Most Adelaide homes I upgrade weren't "broken" — they were built for a 1970s electrical load and quietly asked to run a 2026 household. Aircon, induction cooktop, dishwasher, double-door fridge, EV charger, a power board behind every TV. The wiring copes until it doesn't, and then it shows up as warm power points, lights that dip when the kettle goes on, or a board that trips for no obvious reason. An electrical upgrade is just bringing the house back into balance with how you actually live in it.
It's a broad term, so here's the plain-English version of what I get asked to upgrade most:
I don't quote upgrades off a guess. 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. Either way you get an itemised quote by deliverable, not a vague lump sum, so you can see exactly what you're paying for.
Everything I touch gets a Certificate of Electrical Safety on completion, and because I'm the one who quotes and the one who does the work, nothing gets lost between a salesperson and a subbie.
When you call, you speak to me. When I arrive, it's me doing the work — no subcontractors, no unsupervised apprentices. The person who quotes the job is the person who does it.
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Common signs: power points that feel warm, lights dimming when an appliance kicks in, a board that trips often, only a couple of safety switches (or none), or cloth/rubber-insulated cable in the roof. If your home is pre-1990s and hasn't been touched since, it's worth a look. I test before I recommend anything.
Usually part. A full rewire is the right call when the cable insulation is genuinely perished throughout, but more often the fix is targeted — a few end-of-life circuits and a couple of dedicated new runs. I test first and tell you honestly which one you actually need.
Only in stages. For most upgrades I isolate one area at a time so the rest of the house stays live, and I plan it around you — working from home, kids, a fridge or freezer to protect.
Yes. Every upgrade I complete includes a Certificate of Electrical Safety, and all new and modified circuits are brought up to current AS/NZS 3000.
I do. Marcus, the owner. Licensed PGE 305056. The person who quotes the job is the person who does it — no subcontractors.
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