solid or mixed masonry, partition walls timber-framed with plasterboard. Freeholder or managing-agent consent almost always required for CU work.
The awkward part of eicr — electrical safety checks on a Port Talbot period flat isn't the install — it's the route. Freeholder or managing-agent consent almost always required for CU work. We handle the letter chain if needed.
We map the route at survey, mark it up on a photo, and price against that specific plan. Nothing gets discovered mid-job that could have been priced at quote stage.
Freeholder or managing-agent consent almost always required for CU work. We handle the letter chain if needed.
Wiring generation on this stock is typically conversion-era 1990s–2010s; sub-main from the communal supply, individual metering. On a period flat you should expect us to flag: sub-main tails routed through communal areas — freeholder consent needed for CU work; communal lighting on a separate meter, not always tested with the flat's EICR; old landlord's supply feeding hallway heaters or emergency lighting.
Materials and methods we spec on period flat conversion work: metal-clad 18th Edition CU sized to the sub-main; SPD as standard; communal-area emergency lighting where the freeholder brief includes it. Everything is priced on the quote — nothing added on invoice.
Focus on the hallway, the consumer unit location, and the intended cable route. Usually 15–30 minutes on-site or a short photo set.
Priced against your period flat's specific construction, not a template. Route sketched, materials listed, no line-item surprises.
Diary planned for the access constraint that matters on this stock — freeholder or managing-agent consent almost always required for cu work.
NICEIC certificate, photo evidence of hidden work, Part P where applicable — all emailed the evening the job signs off.
In the Port Talbot area, period flat addresses cluster in specific streets — we know the layouts before we walk in, which shortens the survey and firms up the quote.
Two things: sub-main tails routed through communal areas — freeholder consent needed for CU work, and the wiring generation — conversion-era 1990s–2010s. Both go on the quote, not the invoice.
Only the flat itself. Communal areas need a separate EICR commissioned by the freeholder or managing agent — we can quote both.
Not unless the quote says so. On period stock in particular we route through floors, lofts and non-original plaster; cornices, dado rails and original panelling stay intact.
Common enough that we work on this stock most weeks. steelworks-era terraces in Aberavon and Sandfields, post-war semis in Baglan, and coastal properties towards Margam — the period flat is a recognisable slice of that mix.
Freeholder or managing-agent consent almost always required for CU work. We handle the letter chain if needed. We mark the route at survey and price against it.
Period Flat Conversion stock isn't confined to Port Talbot — the same construction era shows up across Neath and Bridgend. We consolidate diary days across the postcode.
If you take one thing from this page: the awkward part is the routing, not the install. On a period flat, freeholder or managing-agent consent almost always required for cu work — that's what the quote should reflect.
Calling is faster than a form when the period flat has quirks (sub-main tails routed through communal areas — freeholder consent needed for CU work). Two-minute triage, honest read on lead time, booked into the diary the same call.
