EV Charger Installation Stafford

Two kinds of install in Stafford

On a Stafford house block, the job is usually simple. Post-war timber homes and later brick houses tend to have a carport or garage close to the street, often on the same side as the meter box. We run a dedicated circuit from the board to a 7kW wallbox and test it with your car on the day.

Townhouses are now a big part of Stafford, especially along and near Stafford Road. In those complexes, each owner usually has a garage within their lot, but the meters can sit in a bank at the front of the site. If the cable has to travel through common property to reach your garage, the body corporate needs to approve it.

We prepare a proposal for the committee showing the route, the metering arrangement and the expected load. For larger complexes, a site-wide plan with load management can work out cheaper per car over time; see commercial and body corporate charging.

Stafford on the ground

Stafford City shopping centre on Stafford Road anchors the suburb, and Gympie Road is a short drive east. For most households that means modest daily driving and a charger that only needs a few hours each night to keep up.

Many older Stafford homes have had their switchboard replaced at some point, often when solar went on. That helps, because a newer board with spare spaces makes a charger circuit easy to add. If you have panels, a charger that tops up from surplus generation is worth a look.

Renters in townhouses need landlord consent and, where common property is involved, body corporate approval as well. A fixed quote and scope of works from us gives both parties something specific to agree to.

What an EV charger install costs in Stafford

A standard EV charger installation in Stafford costs from $990 inc GST with Connex Electrical for a house or townhouse garage, plus the charger. Older switchboards, long runs and three-phase chargers add to that, and apartment bays are quoted per building. Every job gets a fixed written price first.

Every standard install includes its own circuit and safety switch protection, the cable run within the standard length, mounting and setup, full testing and a Certificate of Testing and Compliance. The charger itself is extra unless you already own one.

Keeping your Stafford install affordable

• Ask your committee about a building-wide plan. Sharing one backbone costs less per bay than one-off installs.
• Mount the charger on the garage wall closest to the meter box. A shorter run is the easiest saving.
• Choose a 7kW single-phase charger. It suits almost every household and avoids three-phase costs.
• If you rent, a written scope of works makes it easy for your landlord to say yes.

Stafford is about 19 km from our base, roughly 20 minutes off-peak via Gympie Road, so it is among the closer Brisbane suburbs for our team.

Every Stafford job gets a fixed written price before any work starts, so the quote is what you pay. For a line-by-line breakdown, see the EV charger installation cost guide for Brisbane, or call 0474 207 609.

How it works

1. Step 1

   Quote

   Send photos of your switchboard and charger spot, or call. We reply with a fixed written price.

2. Step 2

   Site check

   If anything is unusual, such as a long run or an older board, we check it in person first.

3. Step 3

   Install

   Most standard installs take 2 to 4 hours on the day.

4. Step 4

   Test and certify

   We test, commission the charger with your car and issue your Certificate of Testing and Compliance.

Suburbs close to Stafford

• Grange
• Alderley
• Gordon Park
• Stafford Heights
• Kedron
• Newmarket

See every suburb in Northside, or read about home EV charger installation, commercial and body corporate charging and the cost of installation in Brisbane.