Electricians in Harrow

For electrical faults, upgrades and EICR remedial work in Harrow, EliteShires Property Services offers same-day fault finding in working hours, charged from £60 per hour. Defined jobs such as a consumer unit replacement are quoted as a fixed price before we start, and every job comes with the right certificate. Much of what we do locally follows an inspection report: older terraces with rewireable boards and poor main bonding, or interwar semis short of sockets. In most of those cases the honest answer is a board change and some targeted upgrades rather than a full rewire, and we will show you which findings actually require the work.

Does an unsatisfactory EICR on a Harrow terrace mean a full rewire?

Rarely. The pre-war houses around the town centre and Wealdstone most often fail for two reasons: a consumer unit with rewireable fuses or no RCD protection, and missing or undersized main bonding to the gas and water pipes. Both can be put right without disturbing the wiring in the walls. We quote remedial work line by line against the C1, C2 and FI observations in the report, and mark separately anything that was only a C3 recommendation, so you can see what is required and what is optional. If someone else carried out the inspection, that is fine; send us the report and we will price against it. The 28-day window after an unsatisfactory report is shorter than it sounds, so it is better to call early in it, while parts can still be ordered.

How do you add sockets to a 1930s semi without making a mess?

The interwar houses that make up much of Harrow were built for a household with a radio and an iron, so the socket count is usually far below what a modern family needs. The result is extension leads under beds and adaptors behind the television. We would rather design that out than leave it. Extra sockets can often go on an existing circuit where the load allows, and where it does not, a new circuit from the consumer unit is the tidier answer. We plan the cable routes to limit how much plaster comes off, and tell you beforehand where making good or redecoration will be needed. Kitchens and extensions that were altered at different times often have mixed wiring, and we check the join between old and new as part of the job.

What happens when you are called to a tripping RCD in Harrow?

We find the cause before replacing anything. An RCD that keeps tripping is detecting leakage to earth, and the source can be a faulty appliance, water getting into an outside light or socket, or damaged cable. Fault finding is charged by time because the answer can take twenty minutes or several hours, and we will tell you what we have found and what the options are before going further. Same-day attendance in working hours is realistic across the borough. In a shared house, where one fault can take out power for several tenants, tell us that when you call so we can plan around it. Before we arrive, it is worth unplugging everything on the affected circuit and resetting it. If it holds, plug items back in one at a time; if it trips again with nothing connected, the fault is in the fixed wiring and needs testing.

What paperwork do you leave after electrical work in Harrow?

Every job is certified appropriately. A new circuit or consumer unit gets an Electrical Installation Certificate, and smaller alterations get a Minor Works Certificate. Notifiable work is notified to Building Control, so the record exists when you later sell, remortgage or face a licence inspection. For landlords, we can send the certificate with the remedial confirmation your tenants and, if asked, the local authority need after an unsatisfactory EICR. Keep these alongside the report itself; together they show the installation was put right. If a local authority or a licensing officer asks for evidence, those documents are what they will want to see, and the dates on them matter. If you have lost paperwork from earlier work by another contractor, we cannot reissue their certificates, but we can tell you whether a new inspection would be the quicker way to get a clear record.

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 Harrow

• 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 Harrow and we will put you in touch.

More in Harrow

• EPC Certificates in Harrow: From £75
• EICR Certificates in Harrow: From £120
• Gas Safety Certificates in Harrow: From £70
• Plumbing & Heating in Harrow: From £60 per hour
• Handyman Services in Harrow: From £45 per hour
• Property Maintenance in Harrow: 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 Harrow page.