Toit ElectricalElectrician · Vaal Triangle
Praat gerus Afrikaans WhatsApp 072 839 6259
Selling your house Vaal Triangle, Sasolburg and beyond

Selling your house? What you need.

Your sale needs an electrical Certificate of Compliance: a real inspection of every circuit, the certificate, and the test report that goes with it. That is R3 000 for the first DB board, additional boards quoted. If the property has an electric fence, that is a separate certificate with its own inspection, and it gets sorted out too.

Book the CoC Suburb, how many DB boards, and whether there is an electric fence. That is all I need.
Call Danie — 072 839 6259He answers this phone himself.
CoC R3 000 for the first DB board Test report with every certificate PDFs to you, your agent and the conveyancer
What you get the certificate and the test report

The electrical Certificate of Compliance.

One certificate, and the test paperwork that must go with it. Nothing extra you did not ask for.

A proper inspection of every circuit in the house, with the tests written down: earth continuity, insulation resistance, earth-leakage trip, polarity, bonding. You get the certificate and the test report. It is inspected, tested and signed by a registered person, with the test report attached, and I do any repairs the house needs to pass. R3 000 for the first DB board, additional boards quoted.

The certificate and the report arrive as PDFs, emailed to you and to whoever else you name: agent, conveyancer, bank. One number to phone about the electrical side of your transfer.

An electric fence is a separate certificate. It is not part of the CoC and it never has been. It is its own certificate with its own inspection of the fence system. If the property has one, tell me and that gets sorted out too.

Get my priceNo callout fee to quote.
Certificate of ComplianceFor the transfer
Inspection of every circuitIncluded
Test report with the readingsIncluded
Price, first DB boardR3 000
Additional DB boardsQuoted
Signed by a registered personAlways
PDFs to agent and conveyancerIncluded
Repairs found on inspectionQuoted separately
Electric fence certificateSeparate certificate
Gas, plumbing, beetle certificatesNot mine
Three-phase and commercial suppliesDone too
Three-phase or commercial property? Not a problem. Just tell me what the property is and I'll sort it out.
Electric fence a separate certificate, its own inspection

If there is an electric fence, that is its own certificate.

The electrical CoC does not cover the electric fence, and no CoC ever has. The fence has a separate certificate under different regulations, with its own inspection and test of the whole fence system. Anyone who tells you one piece of paper covers both is selling you a problem.

Only a registered Electric Fence System Installer may issue that certificate, and the declaration on it says the system was personally inspected and tested. So it is. I install and repair fencing to the electric-fence standard, I do the electrical work on the energiser supply, and if you need the certificate, that gets sorted out too.

It also cannot be issued on a fence with a defect. That is not anyone being difficult. That is the regulation, and it is the reason the certificate means something to your buyer.

There are two certificates to sort out, but you only have to phone one person.
Danie du Toit · Vanderbijlpark
The two-year rules. Your electrical CoC does not expire, but a property may not transfer on one older than two years, and any work done since needs its own certificate. The fence certificate does not expire either and it transfers with the property, but it also may not be older than two years at the change of ownership.
No fence on the property? Then there is nothing to sort out. Book the electrical CoC on its own: R3 000 for the first DB board, additional boards quoted. Read the full CoC guide →
How it runs from your first message to the conveyancer's inbox

How it goes.

Most sellers leave this until the week before registration. Do it early and a failed circuit is an inconvenience instead of a crisis.

  1. You WhatsApp me.

    Suburb, how many DB boards, and whether there is an electric fence. You get a written price back, and I tell you when I can come.

  2. Inspection day.

    A proper inspection of every circuit in the house. Somebody needs to be home to open every room, the roof space and the board.

  3. The list, if there is one.

    If anything fails, you get an itemised quote with a price per item. You choose what happens. I do not start work without a written go-ahead.

  4. The certificate.

    Certificate and test report as PDFs, emailed to you, your agent and your conveyancer. If repairs were needed, the paperwork follows the repairs and the retest.

Book it two weeks before registration, not two days. The certificate is not the slow part. Repairs are. Nobody enjoys a rewire quote on a Thursday when the transfer is on Monday.
Prices published, so nobody has to guess

The numbers.

The electrical certificate has one published price. Anything else gets a written price before I start.

The certificate your sale needs

Electrical Certificate of Compliance

One price for a standard single-phase home, whatever the bedroom count. The inspection, the tests, the test report and the certificate. Additional DB boards are quoted before we start.

R3 000first DB board · inspection, tests, report, certificate Full CoC guide Separate certificate

Electric fence certificate

A separate certificate with its own inspection of the fence system. Tell me the property has a fence and that gets sorted out too.

Electric fencing If the board is the problem

DB board work

Old boards with no earth leakage, melted busbars and unlabelled breakers, rebuilt properly and certified. I fit surge protection at the board myself.

DB boards & surge
If something must be fixed

Repairs

Quoted item by item before anything is touched. The usual ones are an earth leakage unit, a circuit breaker, a broken plug point, missing bonding, and sometimes a full board replacement with the certificate included. Each is priced for your house and put in writing before I start.

You decidewritten quote first · no work without your go-ahead
What moves the price. A second DB board, a cottage or flatlet on the stand, or a three-phase supply. You hear about all of it before I drive out.
The rest of the file what I do not do

The other certificates aren't mine.

A property transfer can involve several certificates from several trades. Electrical is mine, and the fence side gets sorted out. Gas, plumbing and beetle are not mine, and I will not pretend they are.

A gas certificate comes from a registered gas installer. A plumbing or water certificate comes from a plumber. A beetle certificate comes from a pest control company, and it is mostly a coastal requirement rather than a Gauteng one, so ask before you pay for one.

Ask your conveyancer which certificates your sale actually needs. The list is not the same for every property, every municipality or every sale agreement. If you need a name for the gas side, I will give you one. No commission, no markup, and you deal with them directly.

Who issues whatProperty transfer
Electrical CoCRegistered person
Electrical repairs to passDanie
Surge protection at the boardDanie
Electric fence certificateSeparate certificate
Gas certificateGas installer
Plumbing / water certificatePlumber
Beetle certificatePest control
Which ones your sale needsAsk your conveyancer
For estate agents one WhatsApp, the certificate back

Agents: send me the address.

You are already chasing four trades per transfer. This takes the electrical side off your list, and you get one person to phone about it.

  1. One message books it.

    Address, how many DB boards, fence or no fence, and the seller's number. I do the diary work and I confirm back to you.

  2. Straight to the conveyancer.

    Certificate and test report emailed to your seller, to you and to the transferring attorney, so nothing sits in somebody's inbox.

  3. Bad news early.

    If a house fails, you get the itemised list, not a vague phone call. You have the seller conversation early, not on the eve of registration.

  4. More than one property a month?

    Tell me your volume and I will give you a written rate for your listings, with one monthly invoice.

Send me the address and I will tell you what the property needs. The certificate and the test report come back to you.
Danie du Toit · Vanderbijlpark
WhatsApp me a seller Address, how many DB boards, fence or no fence, and the seller's number.
Straight answers what sellers and agents ask

Before you book.

What does a seller actually need, and what does it cost?
An electrical Certificate of Compliance with its test report for the property being transferred, at R3 000 for the first DB board, additional boards quoted. Repairs found on inspection are quoted separately, and you decide before anything is touched. The certificate and report come as PDFs to you, your agent and your conveyancer. If the property has an electric fence, that is a separate certificate with its own inspection, and it gets sorted out too.
Who signs my CoC?
A registered person inspects, tests and signs the certificate, and I do any electrical repairs needed to pass. Their name and registration number are printed on it, so you can check them with the Department yourself. Three-phase and commercial properties are done too. Just tell me what the property is.
Is the electric fence certificate part of the CoC?
No. The electric fence certificate is a separate certificate with its own inspection, and by law only a registered Electric Fence System Installer may issue it. I install and repair fencing to the electric-fence standard, and if you need the certificate, that gets sorted out too. The fence certificate doesn't expire, but a property can't transfer on one older than two years.
My fence is ten years old. Do I still need a certificate?
A certificate is needed where the fence was installed, added to or altered after 1 October 2012, or where ownership of the property changes after that date. If you are selling now, that second one applies to you. The certificate is transferable and does not lapse every two years, but it may not be older than two years at the change of ownership. Got the old one? Send me a photo and I will tell you whether it still works.
Do you do the gas, plumbing and beetle certificates too?
No. Different trades, different registrations, and I will not pretend otherwise. Ask your conveyancer which certificates your particular sale needs. The list is not the same for every property, and a beetle certificate is mostly a coastal requirement rather than a Gauteng one. I will give you a name for the gas side if you want one.
What if the house fails?
You get a written, itemised list with a price beside every item, and you decide what happens next. A certificate cannot be issued on an installation with a defect. Most failures are small: an aged earth leakage unit, missing bonding, a broken plug point, a light fitting wired the wrong way round. Once the repairs are done and the installation is retested, the certificate and report follow.
Can you do it while the house is empty or the seller has moved?
Yes, as long as the power is still on and somebody can let me in: you, the agent, or a neighbour with a key. I need access to every room, the DB board, the roof space and the gate. If the power has been cut off at the meter, nothing can be tested and nothing can be certified.

Selling?
Start with the certificate.

Suburb, how many DB boards, fence or no fence. You'll get a written price back, and I'll tell you when I can come.

Book the CoC
072 839 6259