Electrical work in Ghent homes often takes more than a simple installation: many buildings still have outdated wiring and an inspection report that is no longer compliant. Renovata puts you in touch with electricians who work every day in Ghent city centre and the surrounding municipalities.
Ghent consists largely of terraced houses and townhouses in the densely built city centre, with neighbourhoods such as Sint-Amandsberg, Ledeberg, Gentbrugge and Wondelgem around it, where 19th-century workers' houses and interwar homes are the norm. Many buildings stand wall to wall, with narrow facades, small courtyards at the back and old vaulted cellars.
A large share of these homes is owned by landlords and lived in by students or young households. You notice this in the state of the installations: electrics and pipes are often decades old, and work has been kept to a minimum in the past. When a house is sold or re-let, that backlog suddenly comes to light.
In the protected townscape inside the R40 ring road, extra rules apply to facades, dormer windows and windows. Work on the outside often requires an environmental permit or advice from the heritage department.
Buildings from before the 1980s often still have wiring without a protective earth conductor. When replacing sockets or connecting modern appliances (washing machine, boiler), adding an earth wire is technically required and a frequent request on Renovata.
Townhouses have often been split into flats or studios in the past, with an original box of 4 to 6 fuses now supplying 3 units. When the house is sold or inspected, the owner gets a list of non-conformities that must be fixed within 18 months.
You want to touch plaster with decorative mouldings or old parquet as little as possible. Experienced Ghent electricians often work with cable trunking along the skirting, ducts in colder spaces, and pull cables through existing conduits.
Separate technical and safety requirements apply to rooming houses and student housing. Each individual room or studio must have a separate meter or protected circuit; if not, the city blocks the permit.
Open jobs on Renovata for electrician in and around Gent. This list is updated with the latest jobs when the page opens in your browser.
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 |
Adding a single socket |
€80 – €150 |
Replacing a fuse box (small installation) |
€700 – €1,500 |
Full rewiring of a terraced house to AREI standards |
€4,000 – €8,500 |
Inspection report when selling (by external inspector) |
€130 – €190 |
You have 18 months from the deed to have the defects fixed by a certified electrician and a re-inspection carried out. Renovata tradespeople do repairs based on inspection reports every day; include the report when you post your job.
You may do small work on existing circuits yourself, but when selling or renting the whole installation is inspected. Badly done work almost always leads to a negative inspection report. For extensions, it is better to have a tradesperson do it right away.
Expect 5 to 10 working days for an average terraced house, depending on the number of circuits, whether channels need to be cut and whether you stay in the house during the work. A quote after a site visit is needed — general guide prices are shown above.
Yes, home chargers are also installed in Ghent — often on the facade or in the hallway for residents without their own driveway. Attention goes to the capacity of your main meter and the option of dynamic load balancing.
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