When you’re searching for an electrician near me, you'll want someone who’s qualified, reliable and, just as importantly, someone you feel comfortable having in your home.
At Fairway Electrical, smaller household jobs can often cost around £100–£300, depending on what’s involved. We recently visited a couple on Norton Road, Bristol who needed a few jobs sorting around their home, and finding someone they could trust was just as important to them as getting the jobs done.
What should you look for in an electrician?
Let’s be honest, inviting a tradesperson into your home can feel like a bit of a gamble if you don’t know who you’re dealing with. You want someone who turns up when they say they will, does the job properly and doesn’t leave you wondering what on earth they’ve just done! A friendly approach helps too. If you’re not an electrician yourself, there’s no reason you should be expected to understand all the technical jargon.
When you’re looking for an electrician near me, don’t be afraid to ask questions. A good electrician should be more than happy to explain what needs doing and why.
Check they’re properly qualified
Electrical work needs to be carried out safely, so make sure you’re using someone who is appropriately qualified and, where relevant, registered with a recognised scheme.
Fairway Electrical is NAPIT accredited, which gives our customers some extra reassurance that we’re working to recognised standards. For the couple on Norton Road, this was particularly important. They live in a 1930s semi-detached home and were looking for someone reliable to help with a few smaller jobs. They weren’t having the whole house rewired or taking on a huge project. They simply had a handful of things that had been waiting to be sorted.
Seeing our NAPIT accreditation and our Which? information helped put their minds at ease before inviting us into their home.
What jobs can a local electrician help with?
Sometimes it’s the little jobs that you keep putting off because you think they’re not worth calling an electrician out for. The Norton Road couple had a few of these. We replaced their smoke alarm, changed a light switch in the kitchen and installed a new security/floodlight at the patio door. Nothing particularly complicated, but all three jobs made a difference to the way they used their home.
If you’re based in Knowle, Bristol, having a local electrician means you have someone nearby who you can contact when something needs doing, whether that’s a small job you’ve been putting off or something more substantial. And when you’ve found someone you trust, you don’t have to start searching all over again next time.
Price will obviously be a consideration when you’re choosing an electrician, but we’d always recommend looking at the bigger picture too.
Check qualifications, accreditation, reviews and recommendations, but also pay attention to how the electrician communicates with you.
Do they listen? Do they explain things properly? Do you feel comfortable asking questions?
Those little things matter, particularly when someone is working inside your home.
If you’re looking for an electrician near me in Knowle, Bristol, Fairway Electrical is always happy to have a chat about what you need, whether it’s a couple of small jobs or something much bigger.
Contact Fairway Electrical today by phone on 0117 239 4701 or via our contact form. We’d be happy to talk through what you need and arrange a visit.
