Electrician Paddington
Paddington's Victorian terraces, heritage-listed streetscapes and boutique Oxford Street shopfronts give the suburb its character, and its complexity. These are homes and buildings we know well: the original cabling tucked behind horsehair plaster, the undersized boards that were never designed to carry induction cooktops, ducted air conditioning or an EV charger. Working here takes experience, care, and an understanding of what these buildings demand.
Arconex works across the eastern suburbs and brings the patience these buildings demand: we trace what sits behind the plaster before quoting, explain the choices in plain language, and recommend work that genuinely improves your lifestyle, safety or comfort. That is the standard we hold as an electrician Paddington homeowners can trust with a period property.
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Why Homeowners and Businesses Trust Arconex
Don’t just take it from us
K Cardoza ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Arconex really saved me during a power out in my house. Amazing service and helped me in an urgent situation. Kind respectful and fixed my issues efficiently. Highly recommended.
Jim M ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I was so impressed that rather than just identifying the faulty appliance… he went above and beyond to source a replacement part, saving the business many thousands of dollars. Not an easy job too, because an exact part couldn't be found so he had to get a similar one custom-modified to fit. Great to see someone passionate about repair&reuse in the modern "just throw it in the bin" world.
House Renovation
Hospitality
Shopfitting
Industrial Electrical
Commercial Electrical
Fast emergency callouts when the power fails
When a board trips or arcs or half the house drops out on a Friday night, you want a fault found rather than guessed at. Our emergency electrician Paddington callouts cover faulty circuits, tripping safety switches, burning smells and storm damage. We isolate the hazard, pin down the real cause - often perished wiring or a failed joint in an original switchboard - and get power back safely. If you notice scorched insulation or a board that keeps tripping, switch off at the mains and phone us; in older terraces those are the warning signs that matter most.
Rewiring and switchboard upgrades for period homes
Most of our residential work here is about bringing heritage houses up to a safe modern standard without tearing them apart. As a residential electrician Paddington locals call for terrace home renovations, as residential renovation specialists, we manage full and partial rewires, switchboard and meter upgrades, safety-switch installation, downlights, and kitchen and bathroom circuits. Narrow subfloors and double-brick walls make cable runs harder than in a more modern home, so each job is planned around the building. Everything meets AS/NZS 3000 and carries our Lifetime Workmanship Guarantee.
Retail and shopfront work around Oxford Street
The boutiques, cafes and studios along Oxford and William Streets need wiring that looks clean and electrical that keeps them trading. Our commercial electrician Paddington services specialise in Food and Beverage venues with venues such as Claret Club, Brickfields, Where’s Nick, Goodwood Bakery, and Pepe Saya Butter.
We help trade continue with emergency connection services, shop fit-outs, lighting layouts, data and EFTPOS cabling, three-phase upgrades and scheduled maintenance. We coordinate with shopfitters and building managers to work outside trading hours where we can, so a refit doesn't affect business.
Why eastern-suburbs owners call Arconex
Arconex is a family-owned business with more than 18 years behind it, fully licensed and insured, and known for tidy sites and straight answers. Whether you want a Paddington electrician for a heritage rewire, a residential upgrade, or an emergency electrician in Paddington after hours, we arrive when we say we will. Call 1300 830 260 to book.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We quote before any work starts, so you know the cost up front rather than watching a meter run. Older terraces sometimes need a bit of investigation to locate a fault behind original walls, and we'll always explain what that involves before going ahead.
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A partial rewire of one or two rooms is often a day or two, while a full terrace rewire usually runs across several days depending on access, the number of circuits and whether plaster needs to be opened. We give a realistic timeline with the quote.
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Yes. Much of Paddington sits in heritage conservation areas, so we keep visible changes minimal and route cabling discreetly. Internal upgrades are generally straightforward, but we'll flag anything that may need owner or building approval first.
Switchboard upgrades to support increased demand
Lighting installation and electrical renovations
EV charger installation and appliance connections
Rewiring and safety upgrades in older homes
These services improve system capacity, safety and compliance.
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If your board still uses rewireable ceramic fuses it has no safety switches, which modern wiring rules require for power and lighting circuits. Replacing it with circuit breakers and RCDs is one of the highest-value safety upgrades for an older home.
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Wherever practical we stage retail work around trading hours, doing the disruptive parts early, late or overnight so the shop can keep serving customers while the fit-out progresses.
Some snapshots from happy customers of the residential electrician jobs we’ve successfully completed!
Mosman House Renovation
Darlinghurst Terrace Renovation
Mosman Lounge Room Renovation
Cremorne Kitchen Renovation
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