Durham's terraced streets around Gilesgate and Claypath are some of the most densely let in the city, and shared houses with several tenants put far more demand on ageing wiring than a single family ever would. Add the premium terraces on the Viaduct, many split into flats or let room by room, and it's easy to see why faults crop up more often here than in the owner-occupier semis further out at Neville's Cross. A fault could be anything from a socket that's stopped working to a circuit that trips the moment two appliances run together, and finding the actual cause means testing methodically rather than guessing.
We're called out to Gilesgate, Claypath and Viaduct properties regularly, often to shared houses where several tenants have reported the same intermittent problem in different words. As a NAPIT registered, City & Guilds qualified firm, we trace faults back to their source using proper test equipment rather than replacing parts and hoping, working to the 18th Edition throughout. Once we know what's wrong we give you a free fixed written quote for the repair, one price agreed up front, so there's no open-ended bill while we work through an older HMO's wiring history.
HMO experience
We regularly trace faults in Gilesgate and Claypath shared houses, where several tenants' reports often point to one underlying cause.
Proper diagnostic testing
We use test equipment to trace a fault to its source rather than swapping parts and hoping for the best.
Fixed price repair
Once we've found the cause you get a free fixed written quote for the repair before any further work starts.
Your questions, answered
Why does my Durham rental keep tripping when several tenants are in?
Older terraces on the Viaduct and around Gilesgate weren't wired for the number of appliances a full house of tenants now runs at once. We test the circuits to find whether it's overload, a fault, or both.
How much does fault finding cost?
Fault finding is often a modest first-hour diagnostic charge to trace the cause, followed by a fixed price for the repair itself once we know what's needed. We confirm one fixed written price before any work starts.
Do you work around tenants in shared houses?
Yes. We're used to coordinating access across HMOs and shared lets around Claypath and Gilesgate, and we keep disruption to a minimum while we test.
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