Electrician in Barrack Heights

The full details for Barrack Heights

Ask anyone who has bought an older home in Barrack Heights what they found once they started looking closely, and the electrics usually come up. The suburb grew quickly in the 1960s and 70s, and a lot of the original houses are still standing: sturdy brick and fibro homes on decent blocks, many of them now being renovated by a second or third set of owners.

Flowstate Electrical Co is based next door in Warilla, so Barrack Heights is about as local as it gets for us.

Signs your Barrack Heights home needs attention

Homes from this era were wired for a fridge, a radio, a few lights and perhaps an electric stove. Today the same circuits carry split system air conditioners, computers, a second fridge in the garage and phones charging in every room. Some things worth paying attention to:

• Lights that dim when the air conditioner or kettle kicks in.
• A switchboard with ceramic fuses or only one safety switch.
• Power points that feel warm, are loose in the wall or have scorch marks.
• Old two-pin style fittings, brittle cabling in the roof space or no earth on some circuits.
• Smoke alarms that are past their use-by date or not connected to each other.

If any of those sound familiar, a switchboard upgrade and proper safety switch protection are usually the first step. They do not just make the house compliant, they make it safer for everyone who lives there.

Renovating a Barrack Heights house

Many owners here are opening up the old kitchen and living areas, moving walls and adding a deck or alfresco at the back. That is a great time to sort the wiring, because the walls and ceilings are already open. We handle rewiring for renovations, new circuits for kitchens, and range hood and cooktop installation. Customers have told us Kalani gave them a competitive quote up front for a range hood and stuck to it.

We can also add extra power points, including USB power points in bedrooms and benchtops, so you are not running power boards around the room. If the old fluorescent tube in the kitchen is still hanging on, it is a good moment to swap it for LED lighting as well.

Plain answers, no fuss

Kalani is the person you speak to and the person who turns up. He will explain what is going on with your wiring in plain language, tell you what needs doing now and what can wait, and leave the house as tidy as he found it. That is how Flowstate built a 5.0 star rating from 66 Google reviews.

We also work in neighbouring Warilla and Mount Warrigal, and right across the Shellharbour area.

Call or text Kalani on 0424 400 346. Send a photo of your switchboard if you like, and we will tell you what we can see.