Services
Most people ring the first time because something has stopped working. The rest of this is what I do once you have the number in your phone.
Covered by the standard call-out, which includes the first hour on site.
Most call-outs start here: something has stopped working, or the fuse board keeps throwing the whole house into darkness and nobody knows why.
Quoted after a look at the existing board, the earthing arrangement and the supply.
If one fault takes out the whole house, or the board still has rewirable fuses, it is doing a job that modern boards do far better.
Fixed price by property size. Remedial work quoted separately, never bundled in blind.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report tells you the actual state of the wiring, with anything dangerous coded so you know what must be done and what can wait.
Quoted per property — the run length and the board's spare capacity decide it.
A home charger is mostly an electrical job rather than a car one: what matters is the supply into the house, the main fuse, and how the cable gets to where you park.
Half day or full day rate, or a fixed price per job once I know the property.
The small jobs that make a house easier to live in, and the ones most people put off for years because of the extension lead that has become furniture.
Quoted room by room after a survey. Nobody should price a rewire over the phone.
A rewire is the job nobody wants and plenty of older properties round here eventually need — usually the ones still running rubber or fabric-insulated cable.
Landlords & letting agents
Rented homes in England need an electrical safety check at least every five years. I keep a record of every property I test and remind you before it falls due — and I am the same person your tenant rings when the power goes off.
How safety checks workCertificates
Notifiable work is registered with my Part P scheme, and you get the paperwork rather than having to chase it.
For new circuits and fuse board replacements, with the full test schedule attached.
For alterations to an existing circuit, such as an extra socket or a new light point.
For safety checks, with every observation coded so you know what is urgent and what is not.
Handled through the scheme on notifiable work, with the certificate posted to you.
Ring for a straight answer on whether it is a half-hour job or a day's work.