We moved into a 30 year old house a couple of years ago. We got the fuse board changed over to a switch system last year. The electrician told us that while the board is earthed, the switches and light fittings are not. One consequence of this, he told us, is that we shouldn't use metal light fittings. Also, the wiring for the hanging lights is not the familiar 3 core flex but 2 thin wires wound around each other.
We are starting a large extension later this month which will take 3 - 4 months. We intend to move out for the majority of the build as we have 2 young kids.There will be an electrician on site for some of that time and we intend to get him to earth anything which isn't already earthed. How big of a job is this? While we are at it, should we get the whole house rewired? If we do not, will it need rewiring at some point in the future?
We are starting a large extension later this month which will take 3 - 4 months. We intend to move out for the majority of the build as we have 2 young kids.There will be an electrician on site for some of that time and we intend to get him to earth anything which isn't already earthed. How big of a job is this? While we are at it, should we get the whole house rewired? If we do not, will it need rewiring at some point in the future?