Paddington
Electrician Heritage Terraces, Oxford Street Shops & 24/7 Repairs

Paddington's terraces, many with cast-iron lace balconies, step down the hills from Oxford Street towards Rushcutters Bay. Victoria Barracks fills a long stretch of Oxford Street, Juniper Hall is one of Sydney's oldest surviving houses, the Paddington Reservoir Gardens open onto Oxford Street, and the Saturday markets run at the Uniting Church. Five Ways, where Glenmore Road meets Broughton and Heeley Streets, has its own small village of cafes and shops. Most of the suburb is in a heritage conservation area, split between Woollahra Council and the City of Sydney.

Terrace switchboards

In a Paddington terrace, the meter and fuses are usually on the hallway wall or on the front facade, squeezed into a narrow space. Many boards still have rewireable fuses and no RCD protection, and some feed a rear extension through cable that was never sized for it. A switchboard upgrade is normally the first job, with every circuit labelled and protected. We work within the existing location wherever possible so the hallway joinery is left alone. Read more on our terrace house electrician page. Where the incoming supply has to change, it is level 1 and 2 work arranged through accredited partners.

Rewiring without damaging heritage fabric

Terraces are narrow, with tight roof spaces and lath-and-plaster walls. We run new cable through roof voids, under floors and up existing chases, and open plaster only as a last resort. That lets us do rewiring room by room while you live in the house. For period rooms, we fit pendants on ceiling roses, wall lights and dimmers rather than rows of downlights, and our heritage electrical page explains the approach.

Rear extensions and courtyards

Many terraces have a glazed kitchen and living extension at the back. We plan circuits for cooking appliances, air conditioning, ceiling fans and data points with your builder, then light the courtyard with low-glare outdoor fittings. Buying a terrace? Our pre-purchase inspection tells you what you are taking on.

Oxford Street and Five Ways businesses

Galleries, boutiques, cafes and offices need lighting that shows off the space and power that does not trip. We handle shop fit-outs, track and display lighting, commercial switchboards, kitchen circuits, exit lighting and test and tag. After-hours work is for emergencies only.

Around Paddington

Nearby local pages: Bondi, Randwick and Redfern. We also cover Woollahra, Edgecliff, Rushcutters Bay, Darlinghurst, Surry Hills and Centennial Park. See the Eastern Suburbs and Sydney CBD pages for the wider area.

Licensed since 2016 under NSW licence 332956C and fully insured, we offer a lifetime warranty on workmanship and genuine 24/7 emergency help. We take bank transfer (preferred), card or cash.