Who we work for
Electricians for strata and body corporate in the Douglas Shire
Committees need quotes they can put to a vote and compliance records they can produce on demand. We do a lot of body corporate work and we write our quotes for the people who have to approve them.
- 5.0 on Google
- 24/7 emergency callout
- Licence 82270
What matters to you
How we work with strata
- Quotes written for a committee
- Scope, cost, why it is needed and what happens if it is deferred. Written so a committee can make a decision without an engineering degree.
- We know common property from lot property
- We will tell you plainly which side of the boundary a fault sits on, so the right party pays and nobody is surprised.
- Compliance records that hold up
- Exit and emergency lighting, RCD testing and test and tag, all recorded on a Metrel tester that issues the results as a dated PDF. We will fill in a paper logbook if the committee wants one, but the tester is better: it carries the asset list forward year on year, so nothing quietly drops off it.
- The same team every time
- We work for body corporates right across Port Douglas: beachfront resorts, apartment complexes, the Mirage precincts and a long list of smaller schemes. Our techs know these buildings.
Services
What we do for strata
- 01 Exit and Emergency Lighting: Inspection, discharge testing, repairs and logbooks to AS/NZS 2293.2 as referenced by Queensland Development Code MP 6.1.
- 02 Test and Tag: AS/NZS 3760 testing and tagging with a proper asset register and retest dates.
- 03 Safety Switches: RCD installation and testing, and the paperwork landlords and body corporates need.
- 04 Smoke Alarms: Interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms to the Queensland standard, installed and certified.
- 05 Switchboard Upgrades: Replacing old rewirable ceramic fuse boards with a compliant board, safety switches and proper labelling.
- 06 Metering and Meter Boxes: Meter box upgrades, sub-metering for units and tenancies, and coordination with Ergon.
- 07 Lighting: Interior, garden and landscape lighting, LED upgrades and commercial lighting design.
- 08 Electrical Fault Finding: No power, half the house out, a breaker that keeps tripping. Finding the actual cause, not guessing.
- 09 Emergency Electrician: 24/7 callout when the power is out, something has burnt, or a site cannot wait until morning.
- 10 Power Quality Logging: Logging voltage, current and harmonics over time to prove what is actually happening on a site.
On site
Metering a building so nobody funds somebody else’s power
A large share of body corporate disputes we get called into are not electrical faults at all. They are a meter that was never proven to the lot it is billing. We log the building, prove each circuit to its tenancy, and hand the committee a record they can put in the minutes.
Who we already do this for
Body corporates across the Shire
Common property, plant rooms, carparks and the awkward bits nobody owns until something fails. Most of these are the body corporate side of a resort we also service directly, which is why the same board schedule works for both.
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Central Plaza Apartments Apartments, pool area, festoon and garden lighting“We can't speak highly enough of Brad and his team at BHE. We have used BHE for many years and since Brad and Leanne bought the business they have lifted it to another level and is even better to deal with. They are so helpful and have great problem solving ideas, as we need to get issues fixed very quickly being a holiday resort and dealing with guests.”
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Port Douglas Retreat Accommodation maintenance and after-hours switchboard callouts“We have been using the services of BH Electrics for more than ten years. We would not hesitate to recommend their services and their team from BH Electrics. From simple installations through to late night emergency callouts for switchboard failures, BHE has always provided us a professional and friendly service.”
Straight answers
Strata and Body Corporate: your questions
Who is responsible for smoke alarms in a unit?
In Queensland the obligation to install interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms sits with the property owner, and every existing unit must comply by 1 January 2027. Where alarms are on common property or interconnected across lots, the body corporate normally coordinates. We can scope the whole building at once, which is cheaper than doing it lot by lot. Source: Queensland Fire Department.
Can you invoice the body corporate directly?
Yes. We are set up for body corporate and strata manager accounts with purchase orders and account terms.
Can you quote electrical work for a whole strata building at once?
Yes, and it is usually the right call. Doing a building in one pass rather than lot by lot saves on attendance and gives the committee a single number to approve.
Where
Across the Douglas Shire
We cover 28 suburbs, from Cape Tribulation down to Smithfield. The areas table has the real job count, the drive from our Craiglie workshop and the access notes for every one.
Need a licensed electrician who turns up?
Leave us a number and we will ring you back, or send the whole job through and we will quote it.