Trusted Domestic ElectricianFor Homes Across Stirlingshire,Falkirk, Edinburgh & Glasgow.

What the service is

A domestic electrician handles the day-to-day electrical work inside your home: sockets, switches, lighting, extractor fans, outdoor sockets, smoke alarms, doorbells, garden power, garage circuits, immersion heaters, cooker circuits and the smaller fault work that sits between a full rewire and a five-minute fix.

Who it's for

It's for homeowners, landlords and letting agents across the Central Belt who want one qualified point of contact rather than a rotating list of tradesmen. If you've been told 'it's too small a job' by a bigger contractor, that's exactly the work Electrust is set up for.

When it's needed

Book a domestic electrician the moment something stops working, starts tripping, feels warm, buzzes, sparks, or looks visibly damaged — and any time you're moving furniture, mounting a TV, adding outdoor lighting, renovating a room or preparing a property to let.

Why professional help matters

DIY electrical work in the UK falls under Part P in England and Scottish Building Standards in Scotland. Getting it wrong voids home insurance, can fail a future EICR, and — more importantly — is one of the leading causes of domestic fires. Paying a qualified, insured electrician the first time is almost always cheaper than paying one to undo what someone else attempted.

What happens if it's left

• →A single loose neutral can heat up over months and eventually scorch the back box, at which point the fix is no longer a socket swap but a partial rewire.
• →Repeated RCD trips are almost always the board telling you a circuit is leaking to earth — leave it and you're gambling with fire and shock risk, especially in kitchens and bathrooms.
• →Selling a property with unfixed electrical issues almost always shows up in the buyer's homebuyer survey and gets used to knock the price down.
• →Landlords with faults on a rented property are legally exposed if a tenant is injured — even between mandatory EICR cycles.

Common mistakes to avoid

• ×Swapping like-for-like sockets found on marketplace sites, which often don't meet current UK standards.
• ×Wiring downlights or outdoor lights themselves and only calling an electrician when something trips or scorches.
• ×Assuming a tripping RCD is 'faulty' and replacing it, when the real fault is a bathroom extractor, immersion or freezer circuit leaking to earth.
• ×Booking the cheapest quote on a job board — then paying twice when the work isn't certified.

Our process

A predictable five-step
process — every job.

Speed

Small jobs booked in within days, urgent faults typically responded to within 1–2 hours.

Safety

Every alteration tested and certified to current 18th Edition standards — no shortcuts, no unsafe workarounds.

Longevity

Correctly rated cable, quality accessories and neat termination mean the fix outlasts the property owner, not the guarantee.

Cost Savings

Fixed prices where possible and £45/hr fault-finding after the first hour — no meter running silently in the background.

Reliability

Same electrician, same phone number, same standard on every visit. Repeat customers make up most of the book.

Peace Of Mind

SJIB approved, 18th Edition qualified, insured to £1m and backed by a 1-year workmanship guarantee.

Sockets, Switches & Small Power

Additional double sockets, USB-C sockets, kitchen worktop sockets, garage and shed circuits, outdoor IP-rated sockets, dimmer switches, two-way and intermediate switching. All accessories are current UK-approved brands — no unbranded imports.

Lighting

Downlight upgrades to LED, pendant hanging (including on high ceilings), staircase lighting, cabinet and plinth lighting, mirror lighting in bathrooms (correct IP rating), outdoor security lighting with PIR sensors and dusk-to-dawn controls, and full lighting design for renovations.

Fault Rectification

RCD tripping diagnosis, dead-circuit tracing, buzzing dimmer investigation, warm-socket investigation and burnt-out fitting replacement. Same-day response across Stirlingshire, Falkirk and the Forth Valley wherever possible.

Home Improvement Electrics

First-fix and second-fix electrical work for kitchen refits, bathroom refits, loft conversions, garden rooms and extensions. Coordinated cleanly with your builder, joiner and plasterer so nobody's waiting on anybody.

Landlord & Letting Work

EICR-driven remedial work, smoke alarm and heat alarm upgrades to meet the Scottish standard, fault call-outs between tenancies, and quick turnaround on small repair jobs so a void doesn't drag.

Residential vs. Commercial

Electrust focuses entirely on domestic work — houses, flats, HMOs and small landlord portfolios. Commercial and industrial installs aren't taken on, which keeps the standard on domestic work exactly where it should be.