Rewires in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield. Large extended houses tested first, then partially or fully rewired where the cable genuinely needs it.
Four Oaks has the largest houses in Sutton Coldfield, laid out on the grounds of the old Four Oaks Hall and built over more than a century. Almost every one of them has been extended, some several times, and each extension was wired by whoever did the building at the time. The result is a house with wiring from several decades feeding one board.
That is why rewiring in Four Oaks starts with a test, not a quote. The original part of the house might have cable that has genuinely reached the end of its life, while a kitchen extension from the nineties and a loft conversion from ten years ago are perfectly sound. Rewiring only the old section saves a great deal of disruption in a large house.
Where the original wiring does need replacing, the size of these houses makes planning essential. We work in sections so the family keeps power and light in the rest of the house, and agree the order of rooms in advance around how you live.
Large houses also tend to have large electrical demands now: several bathrooms with electric showers, underfloor heating, a charger on the drive and sometimes a garden room. A rewire is the moment to make sure the board and circuits are laid out for all of it.
Floors are put back properly and chases filled. Plastering and decorating are planned separately, and we say so at the start. A photo of the fuse board with the cover on, and a line about what you want doing, is enough to give you a sensible idea of the job before anyone visits.
The test shows which sections need new cable and which do not.
Old sections rewired, newer extensions left alone.
Power and light kept on in the rest of the house.
Showers, underfloor heating, chargers and garden rooms allowed for.
Circuits labelled and capacity left for the future.
Every circuit tested on completion.
Send a photo or a quick video of the room on WhatsApp, or get a free fixed quote — no obligation, and we’ll tell you straight what it needs.
Rarely. The test usually shows the original section needs work and the extensions are sound.
It depends on size and how much is being done; a partial is often a week, a full rewire longer.
Yes, we work in sections so the rest of the house has power.
Yes, and it is the ideal time to plan the capacity for it.
No. Chases are filled and floors put back; plastering and decorating are planned separately.
Yes, and the rest of Sutton Coldfield. See the main rewires page.