We are a family-owned, friendly company that prides itself on its workmanship and reputation in the communities we work in – across London, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and Sussex.
Established in 2006, our in-depth experience of electrical design, installation, and commissioning means Barton Knight Electrical can offer a broad range of residential electrical services, with no compromise on quality or price.
Our services include periodic testing and inspection, landlord certificates, house rewires and conversions, through to lighting (internal, external and specialist), underfloor heating, door access systems and more!
Contact us today to discuss your requirements and arrange for a survey and quotation.
We have long successful relationships with many of our residential clients, whether homeowners, tenants, or landlords.
Our enthusiastic and experienced electricians are qualified to the highest standards for workmanship and safety, and we are members of a number of electrical industry trade associations.
Accreditation by the NICEIC, Construction Line, Trust Mark, Safe Contractor, the ECA and excellent reviews on Checkatrade, TrustATrader, and Google means you can be assured of our reliability. We’re also endorsed as a Which? Trusted Trader, (with further high reviews) for ultimate peace of mind.
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All employees H&S certified + Advanced DBS Checks
We're always available to talk through projects, large or small
We work to IEE standards and the latest BS 7671 regulations
We use the latest renewable technology for solar panels, batteries, and EV chargers
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No – we provide 2-hour time slots for our electricians to arrive. The vast majority of call-out work can be completed in less than an hour.
For larger projects, such as lighting design, house rewires etc, we’ll provide a free, no-obligation quotation.
However, it’s not cost-effective for us to send someone to quote for smaller jobs such as repairs. In that instance, we charge per hour + VAT, with a 1-hour minimum charge.
All our electricians are NICEIC qualified, Health & Safety certified, with Advanced DBS checks.
We are insured up to £5 million.
All our work has a 1-year no-quibble warranty on defective parts.
The NICEIC insurance-backed warranty covers work undertaken by contractors registered with the NICEIC Installer Scheme.
Our electricians carry a wide range of electrical parts – fuses, spare lights, switches, wires, cables etc, to fix and replace faulty parts and get your electrics working as quickly as possible.
However, electrical systems and RCD units (Residual Current Device – see Q below) are very diverse, and it isn’t possible to carry every part.
A rewire is the most disruptive and invasive work a property can undergo. Every room will need to have the following done:
You should expect some dust and mess during the work, although we clean up as much as we can at the end of each day, and try and make the process as hassle-free as possible.
A Residual Current Device or RCD is a type of circuit-breaker usually fitted as standard to domestic consumer units (or fuse boxes), in homes built in or after 1989. Previously called ELCBs (Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers), they tend to only protect certain parts of the distribution panel wiring (eg the kitchen or utility ring main), in a so-called “split-load” consumer unit. They are designed to quickly trip and interrupt the supply to the circuit they’re protecting when an imbalance is detected between the neutral and live (in the case of an RCD), or when there is a current in the earth wire of the protected circuit, above a pre-set limit (usually 30mA), in the true ELCB. You can also purchase “plug-in” RCDs, ideal for mowers, vacuums, and hairdryers, and an RCD plug, for things like shower pumps. Although the primary protection is the fuse in the plug, these do not blow for some fault conditions and they are there to protect the wiring and the appliance from overloads. The RCDs protect users from electric shocks and earth leakage faults.
If this is a solid fault (ie it won’t reset), it’s most likely due to a faulty appliance that is plugged in, eg the washing machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer or freezer. Try unplugging each one in turn until the RCD remains latched in the “ON” state.
Other likely culprits are the kettle, iron, radio alarm clocks, phone chargers and mains adaptors.
If the issue remains, use an extension lead and plug it into a socket in another room as a temporary measure (on a circuit not affected) until you locate the faulty appliance.
If you still can’t find the problem appliance, call in a professional electrician.
If you’re a landlord, you should ensure all electrical appliances and fittings within your property are safe.
Unlike gas regulations, there’s no legislation that demands a landlord electrical safety certificate – or Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR). But if any electrical fittings or appliances in your rental property cause actual harm to tenants, you could be held liable.
In the worst case scenario, your tenant could sue you for damages or you might be brought before a court for negligence under the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994.
If you’re buying a new flat or house, you may find a Visual Electrical Inspection (VIR) helpful. This report gives you a reasonable indication of the state of the electrics in the property.
This can help you make an informed decision on whether to purchase the property or not, or whether to negotiate a discount!
It can save the expense of a full electrical safety certificate and inspection, which is a far more expensive and time-consuming process.
A Periodic Inspection Report (PIR) checks the condition of the electrical wiring, installations and connections such as accessories, light switches and electric sockets within a property.
The electrical installation – ie the wiring in a house – is tested against current electrical safety standards. The report lists any faults, possible concerns, and potential problems that need further investigation. The PIR also advises which actions are most urgent.
The report itself doesn’t repair any of the problems, but can be used to decide whether to budget for any remedial works or additional investigation.
Since 2005, if you’re doing work to your home that involves electricity, by law it needs to follow ‘Part P’ of the Building Regulations. Whoever carries out the work needs to ensure the work protects you and your family from fire or electric shock. This applies if you’re putting electricity into a new house or extension, or if you’re having an existing system adapted or rewired. You can find full details on Part P here or on the Communities and Local Government website, www.communities.gov.uk.
Barton Knight Electrical is a registered Part P installer. This means:
You should contact a fully qualified electrician, such as Barton Knight Electrical, who will be happy to reassure you and visit your premises if need be.
All the views and opinions expressed on this page are given for guidance only and are our interpretation of hypothetical circumstances; we cannot accept any liability for any actions taken as a result of this guidance. We strongly recommend that all electrical work is designed, installed maintained and tested by a suitably qualified electrician.
All the views and opinions expressed on this page are given for guidance only and are our interpretation of hypothetical circumstances; we cannot accept any liability for any actions taken as a result of this guidance. We strongly recommend that all electrical work is designed, installed maintained and tested by a suitably qualified electrician.
We cover the South East including London and the Home Counties, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, and more.
As part of the wider Barton Knight Group, our sister companies include Barton Knight Contracting, which focuses on very large, multi-phase contracts, and local electrician Morton Fairview, based in Croydon.
3 Shortlands
Hammersmith
London
W6 8DA
Unit 3 Howard Buildings
69-71 Burpham Lane
Guildford
Surrey
GU4 7LX