Cherrybrook is one of the Hills District’s most active renovation suburbs. Families who bought their homes in the late 1980s and 1990s are now upgrading them substantially, with kitchen renovations, bathroom additions, alfresco entertaining areas, home theatres and pool houses all common projects across the suburb. Each of these projects adds electrical demand, and in a home where the original switchboard has never been upgraded, the cumulative load of a decade of renovations can quietly push the system well beyond what it was designed to handle.

We work with Cherrybrook homeowners and their builders from the planning stage of a renovation rather than arriving on site once the walls are already open. A pre-renovation electrical assessment tells you whether the existing switchboard can handle the planned project, or whether an upgrade needs to be part of the scope from the start. Getting that answer at the planning stage is considerably cheaper and less disruptive than discovering it mid-build. We coordinate the electrical schedule around the construction programme, liaise directly with your builder, and carry out all compliance sign-off so the project stays on track from start to finish.

Cherrybrook’s streets are generously treed and back onto bushland reserves in several parts of the suburb, which is one of the things families love about living here. During storms it is also one of the things that creates the most electrical callouts. Fallen branches on service lines, private poles brought down by storm activity near bushland boundaries, and moisture damage to outdoor electrical fittings following heavy rain are all situations we respond to regularly across Cherrybrook.

If a branch comes down on a service line at your property and the line appears to be live or is sparking, stay well clear and call Ausgrid immediately on 13 13 88. Once Ausgrid has assessed and made the network side safe, call us on (02) 9101 4876 and we will attend to the private side of the damage, including storm damage repairs to your service line, outdoor fittings or internal electrical systems. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for storm callouts across Cherrybrook. For properties with private power poles bordering bushland reserves, we also recommend periodic inspections of the pole condition before a deteriorating pole generates an Ausgrid defect notice requiring urgent action.