One postcode, every kind of building.

Sydney Road and the shops off it

The strip runs the length of the suburb and it is almost entirely small operators, so the clock matters more than it does on a domestic job. A venue that cannot open is losing money by the hour, and a fit-out that runs an extra day costs more than the extra day.

We work the noisy and power-off parts around opening rather than through service, and stage the job so the front of house can keep going where the work allows it. That covers new fit-outs, refits, exit and emergency lighting, three-phase for kitchen equipment, and the board work that usually sits underneath the lot.

Brunswick East, Lygon Street and the converted stock

East of Nicholson Street is where most of the conversions are, and where the interesting problems live. A building that was one supply and one use is now four tenancies with four kitchens, and the installation is still shaped like the original.

Work here tends to start as one thing and turn into a board conversation. We would rather have that conversation before the plasterer arrives than after, so if you are planning a conversion, ring while it is still a drawing.

Brunswick West and the residential streets

Quieter, more single-fronted and double-fronted houses, more original wiring still in service. This is where the standard inner north job list turns up: an old board with rewirable fuses, a kitchen renovation the circuits were never built for, a bathroom with no exhaust, and an outdoor area with one weathered point doing the work of four.

Renters, landlords and agents

A large share of Brunswick is rented, which changes who rings. Half our calls here come from agents and owners rather than the person living in the property, so we deal with tenants directly for access, keep the records straight, and send the paperwork through without the office having to chase it.

If you manage more than a couple of properties, the rental safety check page is the one to read. It covers the two-year cycle and how we batch a run.

Getting here

We are based in Coburg, one suburb north. For Brunswick that means most work is a short drive rather than a trip across town, which matters most on the jobs nobody plans for: a fault on a Friday, a board that has started buzzing, a tenant with no power in half the property.

Do you actually work in Brunswick, or just list it?

We work in it. We are based one suburb north in Coburg, and Brunswick is one of the two postcodes we are in most weeks.

Are you licensed?

Yes. REC 35681. Every job that needs a certificate of electrical safety gets one, and it is not an extra line on the invoice.

Can you work on a warehouse conversion?

Yes, and the earlier the better. Conversions almost always need the supply and the board looked at, and finding that out after the walls are lined is what makes it expensive.

Do you do three-phase and commercial kitchen work?

Yes. Three-phase supply, kitchen equipment, cool rooms, exit and emergency lighting, and the sub-board work that goes with a hospitality fit-out.

Can you quote before starting?

Yes, and you get the number before any work begins. On fault finding you get the cost of the diagnosis up front, then the cost of the repair once we know what it actually is.

How old is too old for a switchboard?

Age is not really the test, protection is. If there are rewirable ceramic fuses, or no safety switch on the power circuits, that is worth looking at regardless of the year. The switchboard page goes through it properly.

Do you take on whole rent rolls?

Yes. Send the list of addresses and we will work out the run and deal with the tenants directly. Detail is on the rental safety check page.

Do you cover the suburbs around Brunswick?

We do. Coburg, Preston, Fitzroy, Northcote, Pascoe Vale and Thornbury all get the same turnaround.