FAQs

Our experienced team can handle a variety of electrical installations, such as:

• Stylish electrical installations.
• Domestic and commercial electrical installations
• Lighting installations and repairs
• Security, emergency, UV-C lighting, and LED or electrical lighting installation.
• Electrical appliance installation and troubleshooting
• Entry system and data network cabling installations.
• Alarms and access control systems installation.
• Electric vehicle charging point installations (EV Charging)

Choosing Harkins & Vickers means placing your property in the hands of a reliable, NICEIC-certified team. With years of experience from our original, sister company, we have decades of combined experience to ensure your rewiring is as painless as possible.

Upon accepting our quote, a pre-start meeting with our operations manager ensures a thorough understanding of the work details. Spot checks and a final snagging process guarantee work meets our high standards.

While there’s no strict guidance on when to rewire your home, there are several signs that may warrant a rewiring project. At Harkins and Vickers, we recommend a preliminary Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) to help you make that decision (more can be found about our EICR service here)

During an EICR, our NICEIC-certified electrician will compile a list of potential dangers and/or recommendations to your electrical systems within the property and if they believe your building will benefit from a rewiring project, they will advise you to do so.

If you are unsure if you need electrical rewiring, there are multiple signs that your home may need a rewire, such as:

• Flickering lights.
• Burning smell (please turn off your electrics if this is present and contact an electrician)
• Discolouration on sockets or switches, such as burn marks
• If you have purchased an older property, it is likely it will have an electrical rewire
• Sparks and electric shocks (please refrain from investigating by yourself and contact an electrician)
• Buzzing and crackling. (If you hear any suspicious noises from your sockets, contact an electrician).
• Any cables that are sheathed in any material that isn’t PVC – such as lead, fabric or black rubber.
• Lack of earthing (green and yellow cabling) present at light switches, sockers or light fittings.
• Signs of overheating on cables, accessories or the consumer unit (also known as a fuse board).

If there are multiple of these issues, your home will likely need rewiring to be a safe property to live or work in.

Every one of our rewiring jobs comes with a free evaluation, so you can expect a transparent price when you rewire with Harkins and Vickers.

Our rewiring cost encompasses stripping out old wires, installing a new metal fuse board with full RCD and SPD protection, and accommodating additional sockets, switches, and lighting positions. Tailoring our services to your needs, we can even hardwire CAT6 (internet) or coax (Television) cables.

A rough guideline for a 3-bedroom home in Glasgow, rewiring costs typically range between £3000-5000, while a 1 or 2-bedroom home averages £2000-£4000.

We understand that this can seem like a costly sum, so we also offer financing options through a trusted partner, which can be discussed before the electrical rewire.

While most rewiring can be completed within 4 days for standard properties, more complex rewires may extend to 8 working days, but our goal is always to minimize disruption to your life.

Understanding the urgency often associated with rewiring needs, we prioritize swift response times. Our standard lead time for a full rewire, from free evaluation to the rewiring itself, can be completed within 1–2 weeks, but we can expedite the process for urgent cases, ensuring your safety and peace of mind.

Yes, we are indeed. We are proudly accredited as a NICEIC Approved Contractor and are accredited with ISO 14001 & 19001. You view our whole list of accreditations here.

Yes, if you wish to supply your own materials then we will be happy to fit them, however, please note that we do not issue any guarantees or warranties on client supplied items.

We would always recommend purchasing your electrical items through us which will allow you to receive our 2-year warranty as standard. We can even offer extended warranties on some of our items, get in touch here to find out more.

We accept the following payment methods:

• Our preferred payment method is direct bank transfer, our banking details are clearly displayed at the foot of our invoices.
• You may call our office and we can take credit or debit card payments over the phone.
• Unfortunately, we don’t accept cash or cheques.

Yes, we do offer free advice, most of our office staff are experienced electricians and will be able to advise you on the best solution to your electrical issue, however, we never advise carrying out electrical work yourself so in that instance we would not be able to help.

Yes, we offer free quotes and surveys for all electrical installation work.

The only work that we don’t offer free surveys and quotes for are electrical repairs. Typically, we would advise you that an electrician would need to attend to investigate the issue and provide a solution to your issue.

Although, sometimes we may ask you to send us photos over email to save you the cost of the electrician’s attendance if we are able to do so.

To offer a better work/life balance to our amazing team, we have recently moved the majority of our team to a 4-day working week, however we do still have some engineers available on Fridays.

The great news for our clients is that with the implementation of our new working pattern, we are now able to offer early evening/late afternoon appointments, so you don’t have to take a day off work when you book with us! Our office opening hours are as follows –

Monday – 7.30am – 6pm
Tuesday – 7.30am – 6pm
Wednesday – 7.30am – 6pm
Thursday – 7.30am – 6pm
Friday – 9.30am – 4.30pm

Yes, we have an extensive team of electricians, and we are usually able to accommodate last minute bookings in our work schedule.

we currently do not offer an out of hours service or weekend call outs.

1. You can give us a call in the first instance and tell us about your issue, and we’ll let you know when we’re available.
2. Alternatively, you can use our brand new, innovative booking system here to check for live availability. Our booking system is user friendly, quick to use and hassle free! You can use our booking system to book an appointment with us at any time of the day or night.