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EICR in Whitchurch
An EICR in Whitchurch is a full inspection and test of the wiring in your property, from £150. Older houses here have been altered many times, so every added circuit gets checked and recorded.
“Most of my work is domestic: consumer units, full and partial rewires, lighting and EICRs on houses around Basingstoke. I test and certify everything I fit, and anything else I find while I am there gets priced separately rather than added quietly to the bill. The electrician who quotes your job is the one who does it.”
James DunnElectrician · Nvq level 3 electrical installation
How much does an EICR cost in Whitchurch?
An EICR on a Whitchurch home starts at £150, covering the inspection, the testing of every circuit and the written certificate.
- The price follows the number of circuits, so a house with wiring added in layers takes longer than one on a single original installation.
- Anything found is priced separately before it is done, with fault finding from £75/hr and a minor works certificate from £95.
Who needs an EICR in Whitchurch
- An EICR is a full inspection and test of the fixed wiring in a property, and it starts at £150.
- You need a current EICR to let a property, and the certificate lists every circuit tested and codes anything that needs fixing.
- A survey does not test the wiring, so an EICR tells you what the additions made over the years are actually connected to.
- Extra sockets and lighting put in at different points are inspected as one installation, not as separate small jobs.
What Whitchurch houses mean for an EICR
- Whitchurch is mostly period and older property, and that changes how long the inspection takes and what ends up on the certificate.
- Property altered many times over gives more circuits to trace, and each one is identified before anything is tested.
- Where lighting and sockets went in at different times, each layer is inspected on its own and written up against the circuit it sits on.
- Cable is run around original features instead of through them, so any remedial work is planned to leave the fabric alone.
What happens on the day
The EICR runs in three stages, from the first look at the installation to the certificate in your hand.
- 01
Arrival and a look round the property
We identify every circuit and note what has been added over the years before any testing begins.
- 02
Testing circuit by circuit
Circuits are isolated one at a time, so power goes off in stages rather than across the whole house at once.
- 03
The certificate and what it says
You get the EICR with each circuit recorded, a satisfactory or unsatisfactory result, and a code against anything needing attention.
Other electrical work in Whitchurch
If the EICR turns something up, fault finding starts at £75/hr, a fuse box replacement at £650 and a full house rewire at £4,800.
Why customers choose JD Electricals for an EICR
You get a written price for a Whitchurch EICR before it goes in the diary, and careful testing on older wiring that has been added to over many years. What the result means, and what needs doing next, is explained plainly.
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- 2 emergency call-outs a year
Recent work from JD Electricals
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by JD Electricals; they are not all presented as EICR work in Whitchurch.
Where we test in Whitchurch
We inspect homes across Whitchurch, including properties on Winchester Road and Test Road.
EICR questions from Whitchurch customers
The questions homeowners and landlords in Whitchurch ask most often before booking a test.
What is an EICR?+
An EICR is an electrical installation condition report, a full inspection and test of the fixed wiring in a property. It gives a satisfactory or unsatisfactory result and codes anything that needs work. It starts at £150.
— James Dunn
How often does a rented house need one?+
Every five years, or at a change of tenancy if that comes first. Your tenant gets a copy of the certificate. The test starts at £150.
— James Dunn
Will my old Whitchurch house fail because the wiring is old?+
No. Age on its own is not a fail, and the report records the condition of what is actually there. A house altered many times simply has more circuits to inspect and write up.
What happens if the report comes back unsatisfactory?+
You get the codes against the circuits concerned and a separate written price for putting them right. Fault finding is from £75/hr, and a minor works certificate from £95 once the work is done.
Will the power be off all day?+
No. Circuits are isolated one at a time, so the property loses power in stages while each circuit is tested. Everything is back on before we leave.
Do you have to lift floors or disturb original features?+
No. Testing is done at the consumer unit and at the sockets, switches and fittings themselves. Where remedial cable is needed, it is run around original features rather than through them.
Can I have an EICR before I buy a house here?+
Yes. A buyer can have the wiring tested before completion, which shows what the additions made over the years are connected to. It starts at £150.
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The booking line takes EICR enquiries for Whitchurch at any time.