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Torry Granite Tenements
The Victorian tenements and villas off Victoria Road and Sinclair Road, laid out from the 1880s. Solid granite walls, shared stairs, and wiring that is often decades past its best.
AB11 & AB10 · Torry & Ferryhill · Either side of the River Dee
NICEIC approved electrician in Torry & Ferryhill, the granite tenement specialists.
Faithful Spark Electricians look after the granite tenements, flats and family homes across Torry and Ferryhill, with a particular focus on what landlords and letting agents need here. Landlord and HMO EICRs, tenement rewires, fuseboard upgrades and communal stair wiring, every job led personally by Steven Watt.
Your Local Torry & Ferryhill Electrician
Two granite neighbourhoods, one River Dee between them.
Torry and Ferryhill sit either side of the Dee just south of the city centre, and between them the ward is home to more than 20,000 people. Torry, on the south bank by the harbour, grew from a fishing community into streets of granite tenements off Victoria Road, with the 1960s Balnagask estate above and the new £420 million South Harbour at Nigg Bay alongside. Ferryhill, on the north bank, is one of Aberdeen's first suburbs, full of Victorian granite terraces like Archibald Simpson's Ferryhill Place, with Duthie Park at its southern edge. Both are dense with flats, which is exactly why landlords and letting agents call us. Steven Watt leads every job himself.
- ✓ NICEIC Approved Contractor · independently inspected annually
- ✓ Landlord and HMO EICRs to Scotland's Repairing Standard
- ✓ Granite tenement rewires without chasing the walls
- ✓ Communal stair lighting and fire safety wiring
- ✓ £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.
Torry & Ferryhill Property Knowledge
Mostly granite, mostly flats, and that changes everything.
Both neighbourhoods are dominated by solid granite tenements and flats. Granite cannot be chased like a modern block wall, and shared stairs mean shared circuits, so the property type shapes every job here.
Balnagask & Council Estates
The 1960s estate on the southern slope of Torry Hill, much of it still social rented. Ageing boards and original circuits make EICRs and fuseboard upgrades a regular call.
Ferryhill Victorian Terraces
The handsome 1830s granite terraces like Ferryhill Place, much of it within the Ferryhill Conservation Area. Period flats that need careful, sympathetic work.
Flats, Lets & HMOs
Both areas have a large rental and HMO market, from ARI staff lets in Ferryhill to social and private tenancies in Torry. Landlord EICRs and communal wiring dominate here.
What We Do in Torry & Ferryhill
The work granite flats and busy lets actually need.
From a landlord EICR before a new tenancy to a communal stair light that has gone out across a whole block, here is where most Torry and Ferryhill calls land.
Landlord & HMO EICRs
Repairing Standard compliant condition reports for private lets, social housing and HMOs, with clear C1 to C3 coding and a digital certificate.
Granite Tenement Rewires
Full and partial rewires for solid granite flats, run neatly in surface trunking because granite cannot be chased like a modern wall.
Fuseboards & Interlinked Alarms
Full RCBO boards replacing old fuse units, plus the interlinked smoke and heat alarms Scottish law now requires in every home.
Communal & Stair Wiring
Shared stair lighting, common area circuits and emergency lighting for tenement blocks, sorted promptly when a whole stair goes dark.
EV Charging Advice
Honest advice on home charging where there is no off street parking, plus installs where a driveway or private court allows.
Fault Finding & Repairs
Tripping RCDs, dead sockets and flickering lights in flats and tenements, with the price agreed before we start.
How We Work
Set up for landlords, agents and busy tenants.
A lot of our Torry and Ferryhill work is for landlords and letting agents, so we keep it simple, documented and quick to turn around.
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Tell Us the Property
Call 07304 027013, WhatsApp or email. Tell us the flat or block, whether it is a let or an HMO, and whether you need an EICR, a rewire or a repair.
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Access & Quote
We arrange access around tenants, quote EICRs up front, and price larger jobs in writing first. Agents can book multiple properties in one go.
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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.
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Certify & Report
You get a clear digital certificate and, for an unsatisfactory EICR, a plain quote to put the faults right so the property is compliant.
Torry & Ferryhill Pricing, In the Open
Indicative figures, because guessing helps nobody.
Most local firms make you ring for every number. Here is where Torry and Ferryhill jobs usually sit. Every figure is a guide, and the final quote is always confirmed in writing first.
EICR (Inspection & Testing)
| 1 bedroom flat or studio | £150 to £200 + VAT |
| 2 bedroom flat | £150 to £255 + VAT |
| 3 bedroom tenement | £150 to £315 + VAT |
| Landlord EICR (per rental) | £150 to £350 + VAT |
| HMO EICR | quoted to the property |
Fuseboards & Circuits
| Consumer unit upgrade (flat) | £550 to £950 + VAT |
| RCBO replacement (per device, plus install) | £25 to £30 each + VAT |
| Interlinked alarm set (per alarm) | £100 to £150 + VAT |
| Additional socket (each, plus first hour) | £65 to £100 + VAT |
Rewires
| 1 bedroom flat | £3,000 to £5,000 + VAT |
| 2 bedroom tenement flat | £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT |
| Partial rewire (one area) | quoted after survey |
| Diagnostic / fault find (first hour) | £80 to £150 + VAT |
Communal & EV
| Stair lighting repair (first hour) | £80 to £150 + VAT |
| Communal circuit work | quoted to the block |
| EV charger (where parking allows) | from £900 + VAT |
| Cable run over 15 metres | quoted after survey |
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 |
| Agent multi property booking | discussed per portfolio |
Landlord or Agent in the Area?
All prices are guide ranges. We are happy to quote a portfolio of flats together and work around your tenants.
Call 07304 027013The EICR rules every Torry and Ferryhill landlord needs.
Both neighbourhoods are full of let flats, so this is the work we do most here. Under Scotland's Repairing Standard, every privately rented home must have a satisfactory Electrical Installation Condition Report at least every five years, and you must give the tenant a copy. Aberdeen City Council can ask to see it. For licensed HMOs the bar is higher, with testing typically needed every three years or at a change of tenancy, alongside the council's HMO conditions.
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 we will quote plainly to put it right so the flat is compliant and lettable.
- Repairing Standard EICRs for private and social lets, every five years.
- HMO EICRs aligned to Aberdeen City Council licensing conditions.
- Clear digital certificates, ready for the council or your agent.
- Portfolio bookings, so an agent can clear several flats in one visit.
Landlord EICRs in Torry and Ferryhill are £150 to £350 + VAT, with HMOs quoted to the property. See our landlord electrician in Aberdeen page, or the wider EICR in Aberdeen page.
Rewiring solid granite, the right way.
Rewiring a granite tenement is a different job to rewiring a modern semi. You cannot chase cables into a solid granite wall the way you would into block or plasterboard, so the work is planned around neat surface containment, original routes and the shared structure of the close. It takes a little longer and a careful hand, and it is exactly the kind of property we know well across Torry and Ferryhill.
In Ferryhill much of this stock sits within the conservation area, and some terraces like Ferryhill Place are listed, so external work and visible routes are handled sympathetically.
- Full and partial rewires for granite flats and tenements.
- Neat surface trunking and conduit where chasing is not possible.
- Care taken with shared stairs, original features and listed fabric.
- An Electrical Installation Certificate to BS 7671 on completion.
A tenement flat rewire typically runs from £3,000 to £7,000 + VAT depending on size and how much making good is involved. We will always tell you honestly whether a full rewire is needed or whether a partial rewire and a new board will do.
Modern boards and Scotland's alarm law, sorted together.
Many flats across Torry and Ferryhill still run on old fuse units or early boards with little or no RCD protection, often in homes that have changed hands several times. We only fit full RCBO consumer units, never split load boards, so every circuit gets its own breaker and earth fault protection. If one appliance faults, only that circuit drops.
It is also the natural time to sort the alarms. Scottish law requires every home to have interlinked smoke and heat alarms, so when one sounds they all sound. We fit and interlink them properly as part of the work, which matters as much for an owner occupier as for a landlord.
- Full RCBO boards to the 18th Edition, typically Hager, MK or Wylex.
- Interlinked smoke and heat alarms to meet Scottish legislation.
- Smart meter and circuit labelling left clear for the next tenant.
- An Electrical Installation Certificate issued on completion.
A flat board upgrade in Torry or Ferryhill is £550 to £950 + VAT, and an interlinked alarm is £100 to £150 + VAT per alarm. Our guide on whether a consumer unit upgrade in Aberdeen is worth it is a useful read.
When a whole close goes dark.
Tenement living means shared wiring, and a failed stair light or common area circuit affects every flat in the close at once. We treat that as a priority, find the fault, and put it right, whether the responsibility sits with a factor, the owners jointly or a single landlord. We are happy to explain who is liable for what so the bill is shared fairly.
- Stair and common area lighting repairs and upgrades to LED.
- Emergency lighting checks for blocks that need it.
- Communal supply and metering faults traced and fixed.
- Clear advice on owner, factor and landlord responsibilities.
Stair lighting repairs start from £80 to £150 + VAT for the first hour, with larger communal work quoted to the block. Call 07304 027013 and we will get the close lit again.
5 yearsRepairing Standard EICR
3 yearsTypical HMO EICR cycle
C1 to C3Condition codes used
2391-52Inspection qualification
Honest EV advice for tenement streets.
We will always be straight with you. Most Torry and Ferryhill flats have no off street parking, and you cannot run a charging cable across a public pavement, so a standard home charger is not always possible. Where you do have a driveway, a private court or an allocated bay, we can fit a smart, solar ready charger properly, and in the conservation area we keep the route and the unit discreet.
- Free survey to confirm whether a compliant install is possible.
- Smart 7.4kW units from Ohme, Hypervolt Home 3 Pro and myenergi Zappi.
- Discreet routing for listed and conservation area frontages.
- Honest advice when on street charging is the better answer.
Where an install works, it starts from £900 + VAT. See our wider EV charger installation service for the detail.
From £150Landlord EICR + VAT
From £550Flat board upgrade + VAT
GraniteSurface run rewires
Same dayMost fault find visits
Qualified to Sign Off the Work
The awards behind every Torry and Ferryhill 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
Torry, Ferryhill and the streets around the Dee.
Both neighbourhoods sit right in our regular working patch, flats, tenements and family homes alike. See every patch on our areas we cover page.
AB11
Torry & Balnagask
Victoria Road, Sinclair Road, Menzies Road and the Balnagask estate. Landlord EICRs, rewires and fuseboard upgrades. No travel surcharge.
AB11 / AB10
Ferryhill
Ferryhill Place, Polmuir Road and the granite terraces toward Duthie Park, much of it in the conservation area. Careful period work.
AB11
Harbour & South Harbour
The streets by Aberdeen Harbour and the new South Harbour at Nigg Bay. Domestic work and the odd light commercial unit.
AB12
Kincorth & Loirston
South across the Dee, post war estates and newer plots. See our Kincorth and Loirston electrician page.
AB10 / AB15
West End & Rosemount
North west into the granite West End, more period tenement and villa work. See our West End and Rosemount 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 Torry, Ferryhill, the wider city of Aberdeen and the 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 Torry or Ferryhill 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
Torry & Ferryhill 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.
How often does my Torry or Ferryhill rental need an EICR?
For a standard private let, Scotland's Repairing Standard requires a satisfactory EICR at least every five years, and you must give the tenant a copy. For a licensed HMO the cycle is usually shorter, commonly every three years or at a change of tenancy, in line with Aberdeen City Council's licensing conditions. We can tell you exactly what applies to your property when you call.
Can you rewire a granite tenement without chasing the walls?
Yes, and that is the correct way to do it. Solid granite cannot be chased like a modern block or plasterboard wall, so we run cables in neat surface trunking and conduit along original routes, keeping it tidy and discreet. It takes a little longer than a modern rewire, which we factor into the quote.
Who is responsible for the communal stair lighting in my block?
It depends on the title deeds and whether there is a factor. Usually the cost of common stair lighting is shared between the flat owners, or handled by the factor on their behalf, and a single landlord who owns the whole block carries it themselves. We will fix the fault first, then help you understand who is liable so the bill is shared fairly.
My flat is in the Ferryhill conservation area. Does that affect electrical work?
Inside the flat, no, the work is the same to BS 7671. It matters for anything visible from outside, such as an EV charger, external cabling or meter changes, and for listed terraces like Ferryhill Place. We keep external routes and fittings sympathetic and discreet, and flag anything that may need planning consent before we start.
Can I get an EV charger if I have no off street parking?
Usually not a standard home charger, and we will be honest about that. You cannot trail a charging cable across a public pavement. Where you have a driveway, a private court or an allocated bay we can fit a proper smart charger from £900 + VAT. Otherwise on street public charging is the realistic option, and we will tell you so rather than sell you something that will not work.
Are Torry and Ferryhill in Aberdeen City?
Yes. Both are in the Aberdeen City council area. Torry is AB11, on the south bank of the Dee by the harbour, and Ferryhill straddles AB11 and AB10 on the north bank just south of the city centre. For anything official, such as a landlord EICR or an HMO licence, the authority is Aberdeen City Council.
Get a free quote from your Torry & Ferryhill 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 · Torry, Ferryhill & Greater Aberdeen · NICEIC Approved Contractor · Registered in Scotland 29 August 2024 · £2M public liability insured