Bracknell is a fifteen-minute run from Ascot and a steady source of a particular kind of work. The town was designated as a new town in 1949 and expanded rapidly through the following decades, which means a very large proportion of the housing stock was wired in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
Installations of that age are now at or beyond the end of their sensible life. What we find most often:
- Consumer units with no RCD protection, or rewireable fuse boards still in service
- Insulation resistance readings that have deteriorated across several circuits
- Not enough socket outlets for how a house is used now, with extension leads filling the gap
- Extensions and conversions added to circuits that were never designed to carry them
That does not automatically mean a rewire, and we will say so if it doesn't. Very often a new consumer unit, upgraded bonding and a handful of circuits brought up to standard is the sensible answer, at a fraction of the cost. The inspection is what tells you which you are looking at.
Bracknell also has a substantial private rented sector, which means a lot of five-yearly landlord certificates — and a lot of landlords who have realised their first cycle under the 2020 regulations has come round.
Everything we do in Bracknell
The full range, from a single socket to a full rewire. Every job tested and certified.
- Electrical safety certificatesEICR inspection and report
- Landlord certificatesFive-yearly, legally required
- Buying or selling a homeFast turnaround for a sale
- Fault findingTripping and dead circuits
- Emergency electricianUrgent call-outs
- RewiresFull and partial
- Fuse box replacementConsumer unit upgrades
- LightingInterior, garden and security
- EV charger installationGovernment-listed installer
- Electric heating and hot waterUnderfloor, immersion, thermostats
- Air conditioningSupplies and installation
- Sockets and switchesAdditional points
- Ovens, hobs and appliancesCooker circuits and connections
- Outdoor powerGarden, garages and sheds
- CCTV, alarms and smoke alarmsSecurity and detection
- Smart home and dataNetworking and AV cabling
Nearby
We cover these from the same round, so if you're between two of them it makes no difference to us.
