Lane Cove is one of the most heavily treed suburbs on the Upper North Shore. The canopy running through the residential streets, the bushland surrounding Lane Cove National Park, and the river corridor between Lane Cove and Longueville all contribute to an environment that is beautiful to live in and genuinely hazardous for electrical infrastructure during severe weather. Summer storms and easterly bursts regularly bring branches down onto service lines, damage private power poles on properties bordering bush, and cause moisture ingress into outdoor electrical fittings that were not properly sealed against the conditions.

Storm damage to electrical systems is one of the most common emergency callouts we receive from Lane Cove properties. When a branch comes down on a service line at your property, the first step is to stay clear of any downed lines and call Ausgrid on 13 13 88 to report the hazard. Once the network side has been made safe, call us on (02) 9101 4876 and we will attend to the private side of the damage, including any repairs to your service line, private pole or internal electrical systems affected by the event. We provide emergency storm damage repairs across Lane Cove 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For properties bordering bush or with private power poles, we also recommend periodic inspections of the pole condition and the weatherhead connection before a defect notice from Ausgrid becomes an urgent job.

Lane Cove has a strong owner-occupier culture and a community of families who invest seriously in their homes over many years. Kitchen renovations, bathroom additions, outdoor entertaining areas, home theatre setups and solar battery installations are all common projects in the suburb, and each one places additional electrical demand on an infrastructure that may not have been formally assessed since the house was built. The pattern we see regularly in Lane Cove is a home that has been beautifully maintained and progressively improved on the surface, while the switchboard and wiring underneath have remained essentially unchanged since the 1960s.

Getting the electrical side of a renovation right from the start makes a significant difference to the outcome. We work with Lane Cove homeowners and their builders from the early planning stage of a renovation, carrying out a proper electrical assessment before any structural work begins and providing clear advice on what the project will require in terms of new circuits, board upgrades and compliance. We coordinate the electrical schedule around the construction programme and carry out the work in a way that keeps the project moving rather than creating delays. All renovation electrical work comes with a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work on completion.

Lane Cove village has a well-loved local commercial strip along Burns Bay Road, Longueville Road and the surrounding streets. The cafes, restaurants, professional practices, retailers and service businesses that make up the village precinct are genuinely community-oriented, and the electrical work they need reflects the character of a suburb that values reliability and quality over the cheapest available option. Brian Brothers Electrical provides commercial electrical services for the full range of Lane Cove businesses, from fitouts and refurbishments through to ongoing maintenance and compliance.

Our commercial work in Lane Cove covers LED lighting design and installation for retail and hospitality environments, data and network cabling for offices and professional practices, 3-phase power for commercial kitchen operations, CCTV installation for commercial security and range hood installation for restaurants and cafes. We schedule all commercial work around your trading hours and treat the Lane Cove village businesses with the same care and consideration that their own customers expect from them.

Electrical work involving the connection between a Lane Cove property and the Ausgrid network requires an accredited service provider. This includes consumer mains repairs and replacement, private power pole work, metering services and power disconnections and reconnections. Brian Brothers Electrical holds full Ausgrid ASP accreditation and manages all Level 2 work in Lane Cove end to end. For a full overview of Level 2 services, visit our Level 2 electrician Lane Cove page.