Electricians in Beckenham and South East London
Need electricians for a house or flat in Beckenham or nearby? We take on planned electrical work across South East London, from inspections and repairs to rewiring and new lighting, and once the wiring is in, our own team fills the grooves cut for the cables and repaints the walls.
- Family firm, incorporated in 2007
- Free visit and a written quote
- Plaster and paint made good by our own team
- £5 million public liability
- Planned work only: no emergency call-outs
4.9 out of 5
From 38 MyBuilder reviews
Get a quote for your electrical work
Why choose one firm for the electrics, the plaster and the paint
No second trade for the making good
New cables are chased into walls (run in a groove cut into the plaster) or run under floors, and that leaves plaster and paint to put right. Our own team fills, plasters and repaints, so the room is finished when the work is.
Registered, listed and insured
Companies House number 06178781, since 2007; on Checkatrade, verified on MyBuilder and covered for £5 million public liability. Our MyBuilder reviews are mostly for painting and decorating; none so far are for electrical work.
A written quote first
We visit free of charge and quote in writing.
Electrical work we take on, and what we don't
We take on planned electrical work in houses and flats. Each type of job has its own page:
Inspections
A report on the condition of the whole installation, for owners and landlords: EICR certificates.
Faults
Dead sockets, switches that spark, a trip switch that keeps tripping: electrical repairs.
New wiring
Part of the house or all of it, and a new consumer unit: house rewiring.
Lights
Downlights, pendants, wall lights and lights outside: lighting installation.
Showers
Replacing an electric shower with a new one: shower fitting.
Offices, shops and blocks of flats
What we don't do: emergency call-outs or same-day visits. Every job starts with a visit and a written quote.
Commercial electricians in London and the South East
Commercial electricians for offices, blocks of flats, churches, gyms and shops across London and the South East. Free visit and a written quote.
Before any electrical work: Part P and your certificate
Electrical work in a house or flat in England comes under Part P of the Building Regulations. Some of it has to be notified to building control (your council's building control department or a private registered building control approver).
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All of it should be inspected, tested and certificated to BS 7671, the British Standard for wiring. The rules are in Approved Document P:
- Notifiable work. A new circuit, a replacement consumer unit (the fuse box), or any addition or alteration to existing circuits in a special location: the space around the bath tap or shower head in a room with a bath or shower, or a room with a swimming pool or sauna heater.
- Work that isn't notifiable. Additions and alterations outside special locations, and replacements, repairs and maintenance anywhere. It should still be tested and certificated.
- Outside the house. Part P also covers fixed lights on outside walls, garden lighting and the wiring in sheds and detached garages. They're notifiable only when the work is one of the three above, such as a new circuit.
- Who signs it off. A registered competent person (an electrician on a competent person scheme) self-certifies notifiable work. Otherwise the installer can appoint a registered third-party certifier (an inspector who checks and tests the work) or, failing that, must tell building control before work begins, and building control certifies it.
In a kitchen the same rules apply: fitting a built‑in cooker isn't notifiable unless it needs a new cooker circuit (see kitchen fitters in Croydon). For what can go near a bath or shower, see bathroom fitters.
A registered competent person should give whoever ordered the work a BS 7671 electrical installation certificate. For notifiable work, they or their scheme also give the occupier a Building Regulations compliance certificate. Keep them: GOV.UK warns that without approval you won't have the certificates you may need when you sell your home.
Ask before work starts which certificates you'll get. You can check an installer by company name on the Electrical Competent Person Register.
Step by step: an electrical job with us
- 01
Describe the work
What you need, in which rooms, and a photo of the fuse box or the fault if you can.
- 02
A free visit, then a written price
We look at the installation and at how the cables can reach each room.
- 03
A start date that suits you
- 04
The electrical work
Cables, circuits and fittings as quoted.
- 05
Making good
Chases filled, plaster repaired and walls repainted by our own team.
What moves the price of electrical work
We price each job after a free visit. What makes the most difference:
The size of the job
how many circuits, sockets, switches and lights.
The access
cables run under floorboards or above ceilings take longer than surface work.
The existing installation
older wiring can mean more work before new circuits are added.
Testing and certificates
the inspection, testing and paperwork the job needs.
The making good
how much plastering and repainting the walls and ceilings need afterwards.
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What customers say
4.9
out of 5 from 38 reviews on
“They were on time and did a fantastic job. I would most definitely come to them in the first instance for any other decorating jobs!”
“We’re really really impressed with the level of finish and found them to be extremely courteous and respectful. We’d highly recommend them and would definitely use them again next time we need some work doing.”
“Such high quality work, very impressed Helped sort a few other issues as well when they were there”
Local electricians for Beckenham, Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich
We're based in Beckenham and take on electrical work across South East London: Bromley, Penge, Chislehurst, Orpington, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Forest Hill, Catford, Lewisham, Dulwich, Blackheath, Greenwich, Eltham, Sidcup and Croydon.
Bromley: electricians in Bromley.
Beckenham: electricians in Beckenham, and our home patch, Beckenham.
Lewisham: electricians in Deptford and Lewisham.
Greenwich: electricians in Greenwich.
Commercial jobs can take us further, across the South East of England.
Your questions about electrical work
Call 020 8249 7303
What does an electrician do?
An electrician installs, tests, inspects and repairs the fixed wiring of a building: the circuits, the consumer unit, sockets, switches and lights. In a home, that runs from one faulty socket to a full rewire.
Can you come out for an electrical fault today?
No. Our electrical work is planned: we visit, quote in writing and book a date, so we don't take on emergency or same-day call-outs. Until then, leave the faulty circuit switched off at the consumer unit (the fuse box) and don't use it; once it's safe, we can visit and quote for the repair and for making good the walls.
Do I need a certificate for electrical work?
You should get one. Approved Document P says all electrical installation work should be inspected, tested and certificated to BS 7671. Notifiable work, such as a new circuit, also needs Building Regulations sign-off: a registered competent person or their scheme gives the occupier a compliance certificate.
How do I check an electrician is registered?
Search for the firm by name on the Electrical Competent Person Register. It lists electricians registered to work in homes in England and Wales with a Competent Person Scheme, authorised by Government to self-certify that their work meets the Building Regulations.
Can you repair the plaster and redecorate afterwards?
Yes. Plastering and decorating are what our own team does, so the chases cut for new cables are filled, plastered and painted without a second firm to book.
Other work that often goes with the electrics
Walls that need more than filling: plastering.
Fresh paint after the work: interior painting.
A new kitchen: kitchen fitters.
Pipes, taps and leaks: plumbers.
A bigger project: home renovations, where new wiring goes in before the plastering.
Ask us to price your electrical job
Describe the job (a dead socket, new lights, a rewire), the rooms involved and roughly how old the wiring is; a photo of the fuse box helps. We reply to every enquiry within one working day.