From first look to final certificate

Every job runs the same three steps, whether it is one socket or a whole house, with the same small team from the first call to the last test.

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  1. We come and look

    A free visit of about forty minutes. We test what is there, listen to what you want and note anything that changes the price.

  2. You get one fixed price

    An itemised quote within two working days. No day rates, and nothing added halfway through unless you ask for it.

  3. We fit, test and sign off

    Tidy work, tested circuit by circuit, with your certificate emailed before we drive away.

Room by room

Most calls start with one room. Here is what we do in each of them, from a single extra socket to a full rewire while you live in the house.

  1. Kitchen

    Extra sockets at worktop height, lighting under the cabinets and a circuit of its own for the oven and the hob.

  2. Bathroom

    Quiet extractor fans, shaver points, heated towel rails and lit mirrors, all placed by the zones that keep water and power apart.

  3. Living rooms

    Dimmers, wall lights, cables hidden behind a mounted television and a data point where the router actually needs to be.

  4. Outside

    Garden and path lighting, outdoor sockets, and power to a shed or a garden office on its own buried cable.

  5. Garage and drive

    Car chargers, garage circuits and the supply upgrade a heat pump or a workshop needs before anything is plugged in.

  6. The fuse board

    A modern board with protection on every circuit, so one fault switches off one room instead of the whole house.

A pale kitchen with lighting glowing under the wall cabinets
Most asked: worktop sockets
A bathroom basin under a round mirror lit from behind
Most asked: a lit mirror
A living room in the evening, lamps lit beside a sofa and tall windows
Most asked: wall lights
A stone house at dusk with outdoor lights glowing along its walls
Most asked: path lights
A white electric car plugged into a wall charger beside a green wall
Most asked: a car charger
An electrician in a cap working inside an open fuse board
Most asked: a board upgrade

We leave the place tidier than we found it

A finished room with a pale wood floor and freshly painted white walls
A rewire, day seven
An electrician hanging a pendant light against a slatted wooden wall

  • Floors covered from the door in

    Dust sheets and boot covers go down before the first tool comes out of the van.

  • Every chase filled and sanded

    Cuts in the plaster are filled and sanded flush, ready for paint rather than for another trade.

  • Hoovered before we go

    Offcuts, boxes and dust leave with us, so the rooms go back to being rooms each evening.

A village seen from above, its roofs and drives between winding roads

Plug in on the drive, wake up full

Car chargers, solar panels and home batteries, fitted by the same team that checks your supply first. We size the charger to your house, not to a brochure.

  • A 7 kW charger matched to your supply
  • Load balancing, so the car and the oven can share
  • Off-peak charging set up on your phone before we leave
  • Ready for solar and a battery whenever you are
Get a charger quote

Landlord certificates without the chasing

A rented home needs an electrical condition report every five years. We book around your tenants, test everything on the list and send the report to you and your agent the same day.

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  1. Fuse board and trip timesDuePassed
  2. Earthing and bonding to gas and waterDuePassed
  3. Every socket, switch and light fittingDuePassed
  4. Smoke and heat alarms, linkedDuePassed
  5. Report sent to you the same dayDuePassed

Fixed prices for the jobs we do most

Prices include parts, testing, the certificate and VAT. Anything bigger gets a written quote after a free visit.

Extra double socket
On an existing circuit, chased in and made good
from £95
Light fitting changed
Per fitting, where the wiring is already there
from £45
Outdoor socket
Weatherproof, on its own protected circuit
from £140
Smoke alarms, linked
Three mains alarms with battery back-up
from £240
Fuse board upgrade
A protected circuit for every room, surge protection included
from £585
Car charger fitted
A 7 kW charger and up to ten metres of cable
from £895
Landlord report
For a home of up to three bedrooms
£160
Full rewire, three-bed semi
Usually seven working days, room by room
from £5,400

The people who come round

Nine electricians, all employed by us and none subcontracted. The person who quotes is usually the person who fits, and they will still be here when you call next year.

  • Jess Okafor in patchwork overalls in front of a wall of tools
    Lighting

    Jess Okafor

    Lighting and smart homes

  • Dan Whitlow smiling in work overalls, sitting on stone steps
    Rewires

    Dan Whitlow

    Rewires and fuse boards

  • Ray Brennan in blue workwear standing in a garage workshop
    Testing

    Ray Brennan

    Landlord reports and testing

  • Tom Lau smiling in a blue work jacket, leaning on a hand truck
    Chargers

    Tom Lau

    Car chargers and solar

Questions we get asked at the door

Something else? Call 0114 000 0000 and whoever answers can usually tell you straight away.

Do you charge for the first visit?

No. The visit and the written quote are free, and there is no obligation to book the work.

Are you registered and insured?

Yes. Work that has to be notified to building control is notified by us, every job comes with its certificate, and we carry five million pounds of public liability cover.

Can we stay in the house during a rewire?

Most families do. We work room by room, keep power on in the rooms you use each night and plan the kitchen and bathroom days with you.

Will you make good after cutting into walls?

Yes. Chases and holes are filled and sanded flush, ready for paint. We do not decorate, but we can recommend people who do.

Which areas do you cover?

Sheffield and the villages around it, out to Hathersage, Stocksbridge and Dronfield. Ask if you are a little further out.

Can you work alongside my builder or kitchen fitter?

Often. We do the first fix before the plasterer, come back for the second fix and talk to your other trades directly, so you do not have to carry messages.

Lights out at 2 a.m.?

One of us answers the out-of-hours line, not a call centre. Most callouts in Sheffield are reached within the hour, and we make the house safe before we talk about anything else.

0114 000 0001

Emergency callout £95, the first hour included

What the neighbours say

From reviews left after jobs this year, kept short and unedited.

  • “They found the fault in twenty minutes after two other firms had given up on it.”

    Priya, Crookes · fault finding

  • “Full rewire with two kids at home. Every evening the rooms were usable and swept.”

    Mark, Walkley · rewire

  • “The quote was the bill. Not a pound more, and they explained every line of it.”

    Hannah, Nether Edge · fuse board

  • “Charger on the drive in half a day, and they set the cheap night rate up for me.”

    Colin, Dore · car charger

  • “Six flats tested in one morning, reports in my inbox by tea time.”

    Amrit, landlord · reports

  • “Jess sorted the kitchen lighting and made it look like it had always been there.”

    Ellie, Hillsborough · lighting

  • “Answered at midnight, here by quarter to one, power back on by two.”

    Sam, Heeley · emergency

  • “Garden lights and a socket for the shed. Tidy trench, no mess on the lawn.”

    Ruth, Totley · outside

Rows of terraced houses and their roofs seen from above

Book a visit

Tell us what needs doing and when suits you. We reply within two working hours with a time for the free visit.

Call or write

0114 000 0000 hello@ohmstead.example

Monday to Friday 7:30–18:00, Saturday 8:00–13:00. Out of hours: 0114 000 0001.

1 Example Street, Sheffield S3 0ZZ