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Electricians in Braintree

Electricians for Braintree homes and businesses

Braintree mixes an old market town core with large estates built over the last few decades and a busy retail edge by the A120. Martin Kaine Electrical comes across from Colchester, about 15 miles west along the A120, for rewires, fuseboard upgrades, chargers and commercial jobs. Below is how the work tends to differ across the town.

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Bocking and the older streets of the town

Bocking and the roads around the town centre hold some of Braintree's oldest homes, including timber-framed and Victorian properties. Wiring in these houses has often been altered by several owners, so it is common to find a mix of cable types and a fuse box that predates modern RCD protection. A proper inspection of the existing installation comes before any quote for new work.

  • Full or partial rewires planned room by room to limit disruption to plaster and floors
  • Replacing rewireable fuse boxes with metal-cased consumer units that meet current regulations
  • Care around exposed beams and older ceilings when choosing cable routes
  • Extra sockets and lighting circuits for homes that were wired for far less demand

Great Notley and the newer estates

Great Notley grew from the 1990s onwards and, along with other newer estates around Braintree, has a lot of family houses with driveways and decent gardens. Those homes rarely need rewiring, but owners often want to add to what is there. The usual requests are a car charger, a kitchen upgrade or lighting for the garden.

  • Smart EV chargers fitted to the house wall or a post by the driveway
  • Kitchen electrics for refits and knock-throughs, including new appliance circuits
  • Garden and patio lighting with properly protected outdoor cabling
  • Consumer unit checks where an extension has used up the board's spare ways

Retail and commercial units by the A120

The area around Braintree Village, the outlet centre on the old Freeport site, and the business areas near the A120 bring plenty of shop and unit work. Commercial jobs need planning around opening hours and the landlord's requirements. We handle lighting, power and distribution for small commercial premises across the town.

  • Lighting and small power for retail and trade units
  • New distribution boards and circuits for fit-outs and changes of use
  • Work scheduled around trading so customers are not disturbed
  • Certificates supplied for the landlord, insurer or building control
How the job runs

From first call to finished work

  1. 01

    First conversation

    Ring 01204 894335 or send the quote form with your Braintree address and a short description. Let us know if it is a house, a flat or a commercial unit.

  2. 02

    Visit and inspection

    We come over on the A120 to see the property. For older Bocking homes that includes checking the existing wiring, and for commercial units it includes agreeing access with whoever manages the building.

  3. 03

    Written quote and booked dates

    You get a clear scope of work and dates that suit you. For shops we can talk through doing the noisier work outside your busiest hours.

  4. 04

    Install and hand over

    The work is tested, explained and certified, and any notifiable domestic work is registered with building control under Part P.

Why customers choose Martin Kaine Electrical

  • A Colchester firm with over 30 years in domestic and commercial electrics
  • Well over 600 completed projects to draw on when we price your job
  • Electricians who are DBS checked and work to BS 7671
Questions

Common questions

Do you cover Great Notley and Rayne as well as Braintree town?

Yes. Great Notley, Rayne, Bocking and the rest of the Braintree area are all within our usual working range from Colchester. The A120 makes the trip straightforward.

Can you wire a retail or trade unit near Braintree Village?

We carry out commercial electrical work including lighting, power and distribution boards for shops and units. We will want to see the unit and understand the landlord's requirements before quoting.

My older Braintree house still has a fuse box with fuse wire. Is that a problem?

Rewireable fuses still work, but they give no RCD protection against electric shock. Replacing the board with a modern consumer unit is usually a sensible step, and we check the circuits behind it at the same time.

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