Glen Iris is mostly interwar bungalows and post-war brick with a growing layer of townhouses, and the wiring underneath ranges from original to last year.
Glen Iris sits across three councils and covers a lot of ground — Burke Road and Malvern Road at one end, Gardiners Creek and the Glen Waverley line running through the middle. The housing is mostly Californian bungalow and post-war brick veneer, with 1970s unit blocks on the main roads and new townhouses filling in the bigger blocks.
That mix keeps us busy. Bungalow owners want the fuse box gone and downlights that don't cook the ceiling. Unit owners want a board that can take an air conditioner. Townhouse owners want a charger and a home office. We quote all three the same way — a fixed price, in writing, before we start.
Local work, local knowledge
On the ground in Glen Iris
The Californian bungalows through the older parts of Glen Iris are good houses with dated electrics. Wide eaves, low pitched roofs and solid framing, which is fine for cable runs but tight in places. The typical board is a small original panel with rewirable fuses and no earth leakage protection, feeding circuits that now run a dishwasher, a wall oven, ducted heating and a garage full of equipment. Replacing that board is the single most useful thing most owners here can do.
The unit blocks along Malvern Road, High Street and the roads near the station are the other constant. Most are 1960s and 70s walk-ups, wired long before anybody had a split system or a dryer inside the flat. Meter cupboards are usually full and the main switch is often original. We can do a single unit's board or work with the owners corporation on the whole block, and we will tell you honestly which side of the boundary a fault sits on.
Then there is the new stuff. Glen Iris has had a lot of townhouse development, and those homes come with modern boards but not always spare capacity. Add a charger, a heat pump hot water unit and an induction cooktop to a builder's minimum installation and you can run out of headroom fast. We check maximum demand and available supply first. Sometimes the fix is load management, sometimes a supply upgrade — either way you know before you buy the appliance.
Typical work
We take out the old rewirable fuse panel, install a modern board with an RCBO on each circuit, upgrade the main earth and water bonding, and label everything clearly. Most take a day, the power is off for part of it, and you get the compliance certificate on completion.
We supply, install and wire split systems in Glen Iris houses and units. A dedicated circuit rather than sharing an existing one, the outdoor unit positioned sensibly for noise and airflow, and the owners corporation paperwork handled when a flat needs approval before brackets go up.
Renovations here usually mean a rear extension and an open-plan kitchen. We rough in while the frames are open, set out lighting and points with you on site, add the circuits the new appliances need, then return for fit-off, testing and certification once the cabinetry lands.
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