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NICEIC Domestic Installer D605692 Which? Trusted Trader City & Guilds qualified Part P
Real job photo: garden uplights and postlights, designed and wired by Tony
NICEIC-registered Domestic Installer
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Every photo on this page, and everywhere else on this site, is from a job I was on. No stock images, no library shots of American fuse boxes, no gloved hands that belong to a model. What you see is what turns up.

Fuse box upgraded to a modern RCBO board — Kingswood
Kingswood

Fuse box upgraded to a modern RCBO board

Old rewireable board out, full RCBO protection in, everything labelled and certified.

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Garden lighting, designed then wired — Longwell Green
Longwell Green

Garden lighting, designed then wired

Lighting positions planned with the customer before a single cable went in the trench.

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Unsatisfactory EICR turned around in a week — Fishponds
Fishponds

Unsatisfactory EICR turned around in a week

Two C2s found at a landlord inspection; both remedied and a satisfactory report issued five days later.

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Things I've found

Some jobs are memorable for what was behind the faceplate. This is a running collection of the worst I've opened up: scorched connections, improvised earths, and wiring that only worked by luck. They're here because they show what an inspection is for, not to embarrass anyone.

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Written by Tony Coombe · Last reviewed October 2026

Watch the work

Short clips from finished jobs — the sort of thing that's easier to show than describe.

Granite water feature with hidden LED lights
WiFi dimmable LED post lights & water fountain

From the job sheet

Real photos from real jobs — the good work and the worst of what I've found behind faceplates. Tap any photo for a closer look.

WiFi dimmable garden uplights and postlights
Garden uplights and postlights, WiFi dimmable
A garden tree uplight installed by Ynot Renovate
Garden tree uplight
An old porcelain 'Frankenstein' fusebox still in service
Old porcelain fusebox — beautiful, but due for retirement
Replacement consumer unit with RCBOs and surge protection
Its replacement: RCBO board with surge protection
Tony mid first fix, wall chaser and dust mask on
Me mid first fix — the chaser earns its keep
Tony cutting a neat chase down a hallway wall
Cutting a chase for a new circuit run
A wall chaser cutting a cable chase in a wall
Twin-blade chaser — neat channels, less mess
Tony cutting a chase with ear defenders on
Dusty, noisy, oddly satisfying
A navy kitchen mid refit with new socket positions wired
Kitchen refit — first fix before the units landed
New kitchen sockets and appliance cables at first fix stage
Sockets and appliance feeds ready for the fitter
A cooker hood cabinet being made good during a kitchen refit
Hood cabinet made good before the hood went in
A finished navy kitchen with sockets and switches fitted
Same kitchen, second fix done — sockets in, power on
An induction hob flush-fitted into a worktop
Induction hob flush-fitted on its own circuit
A new RCBO consumer unit fitted in a cupboard
New RCBO board tucked neatly in a cupboard
A new MK double socket fitted on a dark feature wall
Extra socket where the customer actually needed it
A socket moved up behind a TV bracket
Socket moved up behind the TV — no trailing leads
A living room lit by new LED downlights
Living room downlights on a dimmer
A ceiling with new LED downlights
Clean grid of warm-white downlights
Square downlights fitted along a hallway
Hallway downlights — square trim this time
A hallway ceiling with a mains smoke alarm and downlights
Mains smoke alarm in with the new hallway lights
A kitchen ceiling with a heat alarm and downlights
Kitchen heat alarm and downlights, one visit
A new extractor fan fitted on a bathroom wall
New extractor fan — steam out, quiet in
Front door wall lights lit at night
Front-door wall lights — welcome home
An outdoor wall light lit on a brick wall at night
Exterior wall light, properly sealed and rated
A faulty downlight transformer held in hand after removal
Fault found: a cooked downlight transformer
Ceiling pendant wiring made off with proper connectors
Pendant made off with proper connectors
A corridor ceiling open with new cable runs between joists
First fix with the ceilings open
A finished Contactum consumer unit with Ynot Renovate and NICEIC labels
Board in, circuits labelled, test sticker on
A hallway stripped back to bare structure with new cable runs in
Rewire strip-out — back to the bones, new runs in
An up-and-down exterior wall light on brickwork at night
Up-and-down wall light — brickwork loves these
A bathroom extractor fan and light fitted
Bathroom fan and light, neatly in
Lighting circuit cables insulated with sponge foam and tape in a loft
Found: lighting cables 'insulated' with sponge foam and tape
A poor connection overheating, burning and melting the insulation
Found: a poor connection that melted the insulation
Earth conductor not connected in its terminal
Found: earth conductor loose, not in the terminal
Loft insulation covering a downlight, cables charred and brittle
Found: loft insulation over a downlight — charred cable
Earth conductor incorrectly extended with twisted red cable
Found: earth 'extended' with twisted red cable
Melted, burnt cables in a shower pull-cord switch
Found: burnt cables in a shower pull-cord switch
Live and neutral reversed, earth incorrectly insulated
Found: live and neutral reversed in this fitting
Damaged, uncovered junction box hidden behind a wardrobe
Found: broken junction box hidden behind a wardrobe
Skirting board nail puncturing the ring main cable
Found: a skirting-board nail through the ring main
Live-earth short that melted the earth cable
Found: a live-earth short melted the earth cable
Earth conductors cut off inside a junction box
Found: earths cut off, sockets left unprotected
Unsleeved earth conductors shorting to the neutral terminal
Found: bare earths shorting on the neutral terminal
Earth conductors twisted together outside a damaged junction box
Found: earths twisted together outside a broken box
Immersion heater connection overheated and perished
Found: immersion connection burnt and perished
Cables trapped between heating pipework and the wall
Found: cables crushed behind heating pipes
Mouse damage to wiring
Found: mice and electrics don't mix
Bees swarming in a fusebox in an outhouse
Found: a bee swarm moved into an outhouse fusebox

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What customers say

My reviews live on Which? Trusted Traders, where every review is checked to confirm it came from a genuine customer. A few, in their own words:

★★★★★
Tony is reliable, professional, and delivers exactly what he says he will. The only thing that was different between the quote and invoice was the price; he automatically submitted a smaller invoice as I am guessing the job was easier than expected.
Customer in South Gloucestershire, via Which? Trusted Traders, August 2026
★★★★★
Tony was really helpful, friendly and a professional service. Explained everything in a way I could understand. Left everything clean and tidy and a fantastic job done, at a great price.
Customer in Bath and North East Somerset, via Which? Trusted Traders, July 2026
★★★★★
Tony checked our electrics, which unfortunately turned out to be well past their sell by date, requiring a full rewiring of the house whilst we lived in the house! […] Communication and advice was great, and would recommend him highly.
Customer in South Gloucestershire, via Which? Trusted Traders, March 2025
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