centre across the Bridge of Dee. Loirston, just to the south by the loch, is also Aberdeen City. For anything official, such as a landlord EICR, the authority is Aberdeen City Council.
I let out a former council house in Kincorth. Does it need an EICR?
Yes. Many original Kincorth council homes are now privately let, and under Scotland's Repairing Standard every privately rented home must have a satisfactory EICR at least every five years, with a copy given to the tenant. We test every circuit, code each finding from C1 to C3, and issue a clear digital certificate. Landlord EICRs in Kincorth are £150 to £350 + VAT.
Can you fit an EV charger on a new Loirston home?
Yes. The new homes around Loch of Loirston have modern wiring and off street driveways, which makes them straightforward. We carry out a free survey, confirm the supply and cable route, handle the DNO notification if it is needed, and fit a smart, solar ready 7.4kW charger from £900 + VAT.
Do you cover the Tullos and Altens units along Wellington Road?
Yes. Alongside the homes, we take on light commercial work for the smaller units around East Tullos and Altens industrial estates, just along Wellington Road from Kincorth. Think additional circuits, lighting, emergency lighting and commercial EICRs. Tell us the unit when you call and we will scope it.
What is the difference between Kincorth and Loirston for electrical work?
In short, age. Kincorth is a 1950s estate, so the work is mostly rewires, fuseboard upgrades and EICRs on ageing installations. Loirston, around the loch, is largely new build, so the work is EV chargers, extra circuits and smart wiring on modern boards. We cover both, and the approach simply follows the age of the property.
Get a free quote from your Kincorth & Loirston electrician.
Call Steven directly on 07304 027013, message us on WhatsApp, or use the form for a free, no obligation written quote. We typically respond within an hour during business hours.
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Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd · Kincorth, Loirston & South Aberdeen · NICEIC Approved Contractor · Registered in Scotland 29 August 2024 · £2M public liability insured