Hi there folks, wondering if someone can give me some advice on wiring and rewiring a house.
My wife and I are in the process of renovating an old, ex homeswest, house here in perth and the wiring seems extremely ***. Its obviously old, with at least one outside light needing taping over so we never use it as it blows the circuits, plus the inside double plug socket that has been placed over the edge of the kitchen splashback. We've already had to replace the old fuses in the circuit box with breakers ourselves.
Unfortunately, my wife recalls someone while she was moving in telling her that if a sparky looked at this place they would be forced to condemn the building due to something called "Black Wiring".
This is where we live with our pets, we can't really afford to be moving out while we get wiring fixed, and our cats really would not react well to boarding. I am intending to start calling out Electrians soon to give us rewiring quotes, but I am somewhat afraid that the first one will walk in the door and condemn us. Further, I am worried that an unscrupulous Electrian could use the threat of that to force us to take their quote no matter how expensive.
Is this "Black Wiring" something we should honestly be concerned with, or is it just whoever told my wife blowing smoke?