Electrician in Fawley

An electrician for Fawley and the Waterside

Fawley lies at the southern end of the Waterside, beyond Hythe, and I cover it. Most jobs are the ordinary ones. Working out why a breaker trips or a socket has gone dead. Replacing worn sockets, switches and light fittings, and fitting extractor fans and outside lights. Changing old fuse boxes for consumer units with RCD protection. And inspections for homeowners, buyers and landlords. Extra circuits and rewiring where a house needs them.

One electrician for the whole job, NAPIT registered and fully insured, with the price agreed before work starts. There is no charge for coming to quote.

Smoke and heat alarms that have reached their date

Easy to overlook in a house of any age. Most smoke alarms are designed for about ten years, with the date printed on the unit, and the test button checks the sounder rather than the sensor — so an alarm can pass and still be past its life. A heat alarm suits a kitchen better than a smoke alarm that cooking sets off, and a room with a boiler or wood burner wants a carbon monoxide alarm too.

Extensions, outbuildings and charging

Planned work comes up as often as repairs. An extension, a loft conversion or a garage being made into a room is best wired before the walls go back, with the sockets and lighting agreed before the rest of the job moves on. That early planning is usually what keeps the cost down. I check the board for spare ways and protection first. A shed, workshop or garden office needs its own protected supply rather than a lead run out of a window.

If you are thinking about an EV charge point, it needs a dedicated circuit, so the answer depends on the consumer unit and the incoming supply as much as the charger itself.

Not sure where to start?

If you don’t know what the job needs, say so when you ring. Tell me what’s happening and I’ll explain it. After 15 years I’m usually quick at sorting what matters now from what can wait, and at telling you when nothing needs doing at all. Quotes are free. Let’s have a chat.