Smoke Alarm Installation in Harristown

What we see in Harristown

Harristown's a suburb where you can pretty much guess what you're in for before you even get out of the ute. Most of the housing stock sitting back from James Street and around the Showgrounds area went up between the late '50s and through the '70s, and the wiring from that era is well and truly showing its age. That old TPS cable goes brittle, the insulation cracks, and it becomes a real issue — especially in roof spaces that cop the full summer heat up on the range.

What catches a lot of homeowners off guard is the meter box situation. These houses were never built with today's power demands in mind. A family running air conditioning, a workshop out the back, maybe a granny flat they've added on — the original setup just wasn't designed for any of that. You open some of these older boxes and it's like a history lesson.

The granny flat additions are becoming really common around here. Plenty of blocks are big enough to fit one comfortably, and families are making use of that. It's usually straightforward work, but the existing infrastructure on the property often needs attention before you can do anything new.