Electrical work to standard in Marrakech

Electrics are the part of a building site you cannot see, yet the part you depend on every day. We work for owners carrying out a full renovation, for buyers who discover an ageing installation, for second-home owners who want a house that is safe while they are away, and for investors who let their properties.

• Bringing an old or amateur installation up to standard.
• Full rewiring of a house, apartment or riad.
• Replacing the consumer unit and creating dedicated circuits (oven, hob, water heater, air conditioning).
• LED lighting, mood lighting and cove lighting.
• Home automation, network cabling, intercom and video entry.
• Fault-finding and repairs, on request.

Depending on scale, the electrics form part of a villa renovation in Marrakech or the restoration of a riad in Marrakech, always coordinated with the other trades.

A full rewire involves removing the old installation, running new cable ducts, fitting the consumer unit and the accessories, then testing. In an older house we keep chasing into walls to a minimum and prefer discreet routes (skirting boards, false ceilings, existing ducts) to protect plasterwork and decoration.

The consumer unit is the heart of the installation. We leave it clean and legible, with room to add circuits later: it is a quality point that shows immediately when someone has to troubleshoot in future.

Marrakech’s heat puts installations under strain: cables exposed on terraces, boards in hot rooms, air-conditioning units that draw heavy power in summer. We size the lines accordingly, with dedicated circuits for the split units or ducted systems described on our page on air conditioning in Marrakech.

• Outdoor areas: weatherproof equipment with appropriate protection for gardens, terraces and the surroundings of a pool; the pool itself is a job for specialists whom we coordinate.
• Water heaters and wet rooms: dedicated lines and specific protection, coordinated with plumbing and bathrooms.
• Older buildings: discreet routes, no chasing into decorative surfaces, circuits labelled.
• Occasional occupancy: circuits that can be isolated separately, remote control and “away” scenes.

• You are buying an old house (see also what to plan for before buying a riad, in French): we assess the board, the cables and the earth before you commit to works, so you know whether a partial overhaul is enough or a full rewire is needed.
• You are leaving for several months: we plan circuits that can be switched off separately, programmable outdoor lighting and a legible board so that whoever opens the house does not have to hunt for the right breaker in the dark.
• You let your property: we favour robust fittings, circuits clearly separated by use and a diagram handed over at completion, so any future repair is quick.

In each case we begin with a visit, on site or by video call, then give you a fixed quote. The statutory guarantees that apply to the works and the manufacturers’ guarantees are detailed in your quote and handed over at completion, together with the technical data sheets of the equipment fitted.

Coordinating the trades and following the site from afar

Electrics come both before and after the other trades: before, to run the ducts ahead of plaster, tiling and paint; after, to fit the accessories and light fittings once the finishes are complete. A single site manager looks after that sequence. If your project is large, describe it to us or go straight to requesting your quote.

For owners who are not on site (our guide to renovating a riad remotely, in French, sets out the organisation): a video visit before the quote, weekly photos on WhatsApp, photos of the board before the partitions are closed, and a diagram handed over at completion. No variation is committed without your written agreement.