House rewiring
in Hawthorn.

Think of a Hawthorn villa as several layers of electrical history. There might be cloth or rubber-insulated cable from the original installation, a partial rewire from mid last century, then newer circuits added for air conditioning and a home office. Parts of that may still be sound. Parts may not. When we survey a house we trace the cable types, test insulation and see how circuits are shared across rooms. If the old wiring is deteriorating, a rewire makes more sense than another patch. We work from the roof space and under the floor, keeping chasing in plaster and heritage features to a minimum. Where streets have heritage overlays, we keep anything visible outside discreet. Timing it with a renovation saves money on patching and painting afterwards, though we never push you into one. We give you a clear, honest picture of what you have.

What the job involves, warning signs and what's included are on our main house rewires page. For everything else we do locally, see electrician Hawthorn.