Electricians in Kenton

EliteShires Property Services provides electricians across Kenton from £60 per hour, with fault finding available the same day and fixed prices for defined jobs such as a consumer unit replacement. We are based at 6 Station Parade on Kenton Lane. Most of the houses around us were rewired between the 1960s and the 1990s, so the jobs we see most often are boards that have fallen behind current standards, circuits added piecemeal as houses were extended, and landlords working through an unsatisfactory EICR. Every job comes with the right certificate. For work that is notifiable, we also notify Building Control so the paperwork is in order when you sell or let.

Does a Kenton house rewired decades ago need rewiring again?

Less often than people are told. A wiring job from the 1970s or 1980s may still be in reasonable condition, while the consumer unit, the earthing and the bonding are the parts that have fallen behind. In many Kenton semis the practical fix is a new board with RCD protection, bonding brought up to date and perhaps one or two new circuits for a kitchen or loft room that was added later. That delivers the safety improvement for a fraction of the cost and mess of a full rewire, and it avoids lifting floors and chasing walls in a house that may have been decorated recently. If a rewire is genuinely needed, we will show you the test results and findings that justify it. If someone else has quoted you for one, ask them which specific observations make it necessary, and feel free to bring that quote to us for a second view.

Why does my RCD keep tripping?

An RCD that trips is detecting current leaking to earth and cutting the supply, which is exactly its job. The question is where the leak is. It is often a single faulty appliance, such as a kettle, a washing machine or an old fridge. In Kenton, with its long rear gardens, it is also worth thinking about outside lights, garden sockets and shed supplies, where water gets into fittings after heavy rain. Start by unplugging everything on the affected circuit and resetting it. If it stays on, plug things back in one at a time until it trips again. If it trips with nothing connected, the fault is in the fixed wiring and needs proper investigation. We charge that by time, because it can take twenty minutes or half a day, and we tell you what we have found before doing more.

Adding sockets to a house built with too few

Houses of this age were built for a handful of lamps and a wireless, which is why so many Kenton living rooms rely on extension leads and adaptors. Extra sockets, a dedicated circuit for a kitchen in an extension, better lighting, extractor fans, an outside socket or a supply for an EV charge point are all routine for us. Designing the sockets in where they are needed is safer than living with a chain of adaptors behind the television. Defined work like this is quoted as a fixed price before we start. You get an Electrical Installation Certificate or a Minor Works Certificate at the end, depending on the scale of the job, and notifiable work is reported to Building Control. Keep those certificates with the house deeds, as a buyer's conveyancer will ask for them.

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 Kenton

• 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 Kenton and we will put you in touch.

More in Kenton

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