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Portarlington is not an outer edge we reluctantly cover. It is priced the same as the street outside our door, with no distance loading and no all-day arrival window.
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Luke did a great job and was very flexible and understanding of our needs. He listened and was very helpful in explaining answers to our questions. I would highly recommend his work.
Luke was on time, considerate upon entering the house, and has a pleasant, friendly manner. He also gave excellent advice and suggestions/options for solving the problem, without "pushing" for one or the other. NEXTPOINT Electrics is to be highly recommended.
Luke at NextPoint was fantastic. Arrived on time both times he's done work, texted first to say he was on his way. Very quick, efficient and tidy with both jobs and a great guy to deal with. Highly recommend and will definitely use him again.
Luke was super efficient and communication on point. Came around the next day to quote for all ceiling fans replaced and was all done in less than a week. Highly recommend Luke and Nextpoint Electrics!
Absolutely terrific to work with. Luke’s professional manner coupled with friendliness, all the while keeping us updated on progress. Have no hesitation in recommending Luke.
Really impressed with Nextpoint Electrics! Friendly, professional, and got the job done promptly. Highly recommend for anyone needing an electrician you can trust.
On the Bellarine, not driving down for it
Portarlington sits about 28 km from Geelong on the north side of the Bellarine, with the ferry running direct to Melbourne. We are based in Ocean Grove and come up over the top of the peninsula, so there is no travel time on the bill and no distance loading.
We cover the whole of 3223, and St Leonards, Drysdale, Clifton Springs and the rest of the Bellarine with it.
No call out fee, a fixed price agreed before anything starts, and a lifetime workmanship warranty. REC 346464.
What can we help with?
From a cottage near the front to a mid-century house that has never been touched. Here is what we do most in Portarlington.
Why Portarlington locals choose us
Portarlington is not an outer edge we reluctantly cover. It is priced the same as the street outside our door, with no distance loading and no all-day arrival window.
Registered electrical contractor REC 346464. Whoever turns up is licensed and working to the same standard.
On every job, no exceptions
We come out, look at it and price it. That visit costs you nothing.
One number, agreed before anything begins, GST stated. It does not move.
If our work is not right we come back and put it right at no charge. No expiry.
Got questions? We have answers
Yes. We are based in Ocean Grove and come up over the top of the peninsula, so there is no travel time on the bill and no distance loading. There is no call out fee and no distance loading.
All of it, the whole 3223 postcode, and the neighbouring towns with it. Nowhere in Portarlington is far enough from us to be worth charging you extra for.
We are based in Ocean Grove and come up over the top of the peninsula, so there is no travel time on the bill and no distance loading. We do not promise a set response time, but you get a straight answer on the phone and a time on the day rather than an all day window.
Outside, yes. Portarlington faces Port Phillip and gets it year round, which is why the seals on outdoor gear here are worth paying attention to. Salt corrodes metal and it does not need to be sea spray to do it: outdoor power points, light fittings, switchboard enclosures and the screws holding them up all age faster here than they do inland. What fails is usually the fixing or the seal rather than the fitting itself.
Complementary services
St Leonards, Drysdale, Clifton Springs, Curlewis, Leopold, Ocean Grove, Wallington, Marcus Hill, Barwon Heads, Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff. See the full service area.
Portarlington sits about 28 km from Geelong on the north side of the Bellarine, facing Port Phillip, with the ferry running direct to Melbourne. It was a grain port in the nineteenth century and is now a seaside town with a working mussel industry and a lot of people who came here to retire or to get out of the city.
A town that has drawn retirees and sea changers for decades ends up with a particular housing mix: original cottages near the front, a long run of mid-century and seventies building behind them, and newer places filling in around the edges. The middle layer is where most of the switchboard work is.
It is a bay-facing town and the exposure is real. Outdoor points, garden and sensor lighting, meter boxes and switchboard enclosures all sit in salt air year round, so they get specified for it rather than treated as an afterthought.
The practical version for a Portarlington owner: the middle layer of the town, the mid-century and seventies housing, is where the switchboard work is. If your house is from that period and nothing has been done to the board, that is the place to start.
A lot of people here have moved from Melbourne or come back to retire, and inherit a house whose electrical history nobody can tell them. We would rather open the board and tell you what is actually there than quote from the outside.
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