The Kitchen Reno Electrical Checklist
5 things to decide before your kitchen layout is locked in
Ginger Electrics does the electrical side of kitchen renovations across Wellington and Lower Hutt. A new cooktop, oven or layout can change what your wiring has to carry. Tick off each decision with your builder or designer while the plans can still change.
Tap a switch, or a point on the plan, to mark each decision.
Cooktop & appliances
Know what your wiring can carry
Tip: Check this at planning, not when the cooktop arrives.
Layout & rangehood
What can sit next to what
Good to know: Renting it out? Under Healthy Homes, a rental kitchen with a cooktop needs a rangehood or fan that vents outside.
Power points & lighting
Planned around the new layout
Switchboard & wiring
Find out what the old wiring can take
Timing
The earlier, the easier
Your kitchen decisions so far
Shane can check your choices against your wiring at a free walkthrough.
- Cooktop & appliances
- Layout & rangehood
- Power points & lighting
- Switchboard & wiring
- Timing
A planning guide only. All electrical work must be done by a registered electrician to current NZ wiring rules.
Where the sparky fits into a kitchen job
(Shane comes in at the orange steps)
- 1Plan & designUse this checklist
- 2Strip outOld kitchen out
- 3Rough-inCables, boxes, cooktop circuit
- 4LiningsWalls close up
- 5Cabinets & benchtopsThe kitchen goes in
- 6Fit-offAppliances connected, lights on
Book your free pre-reno electrical walkthrough
Shane will look over your plans, talk through your options and give you a clear picture of what's needed before work starts.
No pressure, just good advice from a local registered electrician.
Do I need to upgrade my wiring for an induction cooktop?
It depends on your existing wiring and electrical capacity. Induction cooktops use more power and need a dedicated circuit. If you're replacing an oven or cooktop with an induction hob, Shane checks the existing wiring and works out what's needed before it's installed.
Planning your kitchen layout: cooktop, rangehood and windows
Cooktops, rangehoods and windows can't simply be positioned anywhere in relation to one another. A design may look good on paper but create practical or compliance problems when it's time to install. Shane reviews the layout, flags anything that won't work and helps you and your builder find a solution before construction.
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Kitchen electrical FAQs
Can you install a new oven?
Yes. Oven installs are regular work for Ginger Electrics, on their own or as part of a renovation. If the new oven needs more power than the old one, the circuit is checked first.
Can you help choose kitchen appliances?
Yes, on the electrical side, if Ginger Electrics is brought in early enough. Shane can tell you what your wiring can run and what a new appliance would need.
Do you install induction cooktops?
Shane checks your wiring and does the electrical work an induction cooktop needs, such as its dedicated circuit. Talk to him about the cooktop itself when you book.
Planning a new kitchen?
Send Shane your kitchen plans and he'll check the wiring and layout.