I'm Marcus, the owner-operator behind Amped Up Electrical Adelaide, and Unley is one of the inner-south suburbs I get out to regularly.
Unley sits south of the city, bordered by Parkside, Malvern, Fullarton, Hyde Park and Goodwood, with the Unley Road cafe and shopping strip running right through the middle of it. It's a genuine trip from my Vale Park base on the other side of the city — I plan Unley jobs into the day rather than treating them as a quick add-on.
The housing here is classic inner-south Adelaide — bluestone and freestone villas from the Victorian and Edwardian era, solid workers' cottages on narrow blocks, and a good number of character homes that have been split into rentals or renovated into something more modern. Newer townhouses and units have filled in around the Unley Road strip too. That mix means original wiring behind a freshly painted heritage facade is common, right alongside brand-new circuits in a recent unit development.
Whatever your Unley property is — a rented bluestone cottage, an owner-occupied villa or a newer unit near the strip — I quote it properly up front and I'm the one who turns up and does the work.
The work in Unley reflects its mix of heritage villas, rentals and newer townhouses:
I haven't written up an Unley job yet, but just over the border in Malvern in August I quoted a full switchboard upgrade that's a good example of what turns up on this side of the city. The property still had its original circuit breakers doing the work of an entire household — no individual protection on most circuits, and a main switch that was well short of what the house now draws with reverse-cycle air conditioning and modern appliances running.
The plan was individual RCBO protection on every circuit, sized correctly for lighting, general power and the heavier circuits, plus a new main switch and busbar rated for the load the house actually carries now. It's exactly the kind of upgrade that comes up constantly on Unley's older villas and cottages too — a board that was fine for the house it was built for, but not for the one it's become after decades of renovations and added appliances.
Every installation is owner-operated by Marcus. Clean work, quality components, compliant installations.
Marcus films real jobs and callouts on the tools — no actors, no stock footage. This is what the work actually looks like.
I personally handle every job from quote to completion. No subcontractors, no apprentices left unsupervised. When you call, you speak to me. When I arrive in Unley, it's me doing the work.
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Unley's bluestone and freestone villas often still carry original wiring behind their heritage plaster, and a rented character cottage with an outdated board is a common source of a fault that needs urgent attention. If the power's out, a safety switch won't reset, or something smells hot, that's an emergency call — not a wait-till-Monday job.
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Unley borders several suburbs I work in regularly:
It's common in Unley's older villas, and it's worth addressing. Ceramic fuses with no safety switch protection don't meet current standards, and I can quote a switchboard upgrade that keeps the rest of the house undisturbed.
Yes. With so many character homes around here rented out, I regularly check safety switches, smoke alarms and general board condition for owners and property managers and give a clear written outcome.
Yes. Whether it's a house with a driveway or a townhouse with off-street parking, I run a dedicated circuit from the switchboard with the correct protection, sized to the charger.
Yes — Unley is one of the inner-south suburbs I get out to regularly, alongside Parkside, Malvern and Goodwood. It's a genuine trip from my Vale Park base, so I plan the day around it.
No obligation, no pressure.
Thanks! Marcus will follow up with you shortly.
— Marcus, Amped Up Electrical
