Service For builders Residential new build
Sparkies who ghost, fit-off slips, last-minute variations charged like emergency surgery. None of that. We take off the plan, price per point, and book in to your sheet day. Progress claims under the SOP Act, ESC at handover, no drama.
Recent work
The problem
Two thirds of your last builder forum was sparky horror stories. The one who didn't turn up to sheet day. The one who quoted $X and invoiced $X×2. The one whose variations took longer to argue than the work itself.
Reliable residential sparkies who price properly, run to schedule, and lodge their own paperwork are rare. The good ones are booked out 3 months ahead. The cheap ones cost you more in schedule slip than you saved on the quote.
We work to the builder's program. Per-point quoted off the electrical plan, fixed rates for special circuits and switchboards, progress claims under the SOP Act 2021. Variations in writing before they happen. ESC and Notice of Completion at handover.
What's involved
Quoted off the plan. Scheduled to your program. Paperwork lodged. No callbacks for things we missed.
We do the take-off from your electrical plan — points counted, special circuits noted, switchboard scoped. Itemised or lump-sum quote, your call.
Pre-start meeting before we touch anything. Pre-frame walk-through with you so any plan changes are caught early — not after rough-in.
Rough-in scheduled to your sheet day. We don't hold you up; we don't get held up by chasing other trades.
Full RCBO board with surge protection, three-phase if needed. Mains connection coordinated with Western Power.
Fit-off scheduled to handover. Every point tested. Walk-through with you before sign-off.
Notice of Completion lodged via eNotice. Electrical Safety Certificate delivered. Compliance documentation packaged for your handover.
Signs you're due
If your current sparky does any of these, it's costing you. Worth at least a chat about alternatives.
Quotes inc-GST as one big number with no itemised points.
Charges variations at twice the per-point rate "because it's late in the program".
Doesn't lodge eNotice — leaves you chasing it before settlement.
Doesn't supply COIs / insurance certs without a fight.
Subbed out half the rough-in to a mate you've never met.
Fit-off date keeps slipping by 1–2 weeks at a time.
Won't quote per-point because "every job is different".
Ghosted you for two weeks during the last fit-off.
Compliance & certification
All residential new build work is carried out to AS/NZS 3000 (Wiring Rules), the WA Electrical Requirements (WAER), and Western Power requirements. Coordinated with the builder's program so trades follow trades without holding each other up.
Progress claims handled under the WA Building & Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021. Variations issued in writing before work proceeds, per Section 4 of our standard T&Cs.
Notice of Completion lodged via eNotice WA. Electrical Safety Certificate delivered at handover. Dark Spark Electrical is licensed (EC15006) and carries public liability insurance — COIs supplied on request.
From quote to certificate
Send through the electrical plan. Phone or coffee — we work out scope, schedule, supply matrix.
Itemised per-point quote back within 2–3 days. Variations and exclusions clear up front.
Walk the frame with you before rough-in. Catch any plan changes.
Rough-in to sheet day. Fit-off to handover. Paperwork lodged, ESC delivered.
New build wire & fit-off FAQ
Either. Per-point is more transparent for builders — easy to compare apples to apples, easy to add variations. Lump-sum is cleaner if you're presenting to a client. Same number either way.
Issued in writing before work proceeds. Standard variation rate is $150/hr or 1.5× the per-point rate for additions post-quote. Per the T&Cs.
Up to you. Builder-supply works. Client-supply works. We can supply specific items (LED downlights, switchboard, smoke alarms). The supply matrix is locked in at quote stage so there's no confusion.
Yes — service applications and meter coordination handled directly. We chase the lodgements and bookings.
Rough-in and fit-off booked to your program. If something slips on our end, you hear about it before you do. If something slips on yours, we re-book within reason. We don't ghost.
Whatever the plan specifies. Three-phase boards, sub-boards, custom enclosures are all standard work.
While we're at it
Free quotes. Usually replied same day, Mon–Fri.