Landsborough is one of the oldest townships on the Sunshine Coast. Homes from the 1940s through 1970s still have their original wiring — rubber-sheathed, cloth-covered, and long past its safe service life. When renovations open the walls, we're the team Landsborough calls.
Many homes in Landsborough were built in the 1940s–1970s and still carry their original wiring. Rubber and cloth insulation becomes brittle and cracks over time. Once exposed during a renovation, it cannot be left in place — a full rewire is the only safe option.
From complete rewires of heritage-era homes to modern switchboard upgrades and safety switch installations — we do it all in Landsborough and the surrounding hinterland.
Landsborough is one of the oldest townships on the Sunshine Coast. Its housing stock spans the 1940s through to the 1970s — an era when wiring standards, materials and protection methods were completely different. What was compliant then is a serious hazard now.
Landsborough homes from the 1940s to 1970s were wired with rubber-sheathed and cloth-covered cables. These materials have a finite safe service life — and in most cases, that life expired decades ago. The insulation dries out, becomes brittle, and cracks. Inside a wall, this is invisible until it causes a fault, an arc, or a fire.
Homes built before the 1990s were not required to have residual current devices (RCDs), commonly known as safety switches. Without them, there is no automatic protection against electric shock from a faulty appliance, damaged cord, or compromised wiring. In a full rewire, we install a modern switchboard with RCDs protecting every circuit — it's not optional, and it's not an add-on.
A full rewire in an older Landsborough home follows a clear process: inspection and scope, old wiring removal, new cabling throughout, switchboard replacement, safety switch installation, inspection and certificate. We've done it repeatedly in this area — we know what to expect inside these walls.
We provide an upfront written quote before work begins. If we find additional issues once walls are opened, we'll show you exactly what we found and provide a variation quote on the spot — no surprises.
Pip Electrics is a locally owned electrical business on the Sunshine Coast. We're regularly called to Landsborough — often when a renovation has opened up walls and exposed wiring that simply cannot stay. We've worked through these old homes many times, and we know exactly what we're dealing with.
Landsborough's oldest homes are heritage to the area — but their wiring isn't heritage, it's a hazard. Whether you're renovating, buying, selling, or just concerned about what's behind your walls, we'll give you an honest assessment and a clear path forward. A full rewire done properly means your home is safe for another generation.
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"Matt did a great job. Very professional. Would highly recommend."
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