Rewire Fraserburgh for granite and older homes, from £3,500 + VAT
We rewire granite houses, town centre flats and estate homes across Fraserburgh and the AB43 coast, from £3,500 + VAT for a 2 bedroom flat. Solid stone walls are planned room by room before anything is cut, the price is fixed in writing after a free survey, and the finished job is certified to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. Most 2 bedroom flats take 5 to 7 days on site. Ring 07304 027013 to book the survey.
Lines open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. Fraserburgh jobs are run from our base at 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead.
Rewiring a house in Fraserburgh costs from £3,500 + VAT. Our bands are £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT for a 2 bedroom flat, £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT for a 3 bedroom semi and £7,000 to £14,000 or more + VAT for a 4 bedroom detached house. Granite cottages and bigger or unusual buildings are priced once we have seen them. On solid stone the figure is set mostly by how the new cable can reach each socket and light without cutting the walls, which is why every Fraserburgh rewire starts with a survey.
| From | £3,500 + VAT (£4,200 with VAT) for a 2 bedroom flat |
|---|---|
| Granite cottage or larger house | Fixed price after a free survey |
| Board only, wiring sound | Consumer unit upgrade, £550 to £950 + VAT |
| Not sure it needs a rewire | EICR from £150 + VAT tests every circuit first |
| Days on site | Around 5 to 7 for a 2 bedroom flat, 7 to 10 for a 3 bedroom semi. Solid stone takes longer. |
| Paperwork you receive | Electrical Installation Certificate with test results for every circuit |
| Building warrant | Flats, maisonettes and buildings of three storeys or more need one from Aberdeenshire Council. A house of up to two storeys does not. |
| Your electricians | Our own team, led by Steven Watt with Callum alongside him |
How much does it cost to rewire a house in Fraserburgh?
A Fraserburgh rewire costs £3,500 to £14,000 or more before VAT, depending on the size of the house and how hard the walls are to work in. The table shows each band before and after VAT, so you can set it beside any quote you hold.
| Property | Our price before VAT | Same price with 20% VAT |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedroom flat | £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT | £4,200 to £8,400 |
| 3 bedroom semi | £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT | £6,000 to £12,000 |
| 4 bedroom detached | £7,000 to £14,000 or more + VAT | £8,400 to £16,800 or more |
| Granite cottage, steading or larger house | Fixed price after a free survey | |
Why a granite house sits higher in the band
A modern wall has a void behind the board, so a cable drops down it in minutes. Solid granite and rubble walls have no void. Every concealed drop has to be cut into the stone, protected and made good, and the old plaster can hide surprises. More of the job goes into routing, which is labour, which is price.
What is the average cost of rewiring a house in Scotland?
No official body publishes a Scottish average, so any single figure you read is one firm's view. Prices online also differ because some include VAT, a new consumer unit, plaster repair or warrant fees and others leave them out. Compare quotes on the same basis rather than on the headline number.
Your fixed figure
At the free survey we walk every room with you, agree each socket, switch and light, and decide the finish on each wall. The written price follows within one working day and does not change unless the job does.
Call 07304 027013Five questions to put to every rewire quote
- Is VAT in the figure, or added on top?
- Is a new consumer unit included?
- Who fills and patches the cable routes, and who does the decorating?
- Will I get an Electrical Installation Certificate with the test results?
- If this is a flat, who is applying for the building warrant?
Our quote answers all five in writing. Plaster patching around our cable routes is ours; decorating, new flooring and wider plastering are for your decorator or plasterer, and we say at the survey exactly where our work stops.
Get a fixed price for your Fraserburgh rewire
One visit, every room agreed with you, and a written figure within one working day. No charge for the survey.
Rewiring granite and older houses in Fraserburgh without wrecking the walls
The skill on a granite house is not cutting stone. It is working out how little stone needs cutting at all.
- Most of the cable never touches the stone. Circuits run through the loft, under suspended timber floors, in ceiling voids and inside any stud partitions. The solid wall carries only the short final drop or rise to each point. An old conduit run can sometimes be reused as a draw wire route, which saves cutting entirely.
- Where a chase is cut, the cable goes in conduit. Oval PVC or steel conduit sits below the finished plaster line, and steel gives new plaster something to grip.
- Routes follow the safe zones. Runs go straight up or down from an accessory, or close to a corner or ceiling, so whoever drills that wall in years to come can predict where the cable is. Anything outside a safe zone, or sitting shallow, gets extra mechanical protection.
- Lime plaster is patched with lime compatible material. A cement patch over lime plaster is poor practice and shows through the paint.
- Dust is sealed in before work starts, rather than chased round the house afterwards.
Surface conduit is a finish, not a shortcut
On exposed stone, or on traditional plaster and panelling worth keeping, painted mini trunking or steel surface conduit is often the better answer than a chase that has to be patched. It also means far less making good. You choose, wall by wall, and the choice goes into the written quote.
Talk it through: 07304 027013Finish options on a solid wall
| How the cable is run | Best suited to | What you see afterwards |
|---|---|---|
| Loft, floor and ceiling voids | The bulk of the circuits in almost every house | Nothing, apart from a short drop to each point |
| Chased into the stone, in conduit | Plastered rooms you plan to redecorate | A patched line until the room is painted |
| Steel surface conduit | Exposed stone, stores, garages and outbuildings | A neat metal run fixed to the wall |
| Painted mini trunking | Lime plaster or panelling you want left alone | A slim run painted to match the wall |
| Behind new plasterboard lining | Rooms being lined or dry lined anyway | Nothing. Cable ends come through the new boards at each point, as in the photos below. |
Photos from one of our Fraserburgh rewires
These come from a rewire our team carried out in Fraserburgh, in an older house with tall windows and timber shutters. The walls and ceilings were being lined with new plasterboard, so the cables run behind the boards and only the ends show.
Does your Fraserburgh house really need a full rewire?
Only a test answers that. Age, an old fuse box or an unsatisfactory report do not decide it on their own, and an EICR is unsatisfactory only when it records a C1 or C2 code.
The cable itself has failed
Rubber or lead sheathed cable, lighting circuits with no earth conductor, early PVC gone hard and brittle, or poor insulation resistance across several circuits at once. None of these can be repaired in place.
Old fuses on cable that tests well
A rewireable fuse box with no residual current protection, sitting on PVC cable that passes its tests, needs a consumer unit upgrade in Fraserburgh at £550 to £950 + VAT, not a rewire.
Faults in one place
A cracked socket, a scorched accessory, missing bonding or one damaged run is fixed where it is. If one area is worn and the rest is sound, replacing that area alone is a sensible job.
Start with an EICR in Fraserburgh from £150 + VAT. It tests every circuit and gives you, and us, the evidence either way. For the warning signs to look out for at home, read our guide to the signs your house needs rewiring, and if only part of the wiring is tired, our comparison of a partial or full rewire sets out when each makes sense.
Already holding a report that says unsatisfactory?
Send it over. We will tell you whether the codes point to repairs, a new board or a rewire, and price the one you actually need.
The kinds of Fraserburgh home we rewire
The street often tells us what we will find behind the plaster before the survey starts.
Granite flats over shops and closes
Around Broad Street, Mid Street, High Street, Frithside Street and Saltoun Square, many homes are flats reached by a shared stair, some above shops. Walls are solid and the wiring has often been added to by different hands over the years, so the survey traces which circuits belong to which flat.
Kirkton, Broadsea, Dalrymple and Lochpots
Former council houses from the 1960s and 1970s are where original fuse boards, unearthed lighting and tired early PVC turn up. Some need a full rewire. Many need only a board and a few repairs, and the test shows which.
Cottages and outbuildings
In Rosehearty, Sandhaven, St Combs, Inverallochy and Cairnbulg, stone cottages, garages and sheds mean longer cable runs. Salt air works on outdoor fittings, not on cable inside a dry wall, so outside we fit properly rated enclosures, seal every gland and use corrosion resistant fixings.
Can one flat in a Fraserburgh tenement be rewired on its own?
Yes. Your flat's wiring is rewired and certified as an installation in its own right. The shared parts are a different matter. Under section 3 of the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004, unless the title deeds say otherwise, the close is common property of the flats it gives access to. The same section makes a cable that serves only your flat part of your flat, and a cable serving two or more flats common property of the flats it serves.
So the common stair lighting and any shared supply are a matter for the owners together, not something one owner or their electrician can change alone. We identify your meter, your board and your earthing at the survey instead of assuming, keep the stair clear and passable while we work, and agree noisy times with the neighbours.
Flats need a building warrant
Rewiring a flat or maisonette needs a building warrant from Aberdeenshire Council, and getting it is the owner's duty. We confirm at the survey whether yours needs one, so the application is in before the work is booked.
Book a flat surveyBuilding warrants and standards for a Fraserburgh rewire
A house of up to two storeys can be rewired without a building warrant. Flats, maisonettes and any building of three storeys or more need one, applied for by the owner through Aberdeenshire Council.
Every rewire still has to meet Building Standard 4.5, and the Scottish Technical Handbook on electrical safety points to BS 7671 as the way to do that. We design, install and test to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, the edition every new installation must follow from 15 October 2026, when the previous edition is withdrawn.
Part P and Building Control are English rules
Part P is in the Building Regulations for England and Wales and has never applied in Scotland, and Scotland has no Building Control notification for a rewire. If a quote or website for a Fraserburgh rewire mentions either, it was written for the wrong country. Here the questions are whether you need a warrant and whether the work is certified to BS 7671.
Renting the property out?
Private landlords in Scotland need an electrical installation condition report at least every five years under the Repairing Standard. The Electrical Installation Certificate from a rewire can serve instead for up to five years, while its recommended next inspection date is still ahead.
Only C1 and C2 codes make an EICR unsatisfactory. C3 and FI (further investigation advised) are advisory, though an FI on a let property should be looked at promptly. The gap between tenants is the cheapest time to rewire, because the house can be switched off as a whole.
Call 07304 027013Is it illegal to sell a house that needs rewiring in Scotland?
No. We know of no law in Scotland that stops you selling a house because its wiring is old. What the law asks of most sellers is a Home Report.
According to the mygov.scot guide to selling a home, the Home Report has three documents: a property questionnaire you complete, and a single survey and energy report prepared by a chartered surveyor. It gives buyers information about the condition and value of the house. The same guidance does not list an electrical certificate among the documents a seller has to provide, which is a contrast with letting, where the five yearly inspection is a legal duty.
In practice, old wiring is something a buyer is likely to learn about and factor into an offer. If you already suspect the electrics, an EICR before you market the house turns a worry into a test result and, where work is needed, a written price you can share. If you are buying in Fraserburgh, the same report and quote let you weigh the rewire before you commit.
Selling or buying in AB43?
Tell us the sale or entry date. We test the installation, explain the codes in plain English and, if a rewire is needed, give you a fixed written price to put in front of your solicitor or the other party.
Arrange a testCan you get a grant to rewire a house in Fraserburgh?
Not usually. The Scottish Government schemes listed by Home Energy Scotland, which we checked on 6 October 2026, pay for warmth and energy saving work rather than wiring.
Warmer Homes Scotland is for eligible households that struggle to heat their home, and its list of improvements is wall and loft insulation, draught proofing, central heating (including electric storage heaters) and home renewables. It will not pay for work already done. The Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan covers insulation, heating and low carbon technology, and the landlord loan covers similar improvements for let property. A rewire is not on those lists. The full range, with an eligibility checker, is on the Home Energy Scotland funding page.
When the budget is tight
If testing shows only part of the wiring has failed, a partial rewire of those circuits is a genuine option and we will price it. If a funded heating or insulation installer is due at your house, ask them what electrical work their job includes before you book ours, so nothing is paid for twice.
Be wary of anyone offering a free rewire. Ask in writing who pays, what you sign and who certifies the work.
Call 07304 027013Living in your Fraserburgh home while it is rewired
A rewire is messy for a few days and then it is done. Here is what to plan for.
How long does it take?
Allow around 5 to 7 days on site for a 2 bedroom flat and 7 to 10 for a 3 bedroom semi. Solid stone walls and larger houses add time. The number of days is written on your quote.
Can we stay in the house?
Usually. We work through the house a section at a time and restore power at the end of each day, though there will be dust, floors lifted and spells without power. An empty house is quicker, so if you can stay elsewhere for the noisiest days, tell us at the survey.
Do you need to redecorate after rewiring?
In any room where cable was chased into the plaster, yes. We patch the plaster around our cable routes and leave the room ready for your decorator. Rooms wired under the floor, in surface conduit or behind new lining need little or no redecorating.
Who rewires your Fraserburgh home
Our own team, led by Steven Watt with Callum working alongside him, from our base at 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead. We are a NICEIC Approved Contractor (enrolment 620239) and TrustMark registered (4205123). Steven holds City and Guilds 2365-03 in electrical installations, 2382-22 in the BS 7671 wiring regulations and 2391-52 in inspection and testing, which is the qualification behind the results on your certificate.
For other work in the town, from fault finding to new circuits, see our page on finding an electrician in Fraserburgh. If you also own property down the coast, we rewire in Peterhead too, and our page on rewiring in Aberdeen covers the city and every town we rewire in.
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Rewire Fraserburgh questions
Something else on your mind? Call 07304 027013 or send us a message.
How much does it cost to rewire a house in Fraserburgh?
From £3,500 + VAT. A 2 bedroom flat is £3,500 to £7,000 + VAT, a 3 bedroom semi £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT and a 4 bedroom detached house £7,000 to £14,000 or more + VAT. Granite cottages and larger houses get a fixed price after a free survey.
What is the average cost of rewiring a house in Scotland?
There is no official Scottish average. Advertised prices differ partly because some include VAT, a new consumer unit, plaster repair or warrant fees and some do not. Compare quotes on what they include, and remember that solid stone walls push any house towards the top of its band.
Why does a granite house cost more to rewire?
Solid granite has no cavity behind the plaster, so a cable cannot simply be dropped down the wall. Concealed runs have to be cut into the stone, protected in conduit and patched, which takes more time than a modern stud or dry lined wall.
Will you have to cut into my granite walls?
As little as possible. Most circuits run through the loft, under the floors and in ceiling voids, leaving only short drops to each point. Where stone is exposed or old plaster is worth keeping, steel surface conduit or painted mini trunking is often the better finish, and we agree it wall by wall before any cutting.
Are there any grants available for rewiring a house?
Not usually. Warmer Homes Scotland and the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan fund insulation, heating and renewables rather than wiring. Check the Home Energy Scotland funding page for your own eligibility, and treat any offer of a free rewire with care.
Is it illegal to sell a house that needs rewiring?
No. We know of no Scottish law that stops a sale because the wiring is old. Most sellers need a Home Report, which tells buyers about the condition of the house, so old wiring is usually priced into the offer. An EICR before you sell gives you a clear test result to share.
Do you need to redecorate after rewiring?
Yes, in rooms where cable was chased into the plaster. We patch around our cable routes and leave the walls ready for your decorator. Rooms wired under the floor, in surface conduit or behind new lining need little or no redecorating.
How long does a rewire take in Fraserburgh?
Around 5 to 7 days on site for a 2 bedroom flat and 7 to 10 days for a 3 bedroom semi. Solid stone walls and bigger houses take longer, and the days are confirmed on the written quote.
Can one flat in a tenement be rewired on its own?
Yes. Your flat is rewired and certified as its own installation. The close and any cable serving two or more flats are common property of the flats concerned under the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 unless the title deeds say otherwise, so changes there are for the owners together.
Do I need a building warrant to rewire in Fraserburgh?
Not for a house of up to two storeys. Flats, maisonettes and buildings of three storeys or more need a warrant from Aberdeenshire Council, which the owner applies for. Part P does not apply in Scotland, and every rewire must still meet BS 7671.
Does salt air near the harbour affect wiring?
It affects outdoor electrics far more than cable inside a dry wall. Meter boxes, outside sockets, isolators, garden lighting and cable glands weather faster near the sea, so we fit properly rated enclosures, seal them and use corrosion resistant fixings outside.
What certificate do I get after a rewire?
An Electrical Installation Certificate to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, with the test results for every circuit. Keep it with your house papers. A landlord can rely on it in place of an EICR for up to five years while its next inspection date is still ahead.
Book your Fraserburgh rewire survey
Call 07304 027013, message us on WhatsApp, or fill in the form. Let us know the address, whether the walls are solid stone or a later build, whether the house is lived in or empty, and what any recent EICR said. We will arrange a free survey and send a fixed written price.
Last updated 6 October 2026.
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Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd · 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ · Rewiring across Fraserburgh and the Buchan coast · NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239 · TrustMark Registered 4205123 · City and Guilds 2365-03, 2382-22, 2391-52 · Certified to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 · £2M public liability · Company SC821028 · VAT 503 6560 13