Renovating? Start with the board
Extensions add circuits, and the original board may not have room or safety switches for them. NSW Fair Trading strongly recommends that homes built before 2000 have a licensed electrician check for safety switches, and it recommends one on every circuit.
A dark backing panel from before 1987 may contain asbestos. That changes how the old board comes out, so mention it when you book.
Planning ducted air, induction or an EV charger in the same job? Say so up front. Endeavour Energy says that if a wall charger means the switchboard or meter box needs upgrading, the electrician should tell Endeavour.
What's local about Baulkham Hills
Endeavour Energy
Ausgrid's checker lists Endeavour for 2153. For outages and fallen wires, it's 131 003.
Owner-occupied streets
In 2021, 43.0% of homes were owned with a mortgage and 32.6% outright. Just 22.3% were rented.
Next to the bush
Bidjigal Reserve's 186 ha of bushland runs along Darling Mills Creek, partly in Baulkham Hills. The Hills Shire's brigades attend over 600 incidents a year, on average 70 of them bush, grass and scrub fires.
Windstorm repairs
After the 26 November 2025 windstorm, Endeavour's overnight repairs concentrated on Western Sydney, the Hills District and nearby areas.
What a good renovation quote should cover
- Whether the board is replaced or extended, and which circuits get safety switches.
- How any asbestos backing board will be handled.
- Every new circuit listed: cooktop, oven, air conditioning, charger.
- Whether Endeavour Energy needs to be told.
- The CCEW lodged through the eCert portal, with a copy emailed to you.
Our take in Baulkham Hills
Bring the electrician in at the design stage, not after the plasterboard's up. New cable is far easier to run with the walls open, and you'll know early whether the board needs replacing.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.