Buying your forever home is an exciting step but have you thought about the condition of its wiring? Many older properties were wired using different techniques to today. Older homes quite often have multiple joint boxes under the floors which are susceptible to loose connections and other faults. These joint boxes are often impossible to locate and fix without lifting up flooring - quite the time consuming task!

A professional home re-wire will remove those weak-links that could cause issues in he future as all connections will be accessible.

Extra sockets in your garage could make your home safer, the garage for a lot of people is a hub for storage, tools, DIY projects, chest freezers and a lot more. Garage sockets are often quite sparse, especially in a new build home. These are often limited to 1 double socket in the garage.

Here's why adding extra sockets to your garage is essential for electrical safety:
 

How many of you still use the 'big light' in your lounge?

Send me an email and let me know if you usually use the big light or if you prefer side lamps.

Electricians in Corsham are often are constantly carrying out lighting upgrades to peoples homes and many years ago lighting sockets for lamps used to be quite popular and I think they're starting to get used more. I've even put them in to my own house when carrying out my own home re-wiring.

As homes age, so does the electrical wiring. Carrying out a re-wire isn't just a maintenance task, it's an upgrade that ensures your home is  safe, and meets the latest regulations and meets the demands a modern home and it's electrical devices.

A lot of people don't consider whether or not they need more sockets installed within their home but you should give it some thought and see if the additional sockets will make your home safer and have better functionality. 

There are SO many different reasons why your electrics might be tripping but some common issues are below along with some home remedies. 

In an ideal world, everyone would use a a registered electrician to carry out any electrical work in your home but some people are keen to have a go themselves. A lot of call outs I get to DIY electrical work is from people who have tried to replace a light only for the light not to work, all the other lights don't work or every time you turn the light it in goes 'pop' and trips your fuse.