What we do in Southmead
Solid interwar houses, updated kitchens and bathrooms, and boards that are due a change.
House rewiring
Rewires for homes still running on wiring from their last update decades ago, planned around family life.
House rewiring →Fuse board replacement
Old fuse boxes replaced with a metal board with RCBO protection, from £680 + VAT.
Consumer units →EICRs and landlord certificates
Condition reports for owners, buyers and landlords, explained in plain English.
EICRs →Fault finding
Trips, dead sockets and burning smells traced with proper equipment, first visit £140 + VAT.
Fault finding →Electric showers
Dedicated, correctly sized shower circuits, tested and certified.
Electric showers →Small jobs
Sockets, switches, lights and extractor fans at published fixed prices, from £95 + VAT.
Small jobs →Fixed prices in Southmead
The same published prices apply across Bristol: no postcode premiums, and the price we agree is the price you pay.
Prices exclude VAT. Full price lists with VAT-inclusive totals are on each service page.
Working in Southmead
Southmead grew up between the wars as one of Bristol's large council estates, and today it is a mix of those solid 1930s homes, many now privately owned, alongside newer housing, with Southmead Hospital on its southern edge and Westbury-on-Trym, Henbury and Horfield around it. Badock's Wood runs along the western side.
The houses were built well, but the electrics have usually been changed only once or twice since, and the fuse board is often the oldest part. We give a free estimate, a fixed price, and the same published prices as everywhere else in Bristol.
Southmead's 1930s homes and their electrics
A 1930s house was wired for very little by today's standards, and most in Southmead were rewired at some point in the 1960s, 70s or 80s. That second-generation wiring is often still in reasonable order, but the protection around it has moved on: modern boards give each circuit its own RCD protection, and bathrooms and outdoor sockets need it as standard.
So the most common job we see here is not a full rewire but a fuse board replacement with a few remedial items: an earth added to an old lighting circuit, a socket moved out of a bathroom, bonding brought up to date.
Before the new kitchen or bathroom goes in
If you are planning a new kitchen or bathroom, it is worth having the electrics checked first. An induction hob, an electric shower or a bathroom with new lighting will all need circuits and protection the old board may not offer, and it is far cheaper to sort that before the tiles go on. An EICR is from £225 + VAT for a two bedroom home and £250 + VAT for three.
When a rewire is the right answer
Where the wiring itself is past its best, with old rubber-insulated cable or circuits that fail insulation tests, we will recommend a rewire rather than patching around it. A full rewire starts from £4,500 + VAT for a one-bed flat and from £5,400 + VAT for a three-bed house, surveyed and specified in writing first.
Landlords
Rented homes need an EICR at least every five years, with a copy to the tenants within 28 days. We do the inspection, explain any findings and quote remedial work as a fixed price. Our landlord guide covers the rules in full.
How we price: no surprises
Every job is different, so we look before we quote.
We check what's actually there before quoting anything.
The price we agree is the price you pay.
If we find anything unexpected, we stop, explain it and agree any change with you before continuing.
Estimates are always free, and there's never any obligation.
What Bristol customers say
"Great quality work, punctual and very clean. Highly recommend."
"Great professionalism and clear communication. Luke was able to get us booked in the same week."
"The most reliable and knowledgeable electricians I've come across. Extremely professional."
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can you get to Southmead?
Usually within a few days for routine work. If it is urgent, tell us when you call and we will be honest about timing.
Do you charge extra to come out to Southmead?
No, Southmead is a regular part of our patch. Estimates are free, and any visit cost is agreed when you book, not sprung on you later.
Our Southmead house still has an old fuse box. What does a replacement cost?
A consumer unit replacement starts from £680 + VAT, or £780 + VAT for the 8 to 12-way board most houses need, including the metal RCBO board, surge protection, testing, the certificate and notification.
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TrustMark Registered Business and Trading Standards Approved, licence no. 4257835. TrustMark is the Government Endorsed Quality Scheme for work in and around the home, and Trading Standards has also checked and approved us under TrustMark's Trading Standards Approved scheme. We are registered for domestic electrical work through NAPIT, our scheme provider. Check our registration on TrustMark