Electrician in Rochester

CJA Electrical is a local electrician covering Rochester and the wider Medway area. We handle the full range of domestic work: EICRs and landlord compliance, emergency callouts and fault-finding, consumer unit changes, extra sockets and lighting, smoke and heat alarms, and outdoor circuits. We’re based in Rochester, so Rochester appointments are usually available the same week, and the people who quote the job are the ones who turn up to do it.

What an electrician in Rochester covers

Services across Rochester run from a five-minute fix to a full rewire. Landlords and sellers come for EICRs and safety certificates; homeowners for fuse board upgrades, extra sockets, new lighting, and faults that need chasing down. We also fit mains-wired smoke and heat alarms, install outdoor and security lighting, and carry out commercial EICRs for Medway businesses. If a job turns out to need something we’d recommend a specialist for, we’ll say so rather than take it on regardless.

The properties we work on in Rochester

Rochester’s housing stock is a mix of Victorian terraces around the historic centre, Edwardian and inter-war stock further out, and post-war estates beyond. Older properties commonly have undersized consumer units, fabric-insulated cabling running back to old fuse boards, and missing RCD protection, all things that come up regularly on EICRs. That mix shapes what an EICR tends to turn up in Rochester. Older stock often needs a fresh consumer unit, additional earthing and bonding, and the odd circuit brought up to standard; newer homes are usually about RCD and surge protection and the small remedials that surface at the ten-year mark. Knowing the local housing means we can give a realistic idea of cost and likely findings before the test even starts.

Common electrical work in Medway

A typical run of Medway jobs covers consumer unit changes, fault-finding, socket and lighting additions, and alarm work. Faults are the unpredictable ones (a circuit that won’t reset, a socket that’s stopped working, a persistent tripping problem) and we’ll triage those on the phone first, since sometimes the answer saves you a callout entirely. The planned work, from a single socket to a rewire, is always priced before it starts.

EICRs and landlord compliance in Rochester

For Rochester landlords, the EICR is the single most important piece of paperwork. Since June 2020 every rented home in England has needed one at least every five years, and at the start of any new tenancy. Medway Council enforces it and can fine up to £30,000. Beyond the EICR, rented properties also need working smoke alarms on every storey, and HMOs often need emergency lighting in the common parts, both of which we can supply and certify on the same visit where it makes sense.

Why Rochester property owners choose CJA Electrical

Rochester customers tend to come back, and refer others, for the same few reasons. The quote is fixed before the work starts, so the invoice holds no surprises. The work is tidy and the place is left clean. And the advice is straight: no upselling, no scare tactics about your wiring, just a clear picture of what’s safe, what’s recommended, and what can wait. Being a one-person business keeps the overheads, and the prices, sensible.

How a job runs

The process for Rochester work is built to be painless. Tell us about the job (a photo of the fuse board is often enough for an EICR quote) and we’ll come back with a fixed price. We pick a slot, we do the work, and you get a clear explanation of anything that came up. For testing, the report follows within two days. Any follow-up work is a separate, itemised quote, so you’re never committed to more than you’ve agreed.

Credentials, insurance and how we work

For peace of mind in Rochester: fully qualified (City & Guilds 2391, 2382 and 2365) and fully insured, with £1 million public liability and £100,000 professional indemnity. All inspection and testing follows BS 7671. The certificates are the baseline; the decade of hands-on experience across the Medway housing stock is what you’re really paying for, because it means the job is quoted right and done right the first time.