Rewire it once. Do it properly.
Cloth, brittle PVC and undersized cable show up in older Adelaide houses and in renovations when walls come open. We map what is unsafe, what can stay, and what has to go — then run new circuits that match how the house will actually be used.
A rewire during a reno is far cheaper than chasing cables after the plasterers leave. If you are living in the house, we stage it room by room so you are not dark everywhere at once.
The job finishes with testing, labelling and a board that matches the new layout. We keep the mess down; we are not painters.
Mapped first
What stays, what goes, before we cut
Reno-friendly
Cheapest while the walls are open
Lived-in OK
Staged room-by-room when you are home
Survey
Roof space, underfloor, then the board.
We walk the house and the voids before we quote. Guessing from the living room is how rewires blow out.
- Identify cloth, brittle PVC and undersized runs.
- Mark circuits that can stay versus those that have to go.
- Plan points and lights against how you will actually use the house.
The rewire
New circuits, landed and labelled.
Cable is run, points and lights are landed, and the board is finished to match. Testing closes the job.
- New circuits sized for today’s load, not 1960s lighting.
- Board labelled so the next electrician can see what is what.
- Dust managed; making-good is flagged if plaster needs a specialist.
Why now
Old cable fails quietly — until it does not.
Heat, rodents and age all play a part. Sale reports and insurers pick it up anyway.
- Fixing it in a reno is cheaper than opening finished walls later.
- Unsafe sections can sometimes be isolated without a full-house job.
- You get a system you can add to, not a tangle behind the plaster.
Common questions
About rewiring
Straight answers before you book. Still unsure? Call or text us.
More services
Other work we do
Quick links to the rest of the list — same crew, same standard.