Beyond solar
Electrical work that respects what's listed.
Ramsgate has more listed buildings than anywhere else in Kent, and the Royal Harbour conservation area is full of Regency and Victorian housing with wiring history to match. EICR inspections, rewires, consumer unit replacement, EV chargers, PAT testing and fault-finding, done properly.
EICR inspections
From £140 for a standard three-bed home. With more listed buildings here than anywhere else in Kent, an EICR before buying or letting is cheap insurance against inherited wiring problems. HMOs and larger properties quoted individually.
Home rewires
Full and partial rewires, worked room by room so essentials stay on. Two-bed terrace: 5-7 working days, three-bed semi: 7-10 days. Fixed written quote after a free walkaround, held for 30 days.
Consumer unit & fuse box replacement
From £600 fitted: new metal-clad unit with RCBOs per circuit, labour, a full EICR, an installation certificate and Part P notification. Extra remedial work is always quoted separately in writing.
Ramsgate specifics
Listed buildings and the Royal Harbour
Around the Royal Harbour conservation area and Royal Crescent, a Regency terrace from 1826, most electrical work happens entirely inside the property and doesn't touch listed building consent at all. Where it does come up is anything that changes the outside: a street-facing EV charger, new external cabling, or a visible meter box move. We flag that during the survey rather than after we've quoted.
EV charger installation
From £850 fitted. Works well alongside a solar or battery system so you charge from your own generation instead of buying it back at peak import rates. We handle the circuit and DNO notification where required.
PAT testing
From £75 for up to 15 items at one address, common for the harbourside holiday lets. Every item gets a pass/fail label and a written register. Above 15 items, tell us a rough count for an advance quote.
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.
FAQs
Does working on a listed building near the Royal Crescent need special permission?
For work inside the property, generally no, an EICR, rewire or consumer unit swap doesn't usually need listed building consent since it isn't a visible external change. Consent starts to matter for anything altering the building's appearance, like external cabling routes or a street-facing EV charger. We check the specific property before quoting rather than assuming either way.
Why is an EICR worth doing before buying an older Ramsgate property?
Ramsgate has more listed buildings than anywhere else in Kent, and the Royal Harbour conservation area is full of Regency and Victorian housing stock where wiring has often been added to in stages rather than replaced wholesale. A standard three-bed EICR, from £140, is cheap insurance against inheriting someone else's deferred electrical work.
How much does a home rewire cost?
Too house-specific for a headline figure. A two-bed terrace typically takes 5-7 working days, a three-bed semi 7-10 days. Every rewire gets a fixed written quote after a free walkaround, held for 30 days.