How much does a fuse box replacement cost in Gorton?
£449 up to 6 circuits suits most Gorton flats, maisonettes and smaller terraces. Estate houses and bigger terraces usually take the £549 package, up to 10 circuits, and only extended houses reach £695. Earthing, meter tails and bonding are the extras, priced from three photos, and EICR remedials are priced line by line from the report.
How a price is built →Two Gortons, two kinds of board
The terraces that survived clearance, around the Monastery, off Hyde Road and towards Abbey Hey, have the older pattern: a meter under the stairs or in a front cupboard, a rewireable Wylex box, and in the worst cases an earth connection that is little more than a clamp on a pipe. These are the houses where the earthing photo matters most, because it tells us what the supply side needs before we price.
The low-rise estates that replaced the rest, between Hyde Road and Mount Road and out towards Debdale, were wired new in the 60s and 70s, and a surprising number still carry that first board: a row of fuse carriers or early MCBs with no RCD anywhere. The cabling from that era usually tests well; the board is the part that has aged out. A swap with full testing is normally the whole job.
Why so many Gorton jobs start with a landlord
Gorton terraces and estate houses are some of the most affordable in the city, which has made them a steady buy for landlords, and a lot of M18 is privately rented. Under the 2020 Regulations every one of those lets needs a satisfactory EICR. An original 70s board with no RCD protection will usually be coded C2, and that starts the 28 day clock for the remedials. Inspectors code the rewireable boxes in the older terraces for the same reason.
Send us the report with your three photos and you get a fixed price for each coded item, not a guess. Most Gorton reports clear in a single visit: new board, bonding to gas and water where it was missing, and any tails upgrade. You get the certificate and the written confirmation to give your tenants. If a tenant is home on the day, power is off for roughly four to six hours, so a quick note in advance helps.
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Occasionally, and we tell you before doing anything about it. Every circuit is tested on the day. Most Gorton estate wiring tests fine; if a circuit fails, the remedial is priced per fault and only carried out with your agreement, so nothing is added to the bill without it.
Usually in the hall or a kitchen cupboard inside the flat, with the meter either beside it or in a locked cupboard on the landing. Send photos of both. If the meter cupboard is shared and locked, tell us who holds the key and we arrange access before the day.
It is priced alongside it. In older Gorton terraces the main earth is sometimes a pipe clamp or a thin conductor, which an EICR will code. An earthing upgrade is £80 to £160, shown on your quote from the photo, and done in the same visit as the new board.
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