Danestone AB22 8 · Bridge of Don · Aberdeen City

EICR in Danestone Electrical safety reports for Danestone houses, sales and lets, from £150 + VAT

An EICR in Danestone costs from £150 + VAT with Faithful Spark Electricians, and that covers the consumer unit and its first five circuits, whether the house is an original 1980s home near Fairview Street or a later one off Jesmond Drive. Owners, sellers, buyers and landlords in AB22 8 are normally booked within 5 to 10 working days, or within 2 to 5 if a tenant is about to move in, and you get the coded report digitally that same week. Call 07304 027013.

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Faithful Spark Electricians carries out Electrical Installation Condition Reports on Danestone homes and rented houses: we inspect the fixed wiring, test every circuit, code each defect we find and give you a written outcome, satisfactory or unsatisfactory. What you pay depends on the circuit count rather than the number of bedrooms. £150 + VAT includes the main board and five circuits, any further circuit is £15 + VAT, and a separate board in a garage or outbuilding is £70 + VAT plus £15 + VAT for each of its circuits.

Danestone is part of Bridge of Don, in the AB22 8 postcode sector and inside the Aberdeen City Council area. Building started on the land of the old Danestone Farm in 1984, around Fairview Street, and the Wallacebrae streets followed later that decade, so the oldest houses are now just over forty years old. Our team travels from 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ. Steven Watt leads it with Callum working alongside him, and Steven holds City and Guilds 2391-52 for inspection and testing. Every report is written to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. For repairs, extra sockets or other work around the house, see our page for an electrician in Danestone. Phone 07304 027013 Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm or Saturday 9am to 1pm.

Danestone EICR prices

How much does an EICR check cost in Danestone?

An EICR check on a Danestone house costs from £150 + VAT, and a typical three bedroom home on a single board comes to about £315 + VAT once its extra circuits are counted.

Over thirty or forty years most houses here have collected circuits they did not start with: a kitchen extension, a conservatory, an electric shower, a supply out to the garage or a socket for the garden. Count the breakers or fuses on your board when you ring, tell us about any second board, and the written figure will already include them.

Planning an EV charger installation in Danestone? Booking the EICR first shows the condition of the board the new charger circuit will be connected to, before anything is added.

Danestone EICR price guide

Consumer unit and its first five circuits	£150 + VAT
Each extra circuit	£15 + VAT
Second board in a garage, outbuilding or sub board	£70 + VAT plus £15 a circuit
Two bedroom house, typical	about £255 + VAT
Three bedroom house, typical	about £315 + VAT
Four bedroom house, typical	about £375 + VAT
HMO	by circuit count

Common follow on work

Replacement consumer unit	from £550 + VAT, guide to £950
RCBO, per device	£25 to £30 + VAT plus fitting
Surge protection device	£40 to £80 + VAT

The typical figures are a guide, not a cap, and a larger house is priced on its own count. Any repair is quoted separately in writing after you have read the report.

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Danestone houses

What an EICR usually finds in Danestone houses

Danestone was built in phases from 1984, so in most houses the installation is middle aged rather than old. These are the points our inspection looks at most closely, alongside a full test of every circuit.

Mid 1980s, first phase

An original board with little RCD cover

A board from the first phase may have no RCD at all, or one that covers only part of the house. For a let that needs sorting, since the Repairing Standard expects at least one 30mA RCD in the main board, normally protecting the sockets.

Late 1980s and 1990s

Split load boards

Many later houses have a split load board, where one RCD guards a group of circuits. If the sockets sit behind an RCD, that layout can still comply and is not written up as a defect for its design alone. The drawback is that one fault can cut every circuit on that side. We trip test each RCD to prove it disconnects in time.

Later changes

Extensions and garage supplies

Conservatories, kitchen extensions, garden lights and garage feeds often arrived years after the house was finished, and the circuit chart seldom kept pace. We trace and test every circuit. A cable route that cannot be followed without lifting floors is recorded as a limitation, and an FI is reserved for anything that hints at a hidden danger.

Bonding

Bonding not put back

A new boiler, gas meter or section of water pipe can leave the main protective bonding disconnected or too small. When main bonding is missing, the code is normally a C2.

Many houses of this age still have a plastic consumer unit, and that alone is not a defect: the requirement for non combustible enclosures applies when a board is fitted, not to an existing one in good order. Every item is coded and explained in plain English, and no repair starts until you approve a written quote.

Book the EICR on your Danestone house

Send us the street, a rough count of circuits and the reason for the report: a sale, a purchase, a let or peace of mind. The price reaches you in writing before we fix a date.

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Letting in Danestone

Letting your Danestone house: the EICR rules in Scotland

Danestone is mainly owner occupied, so a landlord here is often someone letting the house they used to live in. The Repairing Standard in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 calls for an electrical safety inspection before the first tenant moves in and then at least once every five years. It has two parts, an EICR on the fixed installation and PAT on any appliances you provide, and we cover both in the same appointment.

As Danestone is in the city, your landlord registration is handled by Aberdeen City Council.

A new tenant does not need a new report. One carried out in the five years before the tenancy begins still counts.
Tenants are given copies. A new tenant receives the latest report before moving in, a sitting tenant receives a copy of any inspection made during the tenancy, and you keep your own copy for six years.
The landlord pays. A tenant cannot be charged for the inspection unless the tribunal orders it.
RCD protection is the floor. The guidance says a house with no RCD does not meet the Repairing Standard. One or more 30mA RCDs in the main board, normally on the sockets, meets it, and an RCBO for every circuit is not required.

All of this is in Annex D3 of the Scottish Government statutory guidance for private landlords.

Can a landlord be fined for not having an EICR in Danestone?

Yes, but in Scotland that happens through a tribunal and the criminal courts, not an on the spot penalty. A tenant, or Aberdeen City Council on the tenant's behalf, can apply to the Housing and Property Chamber, which can issue a repairing standard enforcement order setting out the work to be done. Failing to comply with that order without a reasonable excuse, or letting the house while the order stands, is an offence under section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, and a conviction can bring a fine. The tribunal can also cut the rent with a rent relief order. Penalty amounts on UK wide websites usually come from the English regulations, which have no force in Danestone.

Keeping clear of that takes one visit: the EICR and the appliance tests together, the report sent to you or your letting agent, and a written price for anything that needs repair.

Before you book

Questions Danestone owners ask before booking an EICR

Can a normal electrician do an EICR?

Only one who is competent in inspection and testing. Periodic inspection needs specific knowledge, calibrated instruments and suitable insurance, and not every electrician who installs and repairs takes it on. For a let in Scotland, the statutory guidance allows landlords to accept membership of an accredited scheme such as NICEIC or NAPIT as evidence of competence, and gives a checklist for anyone outside those schemes. We are NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239, and Steven Watt holds City and Guilds 2391-52, the inspection and testing award.

What changed for EICRs in 2026?

Amendment 4 to the wiring regulations. BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 was published on 15 April 2026, and the edition before it is withdrawn on 15 October 2026. Under A4 a report is unsatisfactory only when it records a C1, danger present, or a C2, potentially dangerous. A C3, improvement recommended, and an FI, further investigation is advised, are advisory, although an FI on a Scottish let should be investigated promptly because it can point to a danger. Older reports keep the wording of the edition they were written under. For a code by code walk through, read EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI explained.

Will a forty year old Danestone house fail its EICR?

Not because of its age. The result rests on the test readings and what the inspection finds, and only a C1 or C2 makes it unsatisfactory. An older board that draws nothing worse than C3 recommendations still gets a satisfactory report.

Do I need an EICR to sell my house in Danestone?

There is no legal requirement to have one when you sell a house you live in. The Scottish Home Report is made up of a survey, an energy report and a property questionnaire, and none of them tests the wiring. A recent EICR answers the buyer's question about the electrics before it is asked, and gives you a priced list if anything needs doing.

How often should I book an EICR on a house I live in?

The law sets no interval for an owner occupied home. Every ten years or so is a sensible guide, with an extra check when you buy, sell or plan major work such as an extension. If your last report set an earlier date for the next inspection, go by that.

How long does an EICR take on a Danestone semi?

Roughly two to four hours for a typical three bedroom semi, less for a flat or small bungalow, and longer where there is a second board. Each circuit is switched off while it is tested, so we agree the timing with you or your tenant in advance.

Need the report before a sale or a tenancy?

Phone Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm or Saturday 9am to 1pm. Urgent work such as a tenancy start is usually booked within 2 to 5 working days.

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After the report

If the Danestone report comes back unsatisfactory

An unsatisfactory result means the report lists at least one C1 or C2, and each of those must be put right. A C1 that can be made safe while we are there is dealt with on the visit; if it cannot, we confirm the danger to you in writing that day. C2 repairs are urgent, and we normally book them within 2 to 5 working days.

You see the findings first and the repair price as a separate written quote. Minor repairs come with a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate, and a new board with an Electrical Installation Certificate. In a Danestone house the bigger fix, where one is needed, is usually a consumer unit upgrade in Aberdeen, from £550 + VAT, which moves the circuits onto RCBOs so a single fault no longer darkens half the house. For the steps in order, read what to do if your EICR is unsatisfactory.

FuseBox consumer unit with a row of RCBOs, a surge protection device and a 100A main switch, cover lifted — A consumer unit with RCBOs and a surge protection device, the usual replacement when an older board is coded.

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EICR codes on a Danestone report

Code	What it means	Outcome
C1	Danger present	Unsatisfactory: made safe at once
C2	Potentially dangerous	Unsatisfactory: urgent repair
C3	Improvement recommended	Advisory only
FI	Further investigation is advised	Advisory: look into it soon

These outcomes apply to reports made under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. Check the edition named on an older report, because it keeps that edition's wording.

On the day

What happens during a Danestone EICR

Booking. We ask how many boards and circuits there are and agree a time with you or your tenant, because the circuits go off one at a time.
Looking. The board, sockets, switches, light fittings, visible cables and fixed equipment such as a cooker or shower are checked for damage, heat marks and wear.
Measuring. Insulation resistance and continuity readings come first, then polarity and loop impedance, and each RCD is put through a trip test.
Reporting. Observations are coded, the outcome and the next inspection date are recorded, and the digital report is with you that week, with any repair quote kept apart.

The inspection is carried out by our own team, Steven Watt with Callum alongside him, under our NICEIC registration.

Electrician testing a socket outlet with a multifunction tester during an electrical inspection — Testing a socket outlet with a multifunction tester.

City and Guilds Level 3 Award 2391-52 in initial and periodic inspection and testing of electrical installations — Steven Watt holds City and Guilds 2391-52, the award for inspection and testing.

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Coverage

Where we carry out EICRs in and around Danestone

All of Danestone in AB22 8, from the first Fairview streets to Wallacebrae and the Jesmond area, plus Balgownie, Scotstown, Grandhome and the newer houses at Dubford across Bridge of Don. Danestone is on the Peterhead side of Aberdeen, and most addresses within an hour of Peterhead carry no travel surcharge. If anything applies to yours, we tell you when you book.

Danestone AB22 8FairviewWallacebraeJesmondBalgownieScotstownGrandhomeDubford

For other parts of the city, see our page on EICR in Aberdeen.

FAQs

More about EICRs in Danestone

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Is Danestone in Aberdeen City or Aberdeenshire?

Aberdeen City. Danestone is part of Bridge of Don, so landlord registration and any building warrant for electrical work go through Aberdeen City Council.

Does an FI or a C3 make a Danestone report unsatisfactory?

No. Under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 only a C1 or a C2 does that. C3 and FI are advisory, though an FI in a rented house should be looked into as soon as practicable.

Can you test the appliances in a let at the same time?

Yes. A Scottish let needs PAT on the appliances the landlord supplies as well as the EICR, and both are done in one visit.

How is a garage board priced?

At £70 + VAT for the board and £15 + VAT for each circuit it feeds, included in the written price before you book.

Water has got into a socket or the consumer unit. Do I need an EICR?

Yes, before you rely on those circuits again. Keep away from anything wet, switch off at the main switch only if you can reach it safely from a dry spot, and call us. Water can harm a board, an accessory or a cable joint in ways you cannot see, and an inspection records which circuits are sound and which need repair. A genuine safety concern is attended the same day within opening hours.

How soon can you inspect a Danestone house?

Standard bookings usually fall within 5 to 10 working days and a tenancy start within 2 to 5, with the report issued digitally the same week.

Book your EICR in Danestone

Call 07304 027013 or fill in the form with the address, the number of boards if you know it, and what the report is for: a sale, a purchase, a let or your own peace of mind. We reply with a written price and a date. Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm.

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Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd · EICRs in Danestone, Bridge of Don and north Aberdeen · NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239 · TrustMark 4205123 · OZEV authorised installer EVHS/WCS14254 · City and Guilds 2391-52, 2382-22, 2365-03, 2921-34 · BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 · £2M public liability insured · Last updated 6 October 2026