Electrical & lighting
during renovation — wired right, certified
Apartment rewires, switchboard upgrades and lighting design done as part of — or ahead of — your renovation. New circuits from $180 per point, labelled boards, compliance certificates on everything. Dave's crew, licensed since before smart switches were cool.
The flat probably needs more than new downlights
Pre-2000 Fremantle flats were wired for a kettle, a telly and optimism. Add an induction cooktop, an EV charger circuit and forty LED fittings, and the old board gives up. A renovation is the one time rewiring is cheap — walls are already open.
Dave runs our electrical side: every circuit labelled, every board photographed, every job certified. Pair this with smart wiring while the walls are open — the cable is the cheap part.
What's actually included
The same list goes into your contract, line for line. If it's not here, it gets quoted separately — not invoiced quietly later.
Board condition, circuit integrity, RCD coverage — a written report on what your wiring is actually doing behind the plaster.
IncludedNew cable runs, circuits split properly (kitchen on its own, wet areas protected), all in-wall work certified to AS/NZS 3000.
IncludedNew board with RCBOs on every circuit, surge protection, spare capacity for the spa you'll buy in 2031. Labelled properly — not "SOCKETS??" in texter.
IncludedTask, ambient and accent zones drawn on the lighting plan — including the under-cabinet and mirror circuits people forget until the wall closes.
IncludedInduction, oven, aircon, dishwasher — each gets its own protected circuit. Sharing is lovely; not in a switchboard.
IncludedElectrical safety certificate plus a photo map of cable runs before walls close — gold when someone drills into the wall in five years.
Included
What it costs
Guide rates for standard-spec work. Your fixed number comes after the free measure.
- New GPOs, light points, dimmers
- USB-C outlets, heated rail circuits
- While walls are open
- All new cable + new board
- RCBOs on every circuit
- Certificate + photo map
- Zoned lighting plan
- Fitting schedule at trade rates
- Dimming scenes option
* Prices assume walls open during a reno. Standalone rewires without renovation work cost more — chasing and patching finished walls is honest labour, just slow.
How the job runs
Same playbook as every Apex job — measured, scheduled, reported every Friday. The about page covers the company side.
Photos of every stage land on your phone each Friday, including the hidden work before walls close.
- Safety inspectionBoard, circuits and earthing checked first — half our inspections find at least one illegal DIY surprise from a previous owner.
- Lighting planWhere you read, cook, watch telly and charge things decides where points go. Drawn, not guessed.
- Rough-inNew runs pulled while the walls are open. Cable map photographed before a single sheet goes back up.
- Board & fit-offNew switchboard in, every circuit RCBO-protected and labelled, fittings hung and tested.
- CertifyElectrical safety certificate issued — you'll need it for strata, for insurance, and for the next owner's peace of mind.
What we put in, and why
Boards & protection
Clipsal or Hager boards, RCBO protection on every circuit, whole-board surge protection. The days of one RCD covering a whole flat ended in 1998 — your board just didn't get the memo.
Lighting that isn't a grid of downlights
Downlights everywhere is how you get the interrogation-room look. We zone task, ambient and accent — and spec warm-dim or tunable white where the budget allows. It costs less than a good sofa and changes the flat more.
EV-ready, future-proof-ish
Spare capacity in the board and a conduit to your car bay where strata allows. Nobody knows what loads a flat will pull in 2040 — the cable is the cheap insurance.
Asked before this job starts
Different scope, different worries — these are the ones clients put to us first.
Check the board before the walls close.
A safety inspection takes 30 minutes and tells you exactly what your wiring is doing — free with any quoted renovation.
- Free measure — laser, moisture readings, honest verdict
- Itemised fixed quote inside a week
- Good for 30 days, zero pressure