Careful electrics, done locally.

What I do

Domestic electrical work across Canterbury CT1, CT2, CT3 and CT4. Consumer unit upgrades to the current BS 7671:2018 Amendment 2:2022 standard. Full-house and single-room rewires with the careful floorboard-lifting and listed-elevation conduit that Canterbury's mixed period stock requires. EICR periodic inspection and testing to the standard the private-rented mandate requires. EV charger installation on the domestic 7kW spec, with the network operator told as required. Solar PV and battery: all solar installs are MCS-certified, with the certificate issued on completion. LED and lighting work with the fire-hood and IC-F rating properly specified.

Six services. Everything scoped, fixed-priced, and closed out with a certificate on any notifiable work.

Why Canterbury needs a Canterbury sparks

Canterbury has many listed buildings and conservation areas, administered by Canterbury City Council. The Cathedral precincts, Northgate, St Dunstan's, Wincheap Green and Bridge village all carry protected townscape - anything that changes the character of a listed elevation needs Listed Building Consent before the cable goes in. A contractor from Ashford or inland Kent will not know that without being told. I quote for LBC application timelines as part of the scope on protected properties, and I work with the Canterbury City Council conservation team as a routine part of the trade.

Outside the walls, the stock varies from Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Wincheap and St Dunstan's to mid-C20th semis in Hales Place and Thanington to larger period cottages in Bridge and Chartham. Each brings its own board age, its own sub-main routing, and its own realistic scope. Landlord EICRs on the St Dunstan's HMOs. Consumer unit upgrades on the Hales Place original-fusebox stock. Careful conduit work in the intra-mural listed properties. Same trade; different jobs.

How I work

• Photos and postcode for an initial quote. I can give a fixed price for most straightforward jobs (consumer unit swap, EICR, EV charger) without coming out first. Rewires and larger scope usually need a site visit - free, no obligation.
• Fixed-price quotes. Once the scope is agreed the price is fixed. If the job runs longer than I expected - bad first-fix cable, awkward sub-main routing - that is my problem, not yours. No day-rate creep.
• Test readings on every certificated job. Ze, Zs, insulation resistance, RCD trip times - recorded on the EIC and left with you. Useful for future EICRs and future owner conveyancing.
• Listed and CA work with LBC application. Where the job affects a listed elevation, I file the Listed Building Consent application with Canterbury City Council conservation team and quote for the 6-8 week timeline as part of the scope.
• Bank transfer or card. Invoice or receipt either way.

What I don't do

• Invent C2 findings on EICRs to generate remedial work. The trade has a reputation for this. I do not do it.
• Fit non-fire-rated downlights to first-floor ceilings. Approved Document B is not optional.
• Skip the Building Regulations notification on jobs that need it. The paperwork is what your future buyer's solicitor will ask for.
• Talk you into an oversized solar or battery system. I quote against how you actually use electricity, not against a hypothetical worst case.

My standards

Three things you can hold me to on every job:

• Certificate on every notifiable job. An Electrical Installation Certificate with the test readings, left with you on completion.
• Fixed-price quotes. Once agreed, the price is the price.
• Photos and readings on completion. Every job leaves you with a photo record of what was done, and every notifiable job leaves you with the test readings on the certificate.

Qualifications

Qualifications (EAL, Ofqual-regulated):

• Level 3 Building Regulations for Electrical Installations in Dwellings
• Level 3 Requirements for Electrical Installations, BS 7671:2018 (18th Edition)
• Level 3 Initial Verification and Certification of Electrical Installations
• Level 3 Periodic Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations
• Level 3 In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (PAT)
• Level 2 Fundamental Inspection, Testing and Initial Verification

Certificates available on request.

Contact

Email hello@canterburyelectrical.co.uk. Call or WhatsApp 07763 100 477. Covering Canterbury CT1-CT4 including Wincheap, St Dunstan's, Thanington, Hales Place, Blean, Chartham, Bridge, Bekesbourne, Rough Common and Sturry.