Buyers often bring a building inspector, and old switchboards, missing safety switches or dodgy DIY wiring are easy things to note in a report. A check before you list lets you decide what to fix on your terms.
Book on 0421 772 661. We give you a plain-English summary and a written quote for anything worth fixing.
A building inspection usually isn't a full electrical inspection, but inspectors do notice visible issues: ceramic fuses, no RCDs, missing or expired smoke alarms, scorched power points and loose fittings. Those observations can make buyers nervous or give them a bargaining point.
A pre-sale check is the seller's version of an electrical inspection before buying. We look at the same things a careful buyer would, so there are fewer surprises once a contract is on the table.
It's a visual inspection plus testing where it's safe and practical. We don't open walls or lift floors.
Fuse or breaker type, safety switch coverage, signs of heat or water, labelling and spare space.
Whether power and lighting circuits are protected, and whether the RCDs trip when tested.
Presence, age, location and whether they work. Expired alarms are a quick, inexpensive fix.
Cracked, loose, scorched or warm outlets, and old switches with exposed metal.
Accessible roof space and subfloor where safe, looking for old rubber cable, joins left exposed and DIY extensions.
Weatherproof fittings outside, and anything in bathrooms or laundries that's in the wrong spot.
Not everything we find needs fixing before a sale. We sort findings into safety issues we'd recommend addressing, items that are worth doing because they're cheap and visible (smoke alarms, cracked outlets), and bigger items such as a rewire, which you may prefer to disclose and let the buyer price.
Where you do go ahead, the work is tested and you receive a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work. That paperwork is handy to hand to your agent. In older Inner West homes the most common recommendation is a switchboard upgrade to circuit breakers and RCBOs, which removes the item buyers notice most.
If the house is tenanted, it's also worth knowing what a landlord's obligations look like; our landlord electrical safety checklist covers that separately.
We'd treat it as a sensible step rather than a formality. Ask your agent or conveyancer about any obligations for your property; we focus on finding and fixing safety issues.
A few weeks ahead is ideal, so any repairs can be done before photos and open homes.
You get a plain-English summary of what we found and a written quote for recommended work. It's not a formal certificate of the whole installation.
Often, if the board still has ceramic fuses or no safety switches. It's one of the most visible items in any inspection.
Yes. We test them, check their age and placement, and can replace or hardwire them while we're there.
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