West Pennant Hills sits about 25 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD in the Hills District and has one of the most consistent housing profiles of any suburb in the area. Around 85% of dwellings are separate houses, with less than 1% being units or apartments, and the locals are predominantly high income earners working in professional and management roles. These are large, well-established family homes on generous blocks, many of them built from the 1970s through to the late 1980s when the suburb was first properly settled, and a good number of them have been in the same family ever since.
The predominant age group in West Pennant Hills is 60 to 69, and over 85% of homes are owner-occupied, with long-term residents who know their properties well and have invested in them over decades. That also means the electrical systems in many of these homes are original or close to it, and the owners are at a stage of life where they are upgrading and future-proofing rather than cutting corners. The suburb sits next to Cumberland State Forest, and large blocks with established gardens, pools and outdoor entertaining areas are a common feature of the streetscape. All of that shapes what electrical work gets done here. GlobileNet handles all residential electrical work across the suburb. Licensed, insured and easy to deal with.
A large portion of West Pennant Hills homes were built and wired in the 1970s and 1980s, and many of those original switchboards are still in place. What those boards were sized for, which were a couple of appliances, basic lighting and a single air conditioner, bears no resemblance to what a modern household runs. Local electricians in West Pennant Hills consistently flag switchboard upgrades as one of the most common jobs in the area, replacing units that are overloaded, missing safety switches, or simply no longer up to current standards. We come out, assess what is there and work through what needs to be addressed. We handle full switchboard upgrades, RCD (residual current device) installations and surge protection, and all work is done to the AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules so you know it is all right.
