Friendly advice after some quotes...

[Cid]

I'm sure in a flat occupied by a minimalist the wiring would last a hundred years. Typical three bedroom family house wired in the 70s/80s or earlier would have undergone significant amount of hacking, alterations and stresses which would not have been forseen at the time.

 

[DPG]

I'm sure in a flat occupied by a minimalist the wiring would last a hundred years. Typical three bedroom family house wired in the 70s/80s or earlier would have undergone significant amount of hacking, alterations and stresses which would not have been forseen at the time.

Or it may never have had any alterations, and be perfectly sound. Or have had some alterations/additions done by a sparky which are fine. Advising a rewire just because a house was built before 1990 is nonsense.

 

[PEG]

I suppose if we stick to the thirty year rule....there are going to be a fair few on here,who can get their old invoice pads out...and add the "1" in the dialling prefix...and start canvassing those rewires...