Switchboards before adding appliances
A new oven or other large fixed appliance may need more than a spare space in the switchboard. Ask the electrician to check the proposed load, existing circuit and protection. Send the model details before buying equipment that depends on a new circuit.
Before you agree to the work
Ask for a quote that separates the appliance connection, any new circuit and switchboard changes. Include access to the panel and the intended appliance position.
Homes from different building periods
Council records Mount Warren Park’s major residential redevelopment from 1974 and a range of original block sizes. That history is a reason to check the individual home’s later additions, not to assume all its wiring is the same age. Say whether a garage, extension or detached room is part of the job.