Village guides
Plain-English notes on the electrical situations that come up most in the Little Stour villages - from fusebox red flags in an old cottage to solar rules for a listed home.
Six warning signs your fusebox needs replacing in a Wingham cottage. Rewireable fuses, single upfront RCD, missing SPD, undersized main earth, warm-to-touch board, no RCBOs.
Read guideThe 2020 rental EICR regs in plain English. When to book, what the C1/C2/C3 codes mean, how to time the five-year cycle around tenancy changeovers, and what an 'unsatisfactory' verdict actually costs to fix.
Read guideRural EV charger install. How to work out if your incoming main fuse will take a 7kW load, when you need load management, and when the network operator has to approve it.
Read guideWhy every downlight over a habitable room needs a fire-rated hood with a thermal cutout, what the Building Regs actually require, and how thatched-roof properties change the calculation.
Read guideHow to run a proper power supply to a converted barn, garden studio or workshop. SWA sizing, sub-board specification, earthing on outbuildings, and Building Regulations notification.
Read guideSolar on a listed home in Wingham: what needs council consent since 27 August 2026, how conservation areas differ, and how an MCS-certified install fits in.
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