Service area
Electrician and groundworksin Aldridge
Covered as part of our West Midlands area and a short run from the Burntwood base, close enough that we can come and look at the job before we price it.
Short run from Burntwood · NAPIT registered · 1-year guarantee
16 years
In the construction industry
NAPIT
Registered for electrical work
F-Gas
Certified for air conditioning
£5m
Public liability insurance
1 year
Guarantee on all trades
What we do in Aldridge
Covered as part of our West Midlands area, a short run from the Burntwood base.
A short run from our base
Aldridge sits just south of Brownhills, which puts it only a few miles from our yard on Springhill Road. It is one of the closer parts of our West Midlands coverage, so getting out to survey a job is easy and travelling time is not inflating the price.
Most of our work here is domestic, for owners who have been in the house long enough to know what irritates them about it, not enough sockets, a garage with no usable power, a board that trips when the kettle and the shower coincide.
Property types in Aldridge
Aldridge is largely a suburb of inter-war and post-war family housing: 1930s semis along the older roads, substantial 1950s–1970s detached and semi-detached housing, bungalows, and pockets of newer development. Gardens are generally larger than in the neighbouring towns, which is why so much of our work here is about the outside of the house: garden rooms and home offices needing their own supply, outside sockets and lighting, driveway charge points, and the groundworks that go with an extension or a garden building.
Electrically, the 1930s stock is the one where we most often find an installation that has been extended rather than renewed, a newer board in front of much older circuits. That is exactly the situation an EICR is designed to reveal.
What we get called for in Aldridge
Consumer unit upgrades, partial rewires, garden room and outbuilding supplies, EV chargers, outside power and lighting, extra sockets, and fault finding. On the groundworks side: foundations for extensions and garden buildings, drainage runs, soakaways, slabs and driveway sub-bases. Air conditioning comes up in converted lofts and garden offices, where a room built for summer becomes unusable in it.
We work out from 88B Springhill Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 4UJ. Whatever the trade, the same things apply: the company is NAPIT registered and F-Gas certified, Sam holds City & Guilds 2391 and the 18th Edition, every other operative holds a CSCS or ECS card, and the work carries a 1-year guarantee on all work. More about how we work.
Available in Aldridge
Services we carry out in Aldridge
Electrical work and groundworks are our primary trades; air conditioning and building work we take on occasionally.
Electrician in Aldridge
Faults found and fixed, sockets and lighting added, and everything tested and certificated by a NAPIT registered team.
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EICR & Testing in Aldridge
An EICR that tells you plainly what's satisfactory, what isn't, and what it will take to put right.
More on eicr & testing
Fuse Board Upgrades in Aldridge
An 18th Edition board with RCD protection on every circuit, so a fault trips one circuit instead of the whole house.
More on fuse board upgrades
House Rewiring in Aldridge
A full or partial rewire planned around you living there, with certification at the end that satisfies lenders and landlords.
More on house rewiring
EV Chargers in Aldridge
A charger sited where you actually park, on a circuit sized for it, with the earthing done properly.
More on ev chargers
Air Conditioning in Aldridge
F-Gas certified installation and servicing for rooms that overheat in summer and need warming in winter.
More on air conditioning
Building Work in Aldridge
Brickwork, blockwork and structural alterations taken on when they sit alongside the groundworks or electrics we're already doing.
More on building work
Groundworks in Aldridge
Foundations, drainage, slabs and muck-away done to level, so the trades that follow you aren't fighting the ground.
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Drainage & Foundations in Aldridge
Drainage that runs and foundations that hold, dug and laid to the depths the job and the ground need.
More on drainage & foundations
Why us here
Why customers in Aldridge use us
No invented statistics, just what we can stand behind.
Close enough to survey properly
A few miles from our base, so we come and look at the work rather than pricing from a description over the phone.
Outside work done once, properly
Garden room and outbuilding supplies get correctly sized armoured cable at proper depth with the right protection, not a lead run through a wall.
16 years and current qualifications
NAPIT registered, F-Gas certified, City & Guilds 2391, 18th Edition, Gold ECS card, CSCS or ECS carded team.
Insured and guaranteed
£5m public liability, £10m employers' liability, £250,000 professional indemnity, and a 1-year guarantee on the work.
Local conditions
What comes up in Aldridge
Property age, ground conditions and drainage here shape what we find when we open a board or dig a trench.
New boards on old circuits
It is very common in Aldridge's older semis to find a modern consumer unit sitting in front of circuits from the 1950s or 1960s. The board is not the problem; the circuits behind it are. That is why we test before quoting a board change, rather than fitting one and discovering it will not hold.
Garden buildings on borrowed power
Larger gardens mean more garden rooms, workshops and summer houses, and a lot of them are fed by cable never intended to be buried, with no dedicated protection. It works until the ground moves, a spade finds it, or damp gets in.
Long driveways and charge point runs
Charge points at Aldridge properties often need a long run from the board to where the car actually sits. Cable size, voltage drop and earthing arrangement all matter over that distance, and the answer is not simply the cheapest unit plus whatever cable is on the van.
Surface water on larger plots
More roof and hard standing means more water to deal with. Extensions, patios and driveways here need a designed outlet or soakaway sized for the area they drain, or the water ends up standing against the house.
Our process
How a job in Aldridge runs
The same sequence every time, so you know what happens next and when.
01
You call or send details
Phone Sam on 07812 971397 or send the job through the form. Tell us the address, what the problem or plan is, and when you need it done.
02
We look at the job
For anything beyond a small repair we come and look. Guessing at a price from a description helps nobody, and a site visit catches the things a photo hides.
03
You get a price for your job
We work on day rates that vary with the operatives and plant a job needs, so you get a price for your actual job rather than a published figure that never fits.
04
Booked in and carried out
We agree a start date, turn up when we said, and keep you told if anything on site changes what we found.
05
Certified, tidied, guaranteed
Electrical work is tested and certificated, the site is cleared, and the work carries a 1-year guarantee. If something isn't right, you call us and we come back.
What customers say
Reviews from the electrical side of the business
Every review below was left for electrical work carried out as Stretton Electrical. We use them as proof of how we work, not as evidence of groundworks, aircon or building jobs.
“Done a full rewire and remodelling of my humble home and co-ordinated with other trades marvellously to pull it together.”
“I've used Stretton Electrical twice now and have been really pleased with the work. On both occasions the job was neat and the area left tidy.”
“Sam was great. He came as soon as possible and identified the issue immediately. He fixed it promptly and went above and beyond.”
Nearby
Areas near Aldridge we also cover
We work across Staffordshire and West Midlands from our base in Burntwood.
Straight answers
Aldridge: questions we get asked
Coverage, response times, cost and availability, answered as plainly as we can.
Do you cover Aldridge?
Yes, as part of our West Midlands coverage, it is only a few miles from our Burntwood base.
How quickly can you get to Aldridge?
It is a short drive, so we can usually come and look at a job within days and book the work in from there.
What will the job cost?
We price on day rates that vary with the operatives a job needs, so you get a price for your specific job rather than a published figure.
Can you supply a garden room or home office?
Yes, a dedicated circuit, correctly sized armoured cable buried at proper depth, RCD protection, and a small board in the building if it needs its own circuits.
Do you offer emergency call-outs in Aldridge?
We work 8am–6pm Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work, and are not a 24-hour service. Isolate anything dangerous at the board and call an emergency electrician, or 105 for a supply fault.
Can you fit a charge point a long way from the fuse board?
Usually yes, we size the cable for the run and check the earthing arrangement. If the supply cannot support it as it stands, we will tell you what would be needed.
Do you do EICRs in Aldridge?
Yes, for sales, rentals and owners who simply want to know the condition of the installation, with a report that explains the codes.
Do you take on extension groundworks?
Yes, foundations, drainage, slabs, sub-bases and muck-away, with trial holes first where the ground is unknown.
Are you insured?
£5m public liability, £10m employers' liability and £250,000 professional indemnity.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, a 1-year guarantee, and electrical work is tested and certificated.
Need an electrician or groundworker in Aldridge?
Call Sam on 07812 971397 or send the job details and we will come and look.
Request an estimate
Tell us about the job
Send the details and we'll come back to you with a price for your specific job. If it's urgent, call instead, you'll get through to Sam or someone on the team.
- Phone
- 07812 971397
- info@stret.co.uk
- Hours
- 8am–6pm, Monday to Friday · occasional weekend work
- Covering
- Staffordshire and West Midlands, from our base in Burntwood