The cheapest time to get the electrical right in a renovation is before the walls are closed up — and the most expensive time is after. By the time I get called to "just add a couple of points" to a finished kitchen, the easy runs are gone and we're chasing walls that were painted last week. Renovation electrical is mostly about thinking it through early: where the light actually needs to fall, where you'll really plug things in, what the new appliances draw, and what the board can carry.
Three things catch people out on Adelaide renos, and all three are avoidable if the sparky is involved at the planning stage, not the panic stage:
Plenty of this work comes up on its own, with no renovation attached — the house just quietly stopped keeping up with how you live in it. Same trade, same standards, and it's a broad term, so here's the plain-English version of what I get asked to upgrade most:
I don't quote these off a guess either. I look at the board, test what's actually there — loop impedance, RCD trip times, polarity, earth continuity — and find out where the real bottleneck is. Sometimes the fix is smaller than people expect: one dedicated circuit instead of a full rewire. Sometimes the wiring genuinely is at end of life and I'll tell you straight.
I split it the way the trade actually works: a rough-in stage while the walls are open (all the cabling, mounting blocks and box positions set out), then a fit-off stage once the surfaces are done (points, switches, lights, fans and the final test). In between I coordinate with your builder so I'm on site at the right moment and not holding up the plasterer.
You get an itemised quote by deliverable, real lighting and power positions marked up before anything's cut, and a Certificate of Electrical Safety at the end. Owner-operated start to finish — I'm on every stage personally.
When you call, you speak to me. When I arrive, it's me doing the work. Licensed electrician on every job — never handed off. The person who quotes the job is the person who does it.
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Marcus films real jobs and callouts on the tools — no actors, no stock footage. This is what the work actually looks like.
As early as you can — ideally at the planning stage, before walls are closed up. The cabling (rough-in) has to happen while everything is open. Getting me in early means the lighting and power land where you actually want them, not where they happened to fit afterwards.
Yes. I coordinate the rough-in and fit-off stages around the build schedule so I'm on site at the right time and not holding anyone up. I'm happy to talk directly with your builder or project manager.
Both. Bathrooms have strict wet-area zoning under AS/NZS 3000 for where points, heating and fans can go — I set those out so it passes inspection. Kitchens usually need extra dedicated circuits for modern appliances, which I plan in from the start.
Yes — every renovation I complete includes a Certificate of Electrical Safety, with all new work to current AS/NZS 3000 standard.
Me — Marcus, the owner, licensed PGE 305056. Licensed electrician on every job — never handed off. The person who quotes your reno is the person on the tools.
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