Parnell electrician for villas, apartments and Parnell Road

Yes. Much of Parnell Road, up to St Stephens Avenue, is a special character area in the Auckland Unitary Plan, and parts of the surrounding residential streets are in its residential special character overlay too. Inside, we route cable through roof spaces, under floors and inside existing walls so plaster, timber and stonework are left alone. If a job would change the outside of a character building, such as a new meter box position or outdoor lighting, check with Auckland Council before work starts, and we will plan the electrical side around what is allowed.

We do. Parnell has apartments from every era, from the five-storey Mayfair Apartments of 1928 to the post-war blocks further up Parnell Road. In an apartment the meters, the main switchboard and the cable risers are usually in shared areas, so tell us who manages the building and we will arrange access with them before we arrive.

Usually you do, from the boundary in. Vector explains that it generally owns the network up to the point of supply, usually an isolating fuse at your boundary or on the nearest pole, and the property owner owns the service line from there to the meter. The meter itself is your power retailer's responsibility. If the line to an older Parnell house looks frayed or worn, we can check it and replace it.

Yes. When we install or alter fixed wiring you receive a Certificate of Compliance, and the work is tested before we finish. Some work, particularly on the main switchboard, the mains and the main earth, also has to be inspected, and we arrange the licensed electrical inspector. Keep the certificates with your house papers, because insurers and buyers often ask for them.

Call 021 156 4005, or use the form below or on our contact page, with your address, what you need done and anything you have noticed, such as a circuit that trips or a room that needs more power points. For a shop, office or restaurant, tell us your trading hours so we can plan around them.