House Rewiring in Leichhardt
Cloth-covered wiring behind the walls. A fuse box instead of breakers.
A renovation that's finally forcing the issue. We rewire Leichhardt homes properly, from a single circuit to the whole house.
Call (02) 9538 7139 for a quote.
How to Tell You Need House Rewiring
A few signs mean a rewire is worth booking rather than another patch repair.
- Ceramic fuses in the switchboard instead of modern circuit breakers
- Circuits that trip repeatedly, even with nothing unusual plugged in
- Warm or discoloured switch plates and power points
- Visible cloth-covered or fabric-sheathed cabling in the roof or subfloor
- A renovation that's about to bury old wiring behind new walls
- Lights that dim when something else switches on
More than one of these on the list means the fix is the wiring itself, not whichever symptom showed up first.
A single tripped switch is often a symptom, not the actual problem. Chasing symptoms one by one usually costs more over time than fixing the wiring properly.
What Our House Rewiring Work Covers
A rewire can mean the whole house or a defined section, depending on what condition your circuits are actually in.
Full house rewires. Every circuit replaced, from the switchboard out to every point and switch.
Partial rewires. Targeted sections done during a renovation, leaving compliant circuits untouched.
Switchboard upgrades. Modern breakers and safety switches folded into the one visit.
Circuit labelling. Every circuit clearly marked at the board once the work's finished.
Old cabling removal. Cloth-insulated and non-compliant wiring stripped out, not left dead in the walls.
What Your House Rewiring Quote Depends On
Several things push a rewire quote up or down.
- Size of the home and number of circuits involved
- How easily walls and ceilings open up, tighter on some of the older blocks
- Whether it's a full rewire or a partial job tied to a renovation
- Condition of the existing wiring once walls are opened up
- Any switchboard capacity work needed alongside the rewire
You get the written figure before we start, and should the wall reveal something the original scope didn't cover, we pause and confirm the change with you before continuing.
That's the standard approach whether it's a small partial job or a full-house project running over several days.
House Rewiring in Leichhardt Homes
Gentrification has changed what a lot of Leichhardt's older terraces need electrically, and it shows in the rewire calls we get.
Owners renovating dated wiring as they modernise a period home drive a steady stream of full and partial rewires across the suburb.
Down near Hawthorne Canal Reserve, plenty of these terraces still carry their original circuits, untouched since the last major renovation decades back.
A rewire timed alongside a kitchen or bathroom renovation avoids opening the same wall twice, which is worth factoring into the sequencing of any bigger job.
It's a pattern we see block by block as one terrace after another gets modernised behind its original facade.
Compliance, Certificates and NSW Requirements
A full or partial rewire is notifiable work in NSW, so the paperwork confirming it meets standard gets filed once the crew packs up.
AS/NZS 3000 sets the standard for how the new circuits are run, protected and tested.
Safety switches (RCDs) go in as part of any modern rewire, covering circuits that older switchboards never had protected.
That protection is fitted as standard on every rewire we do, not offered as an optional extra.
NSW law reserves this kind of work for a licensed electrician, and a rewire behind live walls is not a place to test that boundary.
We handle the paperwork so you're not left chasing it after the crew's gone.
That certificate matters at resale too, since buyers and their inspectors often ask for it.
Our House Rewiring Process, Start to Finish
1. On-site assessment. We look at the existing wiring, access, and scope of what needs replacing.
2. Written, fixed quote. A clear price before anything is booked in.
3. The rewire itself. Old cabling stripped, new circuits run, switchboard upgraded where needed.
4. Test, certify, hand over. Each new circuit is checked, marked clearly at the board, and the compliance paperwork follows.
A single-storey job typically wraps within the working week. A two-storey terrace with tricky wall cavities can stretch out, and we'd rather tell you that before you commit than partway through.
What You Get When We Do Your House Rewiring
You get a rewire done with switchgear chosen for how it holds up over decades, not for what it saves us on the day.
Every job carries our lifetime workmanship guarantee, so if anything about the labour itself ever goes wrong, we come back and fix it at no charge.
Drop sheets go down before anything starts, and if the property isn't left spotless, we'll pay for a cleaner ourselves.
That's the standard we hold every rewire to, whether it's one circuit or the whole house.
One director still checks quality on every job before it's signed off, not just the bigger ones.
House Rewiring Across Leichhardt and Surrounding Areas
We rewire homes across Leichhardt and into Rozelle, Haberfield and Petersham, all Inner West suburbs sharing a similar mix of period housing.
One homeowner near the canal reserve told us the crew worked cleanly through a full rewire without disturbing a renovation already underway elsewhere in the house.
A rewire sometimes uncovers a switchboard that needs the same treatment. If so, that work gets folded into the one job.
Common questions
House Rewiring FAQs
What warranty comes with a rewire?
The whole rewire sits under our lifetime workmanship guarantee. If anything about our labour causes a problem down the track, we come back and put it right without a labour bill.
How long does a full house rewire take?
A single-storey home usually runs a few days. Larger or two-storey terraces with tight access can take longer, and we'll scope that honestly upfront.
What are the signs my house needs rewiring?
Fuses instead of circuit breakers, frequent tripping, warm switch plates or visibly old cloth-covered wiring are the big ones.
What brands do you install for a rewire?
Clipsal and Hager switchgear as standard, chosen because it holds up rather than because it's cheap.
Do you handle strata or apartment rewiring in Leichhardt?
Yes, we do plenty of apartment rewires. Strata sign-off comes first, and we'll explain what that involves before quoting.
Do you offer rewiring work in Leichhardt on weekends?
Rewires get booked on weekdays as a rule. Weekends stay reserved for a genuine fault, not a planned project like this one.
Call Us Today About House Rewiring
Old cabling behind the walls doesn't get safer with time.
Call (02) 9538 7139 and we'll assess what your home actually needs.