Electrical Services in Windsor — Heritage Wiring & Discreet Rewiring

If your property is listed (Grade I, II*, or II), you will almost certainly need listed building consent from the Royal Borough before rewiring. The consent application must describe the proposed cable routes, the method of fixing, and any alterations to the building fabric such as chasing walls or lifting floorboards. We help our Windsor clients through this process, drawing on our experience of successfully consented rewires in the town centre and Eton. The aim is to demonstrate that the work achieves modern safety standards with minimal impact on the building's historic significance.

In the majority of Windsor's listed properties, yes. We use a combination of techniques: routing through existing floor voids under timber floors, carefully chasing into mortar joints in solid walls, threading cables behind original skirting boards and architraves, and using existing conduit routes where they exist. Georgian properties typically have generous floor voids that allow cable distribution between floors. Where concealment is genuinely impossible — for example at a solid stone wall with no adjacent void — we discuss the most discreet visible solution with you and the conservation officer before proceeding.

The 2014 floods caused severe damage to ground-floor electrical systems in Eton, Datchet, and along the Windsor riverside. Any electrical installation submerged in flood water must be professionally inspected before re-energisation. For new installations in these flood-risk areas, we position consumer units above anticipated flood levels, use IP-rated enclosures for ground-floor accessories, and design ground-floor circuits as separately isolatable zones. This means upper floors can remain powered even when ground-floor circuits are disconnected during a flood event.

Dedworth's 1950s-60s housing is now 60-70 years old, and the original rubber-insulated wiring has a typical safe life of 25-40 years. If your property has never been rewired, an EICR inspection is the essential first step. We regularly inspect Dedworth properties and find deteriorated insulation, absent or inadequate earth conductors, and rewirable fuse boxes that provide no RCD protection. Many receive an unsatisfactory EICR rating. A full rewire of a standard Dedworth semi takes 5-7 days and brings the property to modern safety standards. Call 07828 727661 to book an inspection.

Yes, if your property is within Windsor's conservation area (which covers the town centre, Castle Hill, and Eton). External alterations — including new cable runs, meter cupboards, and security lighting on street-facing elevations — may require planning permission or at minimum consultation with the conservation officer. We design installations to minimise or eliminate external impact, keeping cables, meters, and accessories internal or on non-public-facing elevations wherever possible.

Yes. We source and install heritage-style electrical accessories that complement period interiors — including brass, chrome, and bakelite-style switches and sockets from specialist suppliers. These combine the appearance appropriate for a listed or period property with modern safety standards. We can show you options during the survey and factor your preferred style into the quotation.

Yes. We install dedicated 32A EV charging circuits across Windsor, including at properties where the driveway or parking area is distant from the consumer unit, requiring longer cable runs. For listed buildings, the charge point position and cable route may need listed building consent — we advise on this and help with the application if required. The installation includes any necessary consumer unit upgrades and full Part P certification.

We provide full electrical services across Windsor including Eton, Dedworth, Clewer, Clewer Village, Clewer New Town, Old Windsor, and Datchet — covering the entire SL4 postcode area. Our 24/7 emergency service provides typical 1-2 hour response times across all these areas. Call 07828 727661 for emergency or planned electrical work.