Rewire Peterhead from £3,500 + VAT
We rewire houses, flats and rented homes in Peterhead and the Buchan villages around it, from £3,500 + VAT for a 2 bedroom flat. Every job starts with a free survey and a fixed written quote, and finishes with an Electrical Installation Certificate to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. A 2 bedroom flat usually takes 5 to 7 days on site. Call 07304 027013 to book your survey.
Open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm. Based on Thomson Road, Peterhead.
A house rewire in Peterhead costs £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT for a 2 bed flat, £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT for a 3 bed semi and £7,000 to £14,000 + VAT for a 4 bed detached house. Larger houses and unusual buildings are quoted after the survey. Where your home lands inside a band depends on how many circuits it has, whether the walls are granite or plasterboard, and whether you live there while we work. We survey free and give a fixed written price, so the figure you agree is the figure you pay unless you change the scope.
| 2 bed flat | £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT |
|---|---|
| 3 bed semi | £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT |
| 4 bed detached | £7,000 to £14,000 + VAT |
| New consumer unit only, no rewire | £550 to £950 + VAT |
| EICR to find out if you need a rewire | From £150 + VAT |
| Time on site | About 5 to 7 days for a 2 bed flat and 7 to 10 days for a 3 bed semi. Granite walls add time. |
| Certificate | Electrical Installation Certificate to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 |
| Building warrant | Needed for flats, maisonettes and buildings of three storeys or more. Not needed for an existing house of up to two storeys. Issued by Aberdeenshire Council. |
| Who does the work | Our own NICEIC registered team, led by Steven Watt |
How much does a house rewire cost in Peterhead?
Circuits and access set the price of a rewire. Bedrooms are only a rough guide to both, which is why each band is wide.
Full rewire price bands
| 2 bed flat | £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT |
| 3 bed semi | £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT |
| 4 bed detached | £7,000 to £14,000 + VAT |
| Larger, granite or rural homes | Quoted after survey |
Prices are before VAT. £3,500 + VAT is £4,200 with VAT added.
What moves the price
- The number of circuits: cooker, shower, outside lights, garage
- Solid granite walls, where there is no cavity to drop cable down
- Fitted floors and finished rooms that limit access
- Whether you live there during the work or the home is empty
- Extra sockets, outside points or a supply for a future charger
Get your exact figure
The survey is free. We count the circuits, agree every socket, switch and light position with you, then send a fixed written price. A rewire priced blind tends to grow on the day, so we never price one over the phone.
Call 07304 027013What the price covers, and what it does not
Covered
- New cable on every circuit, replacing the old runs
- New sockets, switches and ceiling roses in standard white
- A new consumer unit, so every circuit has modern protection
- Main bonding to the gas and water checked and brought up to date
- Surge protection, unless you decline it, which is recorded on the certificate
- Every circuit tested, with the results on your Electrical Installation Certificate
- Plaster patched around our cable routes, ready for your decorator
Not covered, so budget separately
- Decorating, wallpaper and paint
- New carpets or other floor coverings
- Plastering beyond patching around our routes
- Building work such as new walls or ceilings
Each of those is a separate trade. We tell you at the survey where our work stops and your decorator or plasterer starts.
Book a free rewire survey in Peterhead
We go round the property with you, agree every point and post a fixed written quote. No obligation.
Rewiring granite terraces, flats and estates in Peterhead
The age and construction of a house tell us what to expect before we lift a floorboard. These are the kinds of home we are asked about most in AB42.
Solid stone walls
Around Broad Street, Marischal Street, Queen Street and Keith Inch, much of the housing is solid granite with lath and plaster inside. There is no cavity to drop cable down, so we plan routes through lofts, under floors and inside partitions, and keep any cutting into the stone to the short final drop at each socket or switch.
Where the stone is exposed or the plaster is worth keeping, surface trunking or conduit can be the better finish than a patched chase. We agree it room by room before anything is cut.
Flats need a building warrant
A rewire in a flat or maisonette needs a building warrant from Aberdeenshire Council, and the owner who orders the work is responsible for getting it. We tell you at the survey whether yours needs one, so the paperwork starts before the cable does.
Original wiring of that age
Houses from the decades after the war are where you would expect an original rewireable fuse board, hardened early PVC cable or lighting circuits with no earth. An EICR shows which of those you have, and a full rewire is the right answer when several turn up together.
Often a board, not a rewire
Wiring of this age is usually sound, so a consumer unit and a few remedials are more likely than a rewire. We will tell you that rather than quote for work you do not need. If it is the board that is old, see our consumer unit upgrade in Peterhead at £550 to £950 + VAT.
Boddam, Longside, Hatton and St Fergus
Older cottages, converted steadings and houses with garages and outbuildings mean longer cable runs and sometimes a separate earth arrangement for the outbuilding. That is more cable and more thought, so these are quoted after a survey.
Does your Peterhead home need a rewire?
Age alone does not decide it, and neither does a failed report. The kind of finding decides it. An EICR is unsatisfactory only when it records a C1 or C2 code, and plenty of unsatisfactory reports are cleared by repairs rather than a rewire.
The way to find out is to test. An EICR in Peterhead from £150 + VAT tests every circuit and records what it finds, and it is the evidence for a rewire if one is needed. Findings in the cable itself point to a rewire. Findings at the board or on a single accessory usually do not.
A new board will not rescue perished cable. Modern protective devices can start tripping on old cable because they detect leakage the old fuses never did, so you pay for the board and still need the rewire. Where the cable tests sound, the cheaper and right answer is the board. For a longer list of warning signs, read our guide to the signs your house needs rewiring.
What a finding usually means
| Finding | Usually means |
|---|---|
| Rubber, fabric or lead sheathed cable | Rewire. The insulation cannot be repaired. |
| Lighting circuits with no earth | Rewire the lighting circuits |
| Low insulation resistance on several circuits at once | Rewire. The cable has deteriorated. |
| Heat damage behind sockets or at the board | Find the cause first, often a partial rewire |
| Rewireable fuse board on sound cable | New consumer unit, not a rewire |
| Cracked socket, missing blank, undersized bonding | Remedials, not a rewire |
What is the cheapest way to rewire a house?
The cheapest honest rewire replaces only what testing shows is past it, and is timed so the walls are open anyway. Each saving has a trade off, so here they are.
A partial rewire
Saves: you keep every circuit that tests sound and replace only the rest, a kitchen or a lighting circuit for example.
Trade off: it only works when testing proves the circuits you keep are in good condition. If they are not, a partial is a full rewire split across two bills and two rounds of mess. Our guide to partial or full rewire sets out the choice.
Surface trunking or conduit
Saves: it is quicker and cheaper than chasing cable into solid granite, and it means less plastering and decorating afterwards.
Trade off: you can see it on the wall. On exposed stone or in a room you are keeping as it is, that is often the right finish. In a room you are about to redecorate, it may not be.
Doing it while walls are open
Saves: access is most of the labour in a rewire. If a builder is already lifting floors or stripping plaster for an extension or a new kitchen, running the new circuits at that point costs far less than doing it later.
Trade off: decisions on socket and light positions have to be made earlier, and the electrical work has to fit the builder's programme.
Smaller savings: standard white fittings, clearing the rooms before we arrive, and booking early. A low quote that leaves out the new board, the certificate or the making good is not the cheapest job, so ask for each to be named on paper. Call 07304 027013 and we will tell you which of these fits your house.
How disruptive is a rewire?
A rewire is disruptive but it is planned and it ends. Expect floorboards up, dust and no power in parts of the home for periods, with floors protected and dust sheets down throughout.
Can you stay in the house?
Often, yes. We can work through the property in stages so part of it keeps power each evening. An empty property is quicker and easier on you, which is why owners of let and holiday homes book the gap between guests. The order of work is agreed at the survey.
How long does it take?
Expect about 5 to 7 days on site for a 2 bed flat and 7 to 10 days for a 3 bed semi. Bigger houses take longer, and solid granite adds more because the routes need planning. The days go in writing with your quote.
Will you need to redecorate?
In rooms where cable was cut into the walls, yes. Our plaster patching stops at the cable routes, so each room is left ready for your decorator to finish. Cable under floors or in trunking leaves much less to redo.
From one of our rewires in Fraserburgh
These photos are from a rewire our team carried out in Fraserburgh, shared with the owner's permission. They show what a rewire looks like part way through, so you know what to expect in your own home.
Do you need a building warrant to rewire in Peterhead?
An existing house of up to two storeys does not need a building warrant to be rewired. A flat or maisonette does, and so does any building of three storeys or more.
Applying is the owner's job, not the electrician's, and for Peterhead the warrant is issued by Aberdeenshire Council. At the survey we say whether your rewire needs one, so a flat never starts without it.
No warrant does not mean no standard. Building Standard 4.5 applies to every electrical installation in Scotland, and the Scottish Technical Handbook points to BS 7671 as the way to meet it. Our rewires are designed, installed and tested to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 and certified on an Electrical Installation Certificate.
Part P does not apply in Scotland
Some national and templated rewire pages say a Scottish rewire needs Part P sign off or a Building Control notice. Both are England and Wales requirements. Scotland has building standards and warrants instead, so a quote that mentions Part P was probably written for the wrong country.
Can I legally rewire my own house in Scotland?
Part P does not apply here, but your work must still meet Building Standard 4.5, and as the owner that responsibility is yours. In a flat, a maisonette or a building of three storeys or more you need the building warrant before you start.
The Technical Handbook expects electrical work to follow BS 7671 and to be inspected and tested by someone with the technical knowledge, practical skills and experience to do it. That is why we advise leaving a full rewire to a qualified electrician.
Where you can save safely is around the electrical work: clearing rooms, lifting carpets and arranging the decorator. We survey free and quote for the rest.
Call 07304 027013Are there any grants available for rewiring a house in Scotland?
No. We are not aware of any Scottish grant that pays for a rewire, and none of the funding listed by Home Energy Scotland covers one.
Home Energy Scotland's grants and loans are for insulation, heating systems and renewables. Warmer Homes Scotland, for eligible homeowners and private tenants, funds improvements such as insulation and heating. Landlords can apply for a Scottish Government funded loan for energy efficiency improvements. Wiring is not on any of those lists. The Home Energy Scotland funding page shows what you may qualify for.
Be careful with a "free rewire"
If anyone offers you a free rewire, ask for four things in writing before you agree to anything: who is paying, what you are signing up to, exactly what work is covered, and who will carry out and certify it.
Our alternative is plain. A free survey, then a fixed written price with VAT shown separately, so you can compare it with any other offer on the same basis.
Holding an unsatisfactory EICR or a surveyor's report?
Send us the report. We will read it, say whether it points to remedials or a rewire, and price whichever is right.
Rewiring a rented home, HMO or short let in Peterhead
If you let a flat or house in Peterhead, the gap between lets is the cheapest time to rewire.
An empty property can be isolated completely, so the work runs as one programme with nobody living in it. That is faster and cheaper than working around a household, and the certificate is in your hand before the next tenant or guest arrives. If you hold several properties, plan the work across the gaps instead of reacting to one failed report at a time. HMOs and short lets carry extra requirements, which we scope individually after a survey.
Private landlords in Scotland need an electrical safety inspection at least every five years under the Repairing Standard. The Electrical Installation Certificate from a rewire can stand in for an EICR for up to five years, provided its next inspection date has not passed.
What the report codes mean for a let
Only a C1 or C2 makes an EICR unsatisfactory. C3 and FI are advisory, although an FI (further investigation advised) deserves prompt attention in a let.
If your report lists problems across most circuits, a rewire between lets is often cheaper than paying for remedials twice. Tell us the number of properties and the dates the lets end, and we will plan the visits.
Call 07304 027013What to add while your Peterhead home is open
Floors up and walls open make a rewire the cheapest time to put cable wherever you will want it for years.
- More sockets where you use them, including doubles by beds and desks
- Outside sockets and lighting on their own protected circuit
- A supply ready for a charger, so a later EV charger installation in Peterhead does not mean lifting floors again
- Spare ways in the new consumer unit for a heat pump, garden room or garage
Who rewires your home
We are a NICEIC Approved Contractor (enrolment 620239) working from Thomson Road in Peterhead. Our own team is led by Steven Watt, with Callum working alongside him. Steven holds City and Guilds 2365-03 (electrical installations), 2382-22 (BS 7671 wiring regulations) and 2391-52 (inspection and testing, the qualification behind your test results). More about us as your electrician in Peterhead. If the property is in the city, see how we rewire in Aberdeen.
Areas covered from Peterhead: Peterhead AB42, Boddam, Longside, Hatton, St Fergus, Mintlaw and Cruden Bay.
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Rewire Peterhead questions
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How much does it cost to rewire a house in Peterhead?
Our Peterhead prices are 2 bed flat £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT, 3 bed semi £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT and 4 bed detached £7,000 to £14,000 + VAT. Granite, rural and larger houses are quoted after a survey. You get a free survey and a fixed written price first.
What is the average cost of rewiring a house in Scotland?
Nobody publishes an official Scottish average. Prices online run from about £2,000 for a small property up to £9,000 or more for a four bedroom house, and some quote with VAT and some without. To compare fairly, ask whether VAT and a new consumer unit are in the figure, how the cable will be routed and who patches the plaster afterwards.
What is the cost of rewiring a 2 bedroom house?
A 2 bed flat is £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT with us. A 2 bedroom house has more cable running between floors, so we price it after seeing it. Granite walls, fitted floors and an extra circuit for a garage all pull the figure towards the top of the range.
How much would an electrician charge to rewire a house?
We charge one fixed price for a rewire: 2 bed flat £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT, 3 bed semi £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT and 4 bed detached £7,000 to £14,000 + VAT. Small jobs outside a rewire get a clear price before any work starts.
What is the cheapest way to rewire a house?
Replacing only the circuits that fail testing is the cheapest honest route, which means a partial rewire that begins with an inspection, not a guess. Surface trunking costs less than chasing into granite and goes in quicker, though you will see it on the wall. Rewiring while a builder already has the floors and walls open, choosing standard white fittings and clearing the rooms beforehand also trim the bill.
Can I legally rewire my own house in Scotland?
Part P does not apply in Scotland, but your work must still meet Building Standard 4.5, and as the owner that responsibility is yours. A flat, a maisonette or a building of three storeys or more also needs a building warrant before you start. The Scottish Technical Handbook expects electrical work to follow BS 7671 and to be inspected and tested by someone with the knowledge, skills and experience to do it, so we advise leaving a full rewire to a qualified electrician.
Are there any grants available for rewiring a house?
No. We are not aware of any Scottish grant that pays for a rewire. Home Energy Scotland funding covers insulation, heating and renewables, not wiring. Check the Home Energy Scotland funding finder for what you may qualify for, and be careful with any offer of a free rewire: ask in writing who is paying, what you are signing and who will certify the work.
How disruptive is a rewire?
Expect floors lifted, cable routes cut or trunked, dust, and parts of the home without power for periods. We use dust sheets and floor protection, can work through the home in stages so part of it keeps power each evening, and agree the order of work at the survey. An empty property is quicker and easier on you.
How long does a rewire take?
On site, a 2 bed flat typically needs 5 to 7 days and a 3 bed semi 7 to 10. Bigger houses and solid granite take longer, and the days are confirmed in writing alongside the quote.
Do you need to redecorate after rewiring?
In most cases yes, in any room where cable was chased into plaster. Our plastering stops at patching around the cable routes, so each room is ready for your decorator to finish. Cable under floorboards or in trunking leaves far less to redo.
Does an unsatisfactory EICR mean I need a rewire?
Not automatically. An EICR is unsatisfactory only when it records a C1 or C2 code, and many unsatisfactory reports are cleared by repairs. A rewire is the answer when the findings are in the cable itself, such as perished insulation, no earth on the lighting circuits or poor insulation resistance across several circuits. Send us the report and we will tell you which it is.
Do I need a building warrant to rewire in Peterhead?
No, if it is an existing house of no more than two storeys. Flats, maisonettes and buildings of three storeys or more do need a warrant, which the owner applies for through Aberdeenshire Council. Either way the work must meet BS 7671, and Part P does not apply in Scotland.
Will I get a certificate after the rewire?
You do. It is an Electrical Installation Certificate to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 and carries the test results for every circuit. Store it with your house papers. A landlord can use it instead of an EICR for up to five years while its next inspection date is still ahead.
Book your rewire survey in Peterhead
Call 07304 027013, message us on WhatsApp, or use the form. Tell us the address, the type of property, whether it is lived in or empty, and what your EICR said if you have one. We will arrange a free survey followed by a fixed written quote.
Last updated 6 October 2026.
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