As a homeowner in Medway, are you ready to revamp your kitchen? You might need to start by rewiring your kitchen before you can add modern lighting, ceiling fans or even additional sockets to achieve the design style you're aiming for.
The kitchen is a focal point in most homes, it can be one of the busiest rooms in your house. From doubling up as the room to food preparation to homework or work spaces, the kitchen is one room we spend a great deal of time in. It’s important to get your kitchen design right so that it suits your needs.
You might desire strategic lighting to illuminate dark corners or a design feature. If electrical gadgets are your jam, you might want to consider installing additional sockets in spaces like the utility room or under cabinets. All this can be made possible and safe by carrying out a kitchen rewire. Updating any wiring will ensure circuits meet industry regulations and are safe to use.
What happens during a kitchen rewire?
Although the thought of rewiring your kitchen in Medway can be daunting, it's really not. As professionals with many years of experience, we work efficiently to minimise disruption to your home.
We’ve put together a brief guide outline the process involved when getting your kitchen rewired.
- To reveal any concealed wiring, we would need to strip back any flooring, carpet and wall panels.
- We turn off the electricity from the mains supply to protect ourselves and your home.
- Light fixtures, socket faces, switches and electrical appliances are removed.
- Next, we remove any existing wiring. We can now install a new ring circuit, spurs and other components such as transformers as required.
- Thorough testing takes place to ensure the wiring functions as it should.
- Any hardwired appliances are connected.
- All switches and socket faces are reinstalled.
- As qualified electricians, we must adhere to industry guidance which states that testing must take place. We inspect the whole electrical system to check for any hazards or faults.
- Once flooring and wall panels are replaced, the building control department will need to be notified.
How long should a kitchen rewire take?
Luckily for you, experience and skill are on our side. We’ve been conducting kitchen rewires for over 14 years so we know exactly what we need to do. A typical kitchen wire should only take 2-5 days. Our team of electricians are able to problem solve quickly if we ever do face any hurdles.
Benefits of a kitchen rewire Medway
If you’re planning a kitchen renovation, rewiring is an essential step you shouldn't overlook. In order to keep up with the demands of all the electrical appliances you might use in your kitchen, checking and updating the status of the circuitry will make sure appliances run more efficiently, wasting less energy to keep energy bills down.
If you’re not planning a huge overhaul of your kitchen but want to make small strategic changes such as installing modern lighting systems, including ceiling fans or even additional sockets, rewiring will be essential.
Eru Electrics strongly suggest using a qualified electrician for any kitchen rewiring. Kitchens are known to be associated with higher risks when it comes to all things electrical due to the number of appliances used and as water and electricity do not mix well.
To discuss you kitchen rewire at your property in Medway, give Eru Electrics a call.
