In Aalst and its sub-municipalities, electrical work is more often about extending and modernising than about large rewiring jobs. Think of a charging point, outdoor lighting around the garden, or extra circuits during a conversion. Renovata puts you in touch with tradespeople from the region.
Aalst has a compact city centre with terraced houses, but most homes are in the surrounding neighbourhoods and sub-municipalities: Erembodegem, Nieuwerkerken, Moorsel, Hofstade, Herdersem. There, post-war and 1970s-1980s estate houses dominate — semi-detached or detached, with a garden, garage and driveway.
In this generation of homes, the basic installations (electrics, gas central heating, plumbing) are reaching renovation age. What was new 30 to 40 years ago now needs replacing or upgrading to meet current standards and consumption levels.
Unlike Ghent, there is usually more space around the house in Aalst: flat roofs on garages and sheds, gardens that need maintenance, and outside walls that are fully visible and can be tackled without heritage rules.
Estate houses often get an extension, conservatory or insulated attic. Extra sockets, lighting and network cables are best installed before plastering. An electrician plans this together with the other contractors.
Path lighting, spotlights on the facade, a socket at the garden shed or the patio table — all need an outdoor IP rating and a separate circuit with residual current protection. In Aalst gardens this is often an extensive job, not one spotlight.
Most Aalst homes have their own driveway or garage — ideal for a home charger. Attention goes to the capacity of your main meter, dynamic load balancing and whether you want to link it to any solar panels.
Since the roll-out of the digital meter, a good match between your installation and the capacity tariff is useful. Lowering peak consumption and spreading appliances smartly sometimes needs a small change to your fuse box and a control module.
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Post a job yourselfThe amounts below are guide prices based on common rates in East Flanders. Every job is different; the tradesperson makes a specific quote after an inspection.
Electrician hourly rate |
€55 – €80/hour |
Installing outdoor lighting incl. control (per job) |
€400 – €1,200 |
Installing an 11 kW home charger incl. preparation Fluvius grant possible |
€1,400 – €2,600 |
Extending the installation during a conversion (per circuit) |
€180 – €350 |
Inspection when selling (by external inspector) |
€130 – €190 |
First check the capacity of your meter (usually 25A or 40A). For an 11 kW charger, three-phase is preferred; if you do not have it, a conversion via Fluvius is needed. For some charging points there is a Flemish grant via the grid operator.
Solar power works fine for decorative lighting. For reliable functional path lighting that also works in winter, a 230V connection is more robust. The electrician advises per zone.
An inspection is the administrative check by a certified inspector (Vinçotte, BTV, ...). AREI-compliant means your installation technically meets the General Regulations on Electrical Installations. When selling, an inspection is required by law.
For 3 sockets on an existing circuit, expect half a day if no channels need to be cut. With channel cutting and plaster repair it becomes a full day plus a day of painting.
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