House rewiring
Period homes with cloth or rubber-insulated wiring brought up to AS/NZS 3000, in stages if needed.
Electrician Brunswick
Brunswick is roughly twelve kilometres from our Hawthorn East workshop, across the other side of the CBD. We book it as a scheduled visit and tell you the arrival window when you ring.
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What goes wrong in Brunswick
Brunswick is a suburb of terraces and conversions. Victorian and Edwardian workers’ cottages line the side streets, former factories and warehouses have become apartments and studios, and Sydney Road holds the shops, cafes and venues that give the suburb its character. Each of those building types has its own electrical problems.
How we work in Brunswick
Brunswick is on the other side of the city from our Hawthorn East workshop, roughly twelve kilometres by road, so it sits outside the south-east patch most of our work comes from. We take Brunswick jobs as booked visits and tell you the arrival window when you call, rather than promising a same-day slot we cannot keep. For an emergency, ring and we will say plainly whether we can attend and when.
Victorian terraces and cottages
Many Brunswick houses still carry their original wiring in part: cloth and rubber insulated cable, ceramic fuses and a switchboard bolted to a timber board. Attached terraces make it harder again, because roof space is limited, party walls restrict cable runs and the route to the back of the house often means working around a renovation that is already there. Parts of Brunswick sit under heritage overlays, which affect what can be seen from the street, not whether the wiring can be replaced. Our house rewiring page explains how we stage it.
Converted warehouses and apartments
Factory and warehouse conversions are the opposite problem. The fit-out is modern but the base building supply has its own rules. Risers, the main board and the meter room belong to the owners corporation, and work there needs their authority before we quote. Tell us who approves the spend and which parts are common property when you ring, and it saves a round of emails.
Commercial electrician Brunswick
Sydney Road and the side streets hold cafes, retail and studios in old shopfronts where the supply was never sized for a commercial kitchen. We check the board and the mains before the lease is signed and work outside trading hours. If you need a commercial electrician Brunswick side, ring with the address and the equipment list. Our commercial electrical page lists what we do.
We also cover Melbourne CBD, Richmond, Kew.
Services in Brunswick
What we are usually called out for here
Switchboard upgrades
Ceramic fuses replaced with circuit breakers and safety switches, with capacity left for what you add next.
Electrical repairs and fault finding
Dead circuits, tripping safety switches and power points that run warm, traced to the cause.
Electrical safety inspections
A written check of the board, the wiring and the safety switches, for a purchase, a rental or peace of mind.
Power point installation
New outlets, USB points and outdoor weatherproof power, added on a circuit that can carry them.
Smoke alarm installation
Interconnected 240 volt alarms installed and positioned to meet the rules for your property.
Questions
Brunswick questions we get asked
Do you service Brunswick, or is it outside your area?
Brunswick is outside the south-east suburbs most of our work comes from, but we do attend. Ring 03 9889 3341 with the address and we will tell you when we can be there.
How long does it take you to reach Brunswick?
It is roughly twelve kilometres across the city, so it depends heavily on the time of day. We give you an arrival window on the phone when you book.
My Brunswick terrace has cloth-covered wiring. Does it all need to go?
Not always. It depends on its condition, which we test rather than guess. Cloth and rubber insulation becomes brittle with age and fails when it is disturbed, so any renovation is the time to deal with it. Staging the work circuit by circuit is often the sensible route.
Can you work in a converted warehouse apartment?
Yes. The limit is usually common property rather than the apartment itself. Risers, the main board and the meter room belong to the owners corporation, and we need their authority before we quote work there.
Do you attend after hours in Brunswick?
Ring and ask. The phone is answered 24 hours a day. Whether we can attend a Brunswick emergency depends on where our crews are at the time, and we will tell you honestly on the call rather than leave you waiting.
Get it sorted
Book a Brunswick electrician
Fastest way to get an answer is the phone. It is answered 24 hours a day, seven days.
03 9889 3341Not urgent? Send the details and we will come back to you within one business day.