cavity brick with plasterboard finishes, concrete lintels. Good loft access, generous under-floor voids and a straightforward driveway make the physical work easy; the variable is always the CU generation.
The awkward part of eicr — electrical safety checks on a Ystrad Mynach post-war semi isn't the install — it's the route. Good loft access, generous under-floor voids and a straightforward driveway make the physical work easy; the variable is always the CU generation.
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.
Good loft access, generous under-floor voids and a straightforward driveway make the physical work easy; the variable is always the CU generation.
Wiring generation on this stock is typically rewired 1990s–2010s; kitchen and bathroom often updated separately with mixed board vintages. On a post-war semi you should expect us to flag: kitchen refit added post-rewire, socket circuit no longer matches the original ring layout; bathroom shower feed on a 6mm radial with an isolator hidden above the ceiling; outside tap or outside socket added on a spur without RCD protection.
Materials and methods we spec on post-war semi work: metal-clad 18th Edition CU with RCBO per circuit; SPD retrofit; shower feed uprated to 10mm where the run length demands it. Everything is priced on the quote — nothing added on invoice.
Focus on the hallway or garage, the consumer unit location, and the intended cable route. Usually 15–30 minutes on-site or a short photo set.
Priced against your post-war semi'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 — good loft access, generous under-floor voids and a straightforward driveway make the physical work easy; the variable is always the cu generation.
NICEIC certificate, photo evidence of hidden work, Part P where applicable — all emailed the evening the job signs off.
From M4 J28 / J32 (about 12 miles south) the Ystrad Mynach area, post-war semi addresses cluster in specific streets — we know the layouts before we walk in, which shortens the survey and firms up the quote.
metal-clad 18th Edition CU with RCBO per circuit; SPD retrofit; shower feed uprated to 10mm where the run length demands it. All on the written quote.
Two things: kitchen refit added post-rewire, socket circuit no longer matches the original ring layout, and the wiring generation — rewired 1990s–2010s. Both go on the quote, not the invoice.
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. 1970s estates in Hengoed, traditional terraces in Nelson, and rural smallholdings towards Penpedairheol — the post-war semi is a recognisable slice of that mix.
Post-War Semi stock isn't confined to Ystrad Mynach — the same construction era shows up across Caerphilly and Bargoed. We consolidate diary days across the postcode.
Bottom line: post-war semi owners in Ystrad Mynach deserve a quote calibrated to c.1945–1965 construction, not a template. That's what we do, on every job.
Send the address, a photo of the hallway or garage and the consumer unit, and the modernise without a full rewire you're working towards. Written fixed quote back inside 24 hours, priced to the actual construction of your post-war semi.
