Full-house rewires on Grade-II Listed and period properties in Shepton Mallet, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian stock, conservation-area constraints, lath-and-plaster wall fishing, hidden cable routing, period-appropriate brass plate accessories. NAPIT-certified, BS 7671 18th edition, Part P notified. The price depends on the property and what it needs, so we survey first and then quote a fixed price in writing.
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BS 7671A heritage rewire isn't a normal rewire. Working in Georgian, Victorian and 19th-century industrial stock in Shepton Mallet means you can't chase walls, you can't drill through original cornice, and you can't bury cables under modern plasterboard tricks. Every cable route is planned through joist voids, behind original skirting, under floorboards or around chimney breasts. Lath-and-plaster walls get fished from above and below, never broken open. No surface trunking, ever. Brass plate accessories (Click Scolmore Definity / Forbes & Lomax / Hamilton, specifier-led) replace plastic. Dimming circuits installed throughout to match period lighting design. Full Listed Building Consent supporting documentation provided as standard.
Parent service: Heritage Rewires · Related: Heritage Installations · Standard Rewires · Lighting · Accreditations.
Postcode coverage: BA4, plus surrounding villages within a 5-minute drive of the High Street & Market Cross. Historic Mendip market town with a conservation area covering the High Street, Market Place, Town Street and the medieval Shambles. Dense Georgian and Victorian stock built on the wool and brewing trades, with a high proportion of Listed cottages.
Stock is largely Georgian, Victorian and 19th-century industrial, many on the local Listed register or sitting inside the conservation area. Listed Building Consent is usually required for full rewires; we coordinate with the Somerset Council (former Mendip) conservation team and provide the supporting note as part of the survey.
Most Shepton Mallet heritage rewires take 8-14 working days on site for a 3-bed terrace, 18-28 days for a 5-bed Georgian. We work alongside main contractors, architects and conservation officers, phased programmes available where the property is occupied or partially open.
Sister town pages (heritage rewires): Bath · Wells · Frome · Glastonbury · Bruton · Batcombe · Castle Cary · Wedmore · Radstock · Midsomer Norton
The price of a heritage rewire depends on the property and what it needs: Listed status, access, the existing wiring, conservation-officer scope, accessory choice and time on site. We look first, then quote a fixed price in writing.
For Grade I, Grade II* and most Grade II Listed properties, yes for any full rewire. We help draft the supporting note describing cable routes, fixings, accessory style and reinstatement. The Somerset Council (former Mendip) conservation team usually signs off straightforward heritage rewires within a few weeks; complex jobs may need a heritage statement.
We fish cables down through the void between lath and stud using rods, draw cords and access via floorboards above or skirting below. New back-boxes are cut neatly with a multitool, never with a chase grinder. Where a route is impossible without damage, we route via the floor void in the room above and drop in. Surface trunking is never used on heritage work.
Specifier-led, we'll fit whatever the architect or interior designer has chosen. Click Scolmore Definity (antique brass / aged brass screwless) is our value default. Forbes & Lomax (Invisible Lightswitch, Nickel Silver, Antique Bronze) is our specifier-grade default. Hamilton Hartland CFX, Hartland G2 and Sheer ranges are also regular fits. We hold trade accounts with all three.
3-bed Victorian terrace: 8-14 working days on site. 4-bed period home: 14-22 working days. 5-bed Listed Georgian: 18-28 working days plus snagging. Phased works available where the property stays occupied. We always agree the programme in writing before first-fix.
Tell us a little about the job in Shepton Mallet and we will ring you back to talk it through.
Site survey, fixed-price written quote, full BS 7671 certification, Listed Building Consent supporting note. Call us on 07889 334849.
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