Richmond Electrician — Old Wiring, Tight Sites, Done Right

The single-fronted cottages and terraces through Richmond were wired long after they were built, and then rewired in pieces. We routinely open a ceiling rose and find rubber-insulated cable gone brittle, joints in the roof space with no enclosure, and an earth that goes to a water pipe that was replaced with plastic years ago. A staged rewire is usually the answer — bedrooms and lighting first, kitchen and bathroom next — so you can live in the house while it happens.

Cremorne and the Burnley end are a different animal again. Old brick warehouses converted to homes, studios and offices come with exposed conduit, high ceilings, three-phase supply left over from their industrial life and, often, no earthing you'd want to rely on. We like these jobs. Exposed catenary lighting, surface conduit run properly instead of dragged across a beam, and a board that finally matches the load the building actually carries. Scaffolding or a scissor lift is often part of the quote, and we'll say so up front.

Then the strips. Bridge Road, Swan Street and Victoria Street turn over tenancies constantly, and every new cafe, bar or shop needs the old fit-out stripped and something safe put back. We handle the switchboard, the supply capacity question, the kitchen and coffee machine circuits, and the certificates. Parking is the real constraint — we book a permit or work early rather than blocking a lane and copping a fine on your job. It's a small thing that keeps the job moving.