A renovation is the one moment when your home’s electrical system is open, accessible and cheap to get right — and the most expensive place to cut corners. Lion Heart Electrical is a family-owned team of renovation electricians serving Melbourne, wiring kitchens, bathrooms, extensions and whole-home renovations with the care we’d bring to our own place.
Electrical Planning Makes or Breaks a Renovation
Everyone remembers to choose the benchtop; almost nobody thinks about where the appliances will plug in until it’s too late. The renovations that feel effortless to live in are the ones where the electrical layout was planned early: power points where the toaster, chargers and vacuum actually go, lighting layered for cooking and for late evenings, switches by the door you really enter through, and capacity for the induction cooktop and air conditioner the plans call for.
We join your project at the planning stage whenever possible — working from your builder’s drawings or around your kitchen-table sketches — and flag the things that are cheap to fix on paper and painful to fix after plastering.
Renovations Are Where Old Wiring Gets Found
Open up the walls of an older Melbourne home and you’ll often find history: brittle old cables, DIY junctions from decades past, circuits stretched far beyond their design. A renovation is the perfect time to deal with it, because access is already there. We’ll give you an honest assessment of what must be fixed, what should be fixed while the walls are open, and what can genuinely wait — so you can decide with clear information rather than scare tactics.
Compliant, Certified, Coordinated
Kitchens, bathrooms and laundries carry specific electrical rules — wet area zones, clearances, dedicated circuits and safety switch protection. As A-Grade licensed electricians and a Registered Electrical Contractor, we wire to current Australian standards and supply a Certificate of Electrical Safety on completion — documentation your building surveyor and insurance may well ask for.
And because we’re family-owned and operated, you get the thing renovations need most: one accountable electrician who answers the phone, turns up when promised, and works in cleanly with your builder and trades from rough-in to fit-off.
Planning a Renovation? Get the Electrical Right Early
- You're renovating a kitchen, bathroom, laundry or outdoor area
- You're extending, or converting a garage or attic into living space
- Your renovation adds big loads — induction cooking, air conditioning, heat pumps
- You want power points, lighting and switches planned around how you'll live
- Your builder needs a reliable licensed electrician who turns up on schedule
What's Included in Our Renovation Electrical Work
- Electrical planning alongside your builder, designer or your own sketches
- Power, lighting and data layouts designed for how you'll actually use the space
- Safe disconnection and removal of old wiring in demolition areas
- Rough-in and fit-off scheduled around your build stages
- Switchboard capacity checks and upgrades where the renovation demands it
- Compliance with wet-area and clearance rules for kitchens, bathrooms and laundries
- Certificate of Electrical Safety (COES) on completion
Why Choose Lion Heart Electrical
We're a family-owned and operated Melbourne business. You deal directly with the A-Grade licensed electrician doing the work — honest advice, a clear quote, and workmanship we're proud to put our name on.
- Registered Electrical Contractor (Victoria). Fully licensed A-Grade electrician, registered with Energy Safe Victoria. REC-36658.
- CEC Accredited. Clean Energy Council accredited for battery storage and solar installations.
- Fully Insured. Full public liability insurance and workers' compensation cover on every job.
- Certificate of Electrical Safety. A COES is supplied with all applicable electrical work, as required in Victoria.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I involve an electrician in my renovation?
Earlier than you think — ideally at the planning stage, before walls are closed or cabinetry is ordered. Getting power point, lighting and appliance positions right on paper costs nothing; moving them after plastering costs plenty.
Can you work in with my builder?
Yes — we regularly coordinate with builders, cabinet makers and plumbers, scheduling rough-in and fit-off around the build stages so the project keeps moving.
Do renovations need a Certificate of Electrical Safety?
Yes — in Victoria, a COES is required for electrical installation work. We supply it on completion, which your building surveyor and insurer may require.
My renovation is small — is it worth calling you?
Absolutely. A few new power points, a kitchen appliance circuit or lighting for a single room are all jobs we do every week. No job is too small to be done safely and properly.