Extensions and loft conversions
New circuits sized for the actual load, board capacity checked before work starts, and the existing installation tested so you are not connecting new work to a fault you have not found yet.
Rewires, fuse boards and new circuits
Electrical Installations
Rewiring, new fuse boards and new circuits for homes and small business premises. Planned rather than patched, fitted around the other trades where there are any, and tested and certified on completion.
Getting the installation right while the walls are still open
Almost every expensive electrical problem starts as a cheap decision made at first fix. A circuit that was never going to carry the load. A board with no spare ways in a house that was always going to get an extension. Sockets positioned before anyone asked where the furniture goes.
Installation work is where that gets decided, which is why we spend time on it before anyone picks up a drill. We walk the drawings with you, agree accessory positions on the wall in pencil, calculate the load properly rather than assuming, and check the incoming supply can carry what you are planning.
What we install
Full and partial rewires, extensions and loft conversions, kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, new fuse boards and consumer units, additional circuits, recessed downlighters, garden lighting and supplies to garden rooms, sheds and outbuildings.
Everything is designed and installed to BS 7671, currently the 18th Edition with Amendment 2. For dwellings we notify the work under Part P of the Building Regulations through our NICEIC registration, which avoids a separate building control application and the fee that comes with it.
Working alongside other trades
On most projects we are one of several trades on site. We attend site meetings, work to the programme, and sequence first fix so the plasterer is not held up and second fix so we are not fitting accessories into wet paint.
On a refurbishment the programme usually slips somewhere. Where it does, the work is resequenced rather than left waiting. Coming back at the right point in someone else's programme is most of the job on a kitchen or an extension.
Handover
You receive an Electrical Installation Certificate with full schedules of test results, a circuit schedule for the board, and the Part P compliance certificate where the work is notifiable. That is what a buyer's solicitor, your insurer or the next electrician will ask for, and it is far easier to produce as the work goes in than to reconstruct afterwards.
Supply checked first
We work out what the existing supply and board will carry before anything is ordered.
First fix planned
Cable routes agreed with you and the other trades before a single wall is chased.
Certified on handover
Tested, certified and notified under Part P as soon as the work is finished.
Rewiring without moving out
Occupied homes are rewired regularly by working room by room, so a working kitchen, bathroom and bedroom keep power and lighting each evening. It takes a little longer than an empty property and avoids the upheaval of moving out.
Project types
Installations we take on
Full refurbishments
Complete strip-out and reinstallation. The point at which it is worth doing everything properly, because nothing will be this accessible again for twenty-five years.
Fuse boards and consumer units
Replacing an old fuse box or plastic board with a metal-clad consumer unit on individual RCBOs, so a fault on one circuit no longer puts the whole property in darkness. Tested, labelled and certified.
Downlighters and lighting
Recessed downlighters, pendants and wall lights on dimmable LED, with the circuits and switching planned before any holes are cut so the light falls where you need it.
Extra sockets and circuits
Additional sockets, outside sockets and dedicated circuits for showers, cookers and garden offices, with the existing board checked for spare capacity before anything is added to it.
Outbuildings and garden rooms
Armoured supply, its own protective device, correct earthing arrangement, and capacity for what you will actually plug in rather than the one lamp described at quotation stage.
Electrical emergency? Call-out including evenings and weekends
Covering London and Surrey, on site as quickly as we can. You will speak to an electrician, not a call centre.
Installation projects
Installations we have completed
Media wall and alcove lighting
Power and lighting for a built-in media wall with alcove shelving either side of the television: recessed downlights above, concealed LED strip…
Sutton kitchen fan supply
A repeat customer, now on their third job with us. A new power supply run for a kitchen extractor fan, and a plug socket that had failed replaced at…
Sutton electric cooker installation
An electric cooker connected and tested, working around a household with a nervous house cat. Doors and windows were kept shut throughout, which is…
Common questions
Questions we are asked most often
What is the difference between first fix and second fix?
First fix is everything that happens before the walls and ceilings are closed: cabling, back boxes and containment routes. Second fix is everything after decorating: fitting accessories and light fittings, connecting the consumer unit, then testing and certification. Getting first fix right matters most, because mistakes there are expensive to reach later.
Do I need building control approval for electrical work?
Certain work in homes is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations, including installing a new circuit, replacing a consumer unit, and any work in a room containing a bath or shower. Because we are NICEIC registered we can self-certify and notify building control on your behalf, which avoids a separate application and its fee.
Do you work alongside builders and kitchen fitters?
Regularly. Kitchens, bathrooms, extensions and loft conversions all need first fix before the walls close and second fix once decorating is done. Coming in at the right point in someone else's programme is most of the job, and it is far cheaper than opening finished walls afterwards.
Can you install garden lighting and power to an outbuilding?
Yes. Outside lighting, garden sockets and supplies to garden offices, sheds and workshops are wired in armoured cable with the correct protection and earthing arrangement for outdoor use. The existing board is checked for capacity first, since an outbuilding supply is a new circuit rather than a spur.
Related services
Notifiable installation work is self-certified under our NICEIC registration, so you do not need a separate building control application.
Get in touch
Planning a project?
Send us the drawings, or just describe what you are doing. We will tell you what the electrical work involves and what it should cost before you commit to anything.