Commercial electrical
Commercial electrician in Mount Eden
A commercial electrician in Mount Eden spends a lot of time in old buildings doing new jobs: a cafe kitchen in a 1910s shop, an office fit-out above a Dominion Road storefront, new lighting for a tenancy that has changed hands. Our registered electricians work on shops, hospitality and offices, and take call-outs 24 hours a day when something fails.
Shopping streets built in layers
Mount Eden's two shopping strips grew a building at a time. Mount Eden Village began with Alfred Cucksey's store at the corner of Stokes Road in 1873 and spread along Mt Eden Road once the trams arrived. According to the council's Maungawhau heritage walks, many of the shops between Essex Road and Ngauruhoe Street were built between 1910 and 1920 on the front yards of villas, and the villas are still there behind them. Down the hill, the Eden Valley shops on Dominion Road mix late Victorian and Edwardian buildings, many of them two storeys with living space upstairs, with a century of later additions.
For an electrician that history shows up behind the walls. One building may hold a shop, a kitchen and a flat, each extended at a different time, with sub-boards and circuits that nobody has mapped. Before we add a commercial oven or a new lighting track, we trace what feeds what, so a new load does not land on a circuit that is already near its limit.
Work for Mount Eden businesses
Working in older commercial buildings
Several of the older shops on both strips keep their original shopfronts and ceiling details, which are worth protecting. Cable routes are planned to avoid cutting into original features, and fittings are chosen to sit comfortably with them.
Disruptive work, such as a board changeover that takes the power off, can be planned for before opening or after close, and where there is a flat or an office upstairs, we agree the timing with everyone affected. When the work is finished it is tested, and you get the Certificate of Compliance to keep with your lease and insurance records.
Questions from Mount Eden businesses
Can you work outside our trading hours?
Yes. Our electricians are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so work that needs the power off can be planned for before you open or after you close.
Our kitchen keeps tripping the power. Can you sort it?
Yes. A trip that follows a particular appliance, or happens when everything is running at once, can usually be traced to one item or an overloaded circuit. Fault finding comes first, then the fix.
We are adding equipment. Will we need a bigger board?
Possibly. We check the board's spare capacity and space first. Upgrading the main switchboard to a higher capacity is high-risk work that must be inspected, and we arrange the licensed electrical inspector.
There is a flat above the shop. Is that a problem?
Not a problem, but it needs care. Shared buildings often have supplies and sub-boards that have been altered over the years, so we confirm what feeds each part before working on it.
Will we get paperwork for the landlord and insurer?
Yes. Completed work is tested and certified, normally with a Certificate of Compliance, which an insurer may ask to see.
Keep the doors open
Call 021 156 4005 at any hour for a call-out, or send the details of the job and we will get back to you.
Other services in Mount Eden
Rewiring
Planned rewiring for villas, bungalows and interwar flats, done room by room and tested and certified when it is finished.Switchboard replacement
Old fuse boards replaced with circuit breakers and RCD protection, with the licensed inspection arranged for you when the work needs one.Emergency call-outs and fault finding
Electricians on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for lost power, tripping circuits, hot sockets and faults that keep coming back.Heat pumps
Heat pump installation planned around big villa rooms, the wall the indoor unit needs and where the outdoor unit can sit.Lighting
LED downlights, pendants, dimmers and outdoor lighting for paths, decks and gardens.TV aerials and wall-mounting
TV aerials, wall-mounted screens and the power and cabling behind them, run tidily through older walls.Mount Eden enquiries
Contact us
Ring 021 156 4005 for anything urgent, day or night. For everything else, leave your details and a short description of the job below.
021 156 4005- Auckland
- Call-outs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week