Kitchen Electrical Installations Cardiff
Kitchen wiring done in the right order, first fix before the plaster and second fix before the appliances, tested and certificated.
Kitchen Electrical Work In Cardiff
To The Kitchen Plan, On The Fitter’s Programme
We work to the kitchen drawing rather than around it, marking out socket and switch positions against the actual unit layout so nothing ends up behind a tall cupboard or above a hob. 10 minutes on that at planning saves chasing cable into finished plaster later.
Our kitchen electrical services include:
- Full kitchen rewires and new circuits
- Cooker and hob circuits with isolators
- Appliance and integrated appliance supplies
- Socket relocation and additional sockets
- Under cabinet and plinth LED lighting
- Downlights and ceiling lighting
- Extractor and cooker hood wiring
- Island and peninsula supplies
- Consumer unit upgrades for new circuits
- First fix and second fix for kitchen fitters
Notifiable work is certificated and notified to building control by us rather than left with you.
Planning A New Kitchen?
One extra socket or a full kitchen first and second fix, no job is too big or too small for our electricians.
Kitchen Electrics Across Cardiff & Nearby
Cardiff based, so we can fit around your kitchen fitter rather than holding the job up.
We wire kitchens across the whole city and out into the Vale.
Kitchens sitting in a rear extension nearly always need the circuits reworked rather than extended, which is worth knowing before the fitter arrives.
Our Accreditations
- NICEIC Registered
- Part P Compliant
- BS 7671 18th Edition
- Safecontractor Member
- MCS Accredited
- RECC Member
- CHAS Member
- OZEV Approved Charge Point Installer
- Trustmark Member
- Fully Insured
Kitchen Circuits & Loads
Why Old Kitchen Wiring Struggles
The reason older kitchens trip is arithmetic. A ring main that was ample for a kettle and a fridge now has a dishwasher, a washing machine, a microwave, a coffee machine and an air fryer on it, and they get used at the same time in the evening.
An electric oven and hob want their own circuit with an isolator sited where you can actually reach it, which is not behind the appliance. Integrated appliances need a switched supply somewhere accessible once the unit doors are on, and that has to be agreed before the units go in.
In Cardiff terraces, the kitchen is usually in a rear extension, which means the existing circuits were extended out to it at some point in the past. That is where we most often find undersized cable and junctions buried in walls.
Where a kitchen adds circuits, the existing board often has no spare ways, so the job starts there. Worth knowing before the fitter arrives rather than on the day.
Working With Kitchen Fitters
First Fix Before Plaster, Second Fix Before Units
Kitchens go wrong when the electrical work happens in the wrong order. Cable has to be in before plastering, and accessories have to go on after the units and worktops but before the appliances are plumbed in. Miss either window and something gets chased into finished plaster.
We work to the kitchen design drawing, marking out socket and switch positions against the actual unit layout so nothing ends up behind a tall cupboard or above a hob. That conversation is worth ten minutes at the planning stage and saves a great deal later.
We work directly for homeowners and alongside fitters and builders across Cardiff, and we are used to fitting into somebody else’s programme. If your fitter needs first fix on a Tuesday and second fix ten days later, that is how we plan it.
If the ceiling is coming down, that is also the cheapest moment to deal with lighting and any smart controls you might want later.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Kitchen Electrical FAQs
Does a new kitchen need new wiring?
Often, yes. Older kitchens usually run appliances off circuits never designed for them. We test what is there and tell you what genuinely needs changing.
When should the electrician come during a kitchen fit?
Twice. First fix before plastering so cable is in the walls, then second fix once units and worktops are in but before appliances are connected.
Does a cooker need its own circuit?
An electric oven and hob normally do, with an isolator somewhere reachable rather than behind the appliance. Smaller single ovens can sometimes run off a suitable socket circuit.
Is kitchen electrical work notifiable?
New circuits are notifiable under Part P, so we certify and notify them to building control. Replacing an accessory on an existing circuit is not.