Electricians in Edgware

EliteShires Property Services sends registered electricians to Edgware from our base at Kenton Lane, a short drive from HA8. Standard work is charged from £60 per hour, and we offer same-day fault finding. Defined jobs such as a consumer unit replacement or a new circuit are priced up front as a fixed sum. Every job is certified with the appropriate paperwork, and notifiable work is notified to Building Control. Across Edgware, the job we are most often asked to look at is an older consumer unit in an interwar semi, usually after an EICR has flagged it. It rarely points to a full rewire, and we will show you the specific findings before you commit to anything larger.

Do Edgware's interwar semis need rewiring?

Far less often than their owners are sometimes told. These houses typically come to us with a consumer unit of an age that now attracts coded observations, and sometimes with earthing and bonding that falls short of current practice. Both can usually be put right without lifting floors in every room. A board change, bonding upgrades and perhaps an extra circuit for a kitchen that has grown over the decades will normally achieve the safety outcome for a fraction of the cost and disruption of a rewire. There are houses where the cabling itself has reached the end of its life, and we will say so plainly when we find one. What we will not do is recommend a rewire without pointing to the test results that support it, and we suggest you ask the same of anyone else quoting you.

Can you carry out remedial work from another firm's Edgware EICR?

Yes, landlords ask for this regularly. Send us the report and we will quote against each coded observation, marking which items made it unsatisfactory and which were only ever C3 recommendations with no legal effect. Remedial work on a C1, C2 or FI tends to be specific and limited: an RCD, a bonding conductor, a damaged accessory, a poor connection at a junction. Because the landlord has 28 days to complete it, or less if the report sets a shorter period, we aim to confirm the scope quickly so that parts can be ordered in good time. When the work is finished you receive the certificate for it, which is the written confirmation you then pass to your tenant and to the local authority if it asks. If you would like a fresh inspection instead, we can do that too.

What about a fault in a newer flat near Edgware station?

Newer apartments tend to have modern installations with RCD protection throughout, so the typical fault there is a tripping circuit rather than anything to do with age. More often than not the cause is a single appliance leaking to earth, sometimes water getting into an outside light on a balcony, and occasionally a damaged cable. We charge fault finding by time because it varies so much, and we tell you what we have found before going further. In a block, it also helps to know where the flat's supply comes in and whether the meter sits in a communal cupboard. The concierge or managing agent can normally tell you. If the fault lies on the landlord's side of the supply, we will explain that to the agent in writing. Once the cause is fixed, you get a short note of what was wrong, which is useful if the same symptom returns.

Can you add circuits to a large house on an Edgware private road?

Yes. Larger detached houses often need more than an ordinary home: a supply to a garage or garden building, outside lighting along a long drive, extra kitchen and utility circuits after an extension, or a dedicated supply for an EV charge point. Each is designed and priced as a defined job, and new work is certified with an Electrical Installation Certificate or, for smaller alterations, a Minor Works Certificate. Where the work is notifiable, we notify Building Control on completion, so the records are ready when a buyer's conveyancer or a lender asks for them. For an EV charger, we install the supply and its protection, and we will tell you if the charger manufacturer requires its own commissioning step. Long cable runs to a detached outbuilding are planned and priced before we start digging or drilling.

What is included

• Fault finding and diagnosis
• Consumer unit replacement and upgrades
• Additional sockets, lighting and circuits
• EICR remedial work, quoted against the codes
• Earthing and bonding upgrades
• EV charge point supplies and outside power

How booking works

1. We establish what is happening and quote the diagnosis time honestly
2. We attend, find the fault, and explain the options before going further
3. Work is quoted before it starts, as a fixed price wherever it can be
4. The work is completed and certified appropriately
5. Notifiable work is notified to Building Control, and you get the paperwork

What you end up with: The fault fixed, the correct certificate for the work, an Electrical Installation Certificate or Minor Works Certificate, and a straight answer on whether you actually need a rewire.

Why people trust us in Edgware

• Gas work, electrical inspection and energy assessment carried out under the relevant registrations, ask to see the card
• Every price confirmed before we attend, and not revised afterwards
• Coded observations quoted line by line, so you can take the work elsewhere
• A time slot rather than a morning-or-afternoon window
• Work photographed before and after, and reported
• We tell you when you do not need something we sell

We are building a review profile under this name and would rather show you none than borrow someone else's. Ask us for references from landlords in Edgware and we will put you in touch.

More in Edgware

• EPC Certificates in Edgware: From £75
• EICR Certificates in Edgware: From £120
• Gas Safety Certificates in Edgware: From £70
• Plumbing & Heating in Edgware: From £60 per hour
• Handyman Services in Edgware: From £45 per hour
• Property Maintenance in Edgware: Per job or monthly account

The full guide to this service is on our electrical work page, and everything we cover locally is on the Edgware page.