Beyond solar
Old Town wiring, sorted properly.
Margate's Georgian squares and seafront conversions carry a lot of wiring history. We check it properly and fix what needs fixing: EICR inspections, consumer unit replacement, rewires, EV chargers, PAT testing and fault-finding, from the same team behind your solar install.
EICR inspections
From £140 for a standard three-bed home. Older properties around the Old Town squares and Cliftonville clifftop often show a mix of circuit ages, which is exactly what an EICR is meant to surface before it's a hazard rather than after. HMOs and larger homes quoted individually.
PAT testing for lets
From £75 for up to 15 items at one address. Margate has no shortage of holiday lets and Airbnbs, and every appliance gets a pass/fail label plus a written register you can hand straight to a guest or inspector.
Consumer unit & fuse box replacement
From £600 fitted: new unit, labour, a full EICR, an installation certificate and Part P notification. Older wiring needing extra remedial work is quoted separately, always in writing first.
Margate specifics
Old Town squares and the Cliftonville clifftop
The Georgian terraces around Cecil Square, Hawley Square, Union Crescent and Addington Square, and the Cliftonville Clifftop conservation area, are where our EICR callouts turn up the oldest wiring most often. It rarely stops a rewire or a fuse box swap, since the work sits inside the property. Where it does matter is a visibly mounted EV charger on a street-facing wall, which we check against the conservation area guidance before quoting rather than assuming it's fine.
Home rewires
Full and partial rewires, room by room so the essentials keep running. Two-bed terrace: 5-7 working days, three-bed semi: 7-10 days. Every rewire gets a fixed written quote after a free walkaround, not a headline price.
EV charger installation
From £850 fitted. Pairs naturally with a solar or battery system so you're charging from your own generation rather than buying it back at peak rates. We handle the circuit and any DNO notification.
Fault-finding & call-out
£95 covers the call-out and first hour on site, whether that's diagnosis, quoting, PAT testing or an EICR. £60 an hour after that, a single ongoing rate rather than a separate charge for turning up.
FAQs
Why do so many EICRs in Margate's Old Town flag the fuse box?
The Georgian squares around Cecil Square, Hawley Square, Union Crescent and Addington Square have a lot of period conversions where the wiring was updated in stages over decades rather than all at once. A rewireable fuse box or a mix of circuit ages is common and is exactly what an EICR is designed to catch before it becomes a safety issue.
Do you do PAT testing for holiday lets?
Yes, from £75 for up to 15 items at one address, which suits most one and two-bedroom holiday lets around the seafront and Cliftonville. Every item gets a pass/fail label and a written register you can hand to a guest or an inspector.
How much does an EV charger installation cost?
From £850 fitted for a standard home charger. It pairs well with a solar or battery system so you can charge from your own generation instead of buying electricity back at peak import rates.