Full House Rewires
Our lead service. Rewiring Crewe's railway terraces and post-war housing at a fixed price, with a 10-year certificate on completion.
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Electrician in Crewefor house rewires andlandlord EICR reports
Amara Electrical Contractors covers Crewe and Nantwich from Congleton, around twelve miles east. Railway terraces, post-war estates and modern housing, all quoted at a fixed price with no deposit.
4.8 stars from 58 Google reviews · NICEIC Approved 041430 · Free quote · No deposit required
Twelve miles from base
Congleton to Crewe
NICEIC Approved
Registration 041430
Electrician since 1988
Owner-run since 2007
10-year rewire certificate
NICEIC 6-year guarantee
Local coverage
Crewe and Nantwich, worked from twelve miles up the road in Congleton
Crewe is one of our closest towns, roughly twelve miles west of our Congleton base along the A534, and has been part of our coverage area since Amara started in 2007.
Crewe's housing tells the story of the railway. Dense Victorian and Edwardian terraces were built for railway workers across the centre and around West Street and Earle Street; large post-war and council-built estates followed in Coppenhall and Wistaston; and newer developments have gone up on the edges towards Shavington and Willaston. Nantwich adds older, sometimes listed, town-centre property and rural cottages on the surrounding lanes.
That combination produces two distinct streams of work: full rewires and board upgrades in older terraced stock, and EICRs plus remedial work for a large private rented sector. Both are quoted the same way: a free survey, honest advice on whether a rewire is really needed, then a fixed written price.
Work is mainly domestic. Light commercial jobs around Crewe and Nantwich are undertaken on request.
What that means for Crewe
Around twelve miles away
One of the shortest journeys we make. Ring Mike on 07946 541693 for an honest answer on the earliest he can attend.
Property types across Crewe
Victorian and Edwardian railway terraces, post-war and council-built estates, 1980s–2000s housing, and older Nantwich town-centre and rural property.
What Crewe usually calls about
Full rewires on terraces, landlord EICRs and remedials, replacing rewirable fuse boards, extra sockets and mains-wired alarms.
Portfolio scheduling
Landlords with several Crewe properties can have inspections booked in one run of visits to keep certificates in date.
Services in Crewe
Everything we do for
Crewe property owners
All services are available across Crewe, Nantwich and the surrounding villages, quoted in writing after a free survey and certificated on completion.
EICR Reports
Five-yearly condition reports for Crewe landlords, coded C1 to C3 and explained so you know exactly what has to be done.
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Home Buyer Electrical Reports
Buying in Crewe or Nantwich? Find out what the wiring is really like before exchange and negotiate with evidence.
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Consumer Unit Upgrades
Wire-fuse and early plastic boards replaced with metal units and RCBO protection per circuit, a frequent Crewe remedial.
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EV Charger Installation
OZEV approved 7kW home chargers where off-street parking allows. Hypervolt, Zappi, Ohme and Pod Point approved.
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Emergency Electrician
Dead circuits, repeated tripping or a burning smell: speak to Mike directly, agree the hourly rate, get it diagnosed properly.
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Sockets
Extra and relocated sockets for terraces never designed around modern appliance loads, plus outdoor and garage supplies.
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Lighting
Downlights, LED-compatible dimmers, bathroom zone lighting and outdoor lighting, all installed and certificated.
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Smoke & Alarm Installations
Mains-wired interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms, a standard requirement across Crewe's rental stock.
More on Smoke & Alarm InstallationsWhy Crewe calls us
Why Crewe landlords and homeowners call us
A short journey, a fixed price, no deposit and certification that stands up. That combination is why repeat work and referrals make up so much of what we do.
Close to home
Crewe is about twelve miles from base, which makes surveys, snagging and follow-up visits straightforward rather than a scheduling problem.
Electrician since 1988
Mike Maccabe has been in the trade for over three decades and has run Amara since 2007; accurate pricing comes from that experience.
4.8 stars from 58 reviews
Reviews mention being kept informed throughout, work matching the quote, and the property being left clean and tidy.
NICEIC Approved 041430
Independently assessed, work certified and registered, with a six-year insurance-backed guarantee behind it.
Free quotes, no deposit
The quote costs nothing and no money changes hands before the job starts, including on full rewires.
Insured to £5,000,000
Public liability cover, City & Guilds 2391 inspection and testing, and 18th Edition wiring regulations throughout.
Local property issues
The faults we find most often in Crewe property
Victorian railway terraces, decades of patch repairs and a large rented sector produce a very consistent set of problems.
Pre-1960s cable still live
Rubber and fabric-insulated cable remains in plenty of Crewe terraces, often behind more recent plastering and new kitchens.
Rewirable fuse boards
Wire-fuse boards with no RCD protection are still common in older Crewe housing. That is a C2 on an EICR and no shock protection in practice.
Solid walls and no cavity
Victorian terraces mean solid brick, which determines whether cables are chased, run in conduit or taken through floor voids: a survey decision.
Patch repairs between tenancies
High tenancy turnover produces spurred sockets, swapped accessories and board changes carried out without testing or certification.
Damp cellars and back yards
Cellar lighting and yard or outbuilding supplies installed without proper protection corrode in wet Cheshire winters and fail inspection.
Extensions on original circuits
Rear extensions and converted lofts added onto already loaded ring finals cause the persistent tripping we get called out to most.
A rewire is not always the answer. Mike tests the installation first, and if a board upgrade with targeted remedials will make it safe and compliant, that is what gets quoted.
Our process
The same six steps
on every Crewe job
- 01
You call or send the form
You speak to Mike, not a call centre. He asks what the property is, how old the wiring is and what is going wrong, then books a survey slot that suits you.
- 02
Survey and honest advice
We test what is already there before quoting. If a full rewire is not needed, we say so and price the smaller job instead.
- 03
Fixed written quote
A clear, itemised price in writing. No deposit, no pressure and no charge for the quote itself.
- 04
Planned start date
We agree dates in advance and turn up when we say. Dust sheets down, work areas protected, power staged so you are not left without it overnight.
- 05
Test, certify, hand over
Every circuit is tested and recorded. You get your certification, and rewires carry a 10-year certificate backed by our NICEIC Approved Contractor registration.
- 06
Backed after we leave
Work is covered by the NICEIC six-year guarantee and £5,000,000 public liability insurance. Registration 041430.
Crewe in detail
What we know about wiring
in and around Crewe
Rewiring a Crewe terrace
Terraced rewires are core work for us. The survey sets out cable routes given solid and party walls, identifies where new circuits are needed for kitchens and showers, and establishes how the job will be staged so you keep power in the rooms you are using.
Floors and furniture are protected, chases are made good, and the property is not left without supply overnight. The price is fixed in writing beforehand, no deposit is taken, and every circuit is tested and recorded, finishing with a 10-year electrical installation certificate.
- Free survey and fixed written quote
- No deposit on any Crewe rewire
- Work staged around occupied rooms
- 10-year certificate plus NICEIC six-year guarantee
Landlord compliance in Crewe and Nantwich
Every rented property needs a satisfactory EICR at least every five years plus working interlinked alarms. We test each circuit, code the findings C1, C2, C3 or FI, and make clear which items must be resolved for a satisfactory report.
Remedial work is priced separately, so you can see exactly what the repairs cost rather than receiving one opaque figure. Multiple properties can be inspected in a single run of visits.
Fuse boards, earthing and bonding
Replacing an old board with a modern metal consumer unit using RCBOs is the most common upgrade we carry out in Crewe. It means a single faulty appliance no longer takes out lighting and sockets across the whole house.
Mike recommends an EICR before every consumer unit change as best practice, charged separately, so the existing circuits are known to be fit to connect. Main protective bonding to gas and water is checked and brought up to standard as part of the work.
Coverage around Crewe
Crewe and Nantwich are worked alongside our home patch of Congleton and the wider Cheshire area, with Stoke-on-Trent to the south-east and Wilmslow, Stockport, Cheadle, Altrincham and Manchester to the north.
If you are out towards the rural villages and unsure about coverage, ring and ask. Mike will give you a straight answer.
Nearby coverage
We also work
close to Crewe
Amara Electrical Contractors is based in Congleton and covers Cheshire, Staffordshire and south Manchester. See the homepage for the full picture, or contact us to check your postcode.
Do you serve Crewe?+
Yes. Crewe and Nantwich are part of our regular coverage area, worked from our Congleton base around twelve miles east.
How fast can you get to Crewe?+
Crewe is one of our shortest journeys at roughly twelve miles via the A534. Call Mike on 07946 541693 and he will tell you honestly the earliest he can attend. Hours are Monday to Friday 8am–7pm and Saturday 9am–3pm.
How much does a rewire cost in Crewe?+
Rewires are quoted as a fixed price after a free survey. A two-bed railway terrace and a four-bed modern detached house are different jobs, so the price follows the property. No deposit is required.
Do you charge for quotes in Crewe?+
No, quotes are always free. Fault-finding call-outs are charged at an hourly rate, which is confirmed before we set off.
Do you offer emergency call-outs in Crewe?+
Yes. Call Mike directly on 07946 541693 for tripping, loss of power or a suspected fault. Fault-finding is hourly and repairs are quoted before they begin.
Can you do landlord EICRs across several Crewe properties?+
Yes. Multiple properties can be scheduled in one run of visits, with findings coded clearly and any remedial work quoted separately.
Are you NICEIC registered and insured?+
Yes, NICEIC Approved Contractor, registration 041430, with £5,000,000 public liability insurance, City & Guilds 2391 and 18th Edition qualification.
What guarantee comes with a Crewe rewire?+
A 10-year electrical installation certificate on full rewires, NICEIC's six-year insurance-backed guarantee on workmanship, and a 12-month manufacturer warranty on certain products.
Is there a travel charge to Crewe or Nantwich?+
No. Both are well inside our normal coverage area, and every job is quoted as one clear fixed price before work starts.
Do you install EV chargers in Crewe?+
Yes, where there is off-street parking. Amara is OZEV approved and an approved installer for Hypervolt, myenergi (Zappi), Ohme and Pod Point.
Next step
Free survey and a fixed price for your Crewe property
Tell Mike the property type and what is going wrong. You will get honest advice on scope, a written price, and no request for a deposit.
07946 541693- NICEIC Approved Contractor, registration 041430
- £5,000,000 public liability insurance
- Free quotes, no deposit required
- 4.8★ from 58 Google reviews
Mon–Fri 8am–7pm · Sat 9am–3pm
