I have always been happy with the quality of work delivered by Oval Electrical over the last few years.
1) Trusted Elecrtrician in Woodingdean
Woodingdean is on the eastern edge of Brighton. It is filled with bungalows, semis, and a few detached houses with most of them put up in the 1950s and 60s on streets that sit right up to the Downs. I've done a fair bit of work out here over the years. Properties of this age have usually been through a few owners, a few extensions, and a fair amount of "someone had a go at the electrics at some point." You can normally tell within about five minutes of looking at the consumer unit.
We recently carried out a full rewire on a property on Bexhill Road. This was a straightforward one. The house was empty, the owner wanted a basic spec, nothing fancy. We stripped out the old wiring, installed all new wiring to the customers spec and fitted all new faceplates. We got it all re-wired tested and signed off in the week ready for the customer to move on with the rest of their renovation
I'm Harry McLoughlin. I run Oval Electrical and when you contact us you will speak to me.
Back to top2) What I Do in Woodingdean
Easily the most common call I'm getting right now. More people are now switching to electric or hybrid vehicles, and once you've had one you quickly realise how much easier a proper home charger makes things compared to relying on public points. Prices start from around £1,100 + VAT, though that varies depending on your setup.
There's a point with some older installations where patching things up stops making sense. Especially if a property's had a few owners and a few rounds of alterations, you end up with a wiring system that's part original, part unknown, and nobody really knows what's what. Sometimes a clean start is the right answer. I plan rewires properly before touching anything and always go through what's involved with you first.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is how you find out what's actually going on with your wiring. Not a guess, not a quick visual check, a proper test. Landlords need one every five years. If you're buying or selling an older property, increasingly you'll need one of those too. I issue certificates that clearly outline any issues.
The old rewireable fuse boxes, where you replace a bit of wire when something blows, are still in a fair number of homes around here. These don't offer the protection that is required nowadays.
Back to top3) Why People in Woodingdean Use Me
I’m a NAPIT Registered electrician. I also have nearly 100 5 star Google reviews, mainly from other local homeowners who’ve needed similar upgrades done properly without shortcuts. What people tend to value most is how I explain things on site. If a fuseboard needs to be upgraded before the EV charger can go in, I’ll show exactly why. If there’s a simpler way to route cables without major disruption, I’ll always go with that option first.
Back to top4) What I Tend to Find in Woodingdean home
The Same things come up regularly across Woodingdean:
- Old fuseboards: Rewireable fuse boxes from the 60s and 70s still doing the job in quite a few homes.
- Bodged work: Previous owners, unqualified tradespeople, well-meaning DIY. Missing earths, overloaded circuits, terminations that aren't properly made off. If it's there, I'll find it and I'll tell you what it is.
- No EICR: More common than you'd think. Fine until you come to sell or let the property, at which point it becomes urgent quite quickly.
- Dated wiring: Not all of it, but some of the original installations in properties this age are approaching the end of their safe life. Better to know before something goes wrong than after.
5) What to expect when you call
Whether you are looking for an EV charger installer or a general electrician in Woodingdean, I’ll always start by asking a few simple questions about your property and what you’re trying to achieve.
For EV chargers, we always carry out a pre-quote survey to ensure your home is suitable for the additional load. This includes checking your incoming supply, Fuseboard suitability and Earthing arrangements
There’s never any pressure and no unnecessary work added in, just a clear plan based on what your home actually needs.
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