Templestowe homes tend to be big, spread out and full of add-ons — pools, sheds, studios and garden lighting that all need wiring done properly.
Templestowe is a different job to the rest of Manningham. The blocks are large, the houses are often split-level, and the wiring has usually been extended two or three times since the original build in the 1970s or 80s. Pool pumps, spa heaters, garden lights and a shed out the back all end up hanging off a board that's run out of room.
We work Templestowe most weeks — the streets around Templestowe Village, the pockets off Parker Street and Foote Street, and the older homes closer to the river. Long cable runs, three-phase supply and outdoor work are normal here, not extras. We quote the whole thing up front, we don't send subbies, and we turn up when we said we would.
Local work, local knowledge
On the ground in Templestowe
Most of Templestowe was built out through the 1970s and 80s — architect-influenced split-levels, cathedral ceilings, cedar and brick, sitting on blocks big enough for a pool and a shed. That layout creates long cable runs and a lot of outdoor circuits, and outdoor circuits are where we find most of the faults. Perished conduit, direct-buried cable that's been hit by a garden bed, and light fittings full of water are the standard finds when we start tracing a fault on a Templestowe property.
The other Templestowe constant is the pool. Pump, chlorinator, heater and lighting all sit in wet, corrosive conditions, and the rules around zones and earthing near water are strict for good reason. We check the equipotential bonding, replace tired weatherproof outlets and make sure the pool equipment is on its own RCD-protected circuit — so a failed pump motor doesn't take out the kitchen or the smoke alarms inside the house. It's a half-day job that saves a lot of nuisance tripping.
Templestowe has no train line, so nearly every household runs two or three cars — and that's driving a steady run of EV charger installs, usually in a double garage a fair way from the switchboard. Long runs need the cable sized correctly for voltage drop, not just for current. We measure the actual route, price the cable honestly, and where the house is already on three-phase we'll set the charger up to use it, which cuts the charging time considerably.
Typical work
Replacing failed pump circuits, adding RCD protection and sorting the bonding around the pool shell. On older Templestowe pools we often find the original direct-buried cable has failed, so we re-run it in conduit and finish with a weatherproof, lockable isolator.
Low-voltage garden runs, uplights on established trees and lit driveways on the long Templestowe frontages. We use proper outdoor-rated fittings and transformers, run the cable deep enough to survive a mattock, and set it all on a timer or app control.
A home office, gym or workshop out the back needs more than an extension lead. We install a correctly sized submain, a small board with its own main switch and RCDs, plus lighting, power and data — tested and certified so it's safe to leave running unattended.
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