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.
"We bought a 1955 Landsborough home knowing it needed a full rewire. Pip Electrics came out, gave us a thorough written quote, and completed the whole job in under a week. Every circuit is new, the old switchboard is gone, safety switches on everything. Incredible work — the house feels completely different."
"We were mid-way through renovating our kitchen in our 1960s Landsborough home when the builder pulled back the wall and found rubber wiring that was basically falling apart. Pip Electrics came out the same day, assessed everything, and we had a full rewire quote within 24 hours. Sorted it all out — total lifesavers."
"Used Pip Electrics for a pre-sale electrical inspection on our Landsborough property — a 1970 build. They gave us a detailed written report on everything, flagged the SWE system and the lack of safety switches, and quoted the rectification work. We got it all done before listing and had no issues with the buyer's building inspector."
"Our 1963 home in the Glass House Mountains area had the original switchboard — no safety switches, ceramic fuses, the lot. Pip Electrics replaced the whole board, installed RCDs on every circuit, and also rewired two rooms that had cloth cable. Honest, professional and reasonably priced. Would recommend to anyone in an older home."
Tell us about your home and we'll be in touch within one business hour. No obligation — and no guesswork.
