Gauteng cost guide · Updated 26 August 2026
An electrical Certificate of Compliance is issued only after the installation has been inspected, tested and found compliant. For a straightforward residential inspection and certification, a practical planning range is R900 to R1,900. That is not a promise that every property will fall inside the range: remedial work, access, installation size and missing circuit information can change the final amount.
This is planning guidance. The final amount depends on the written scope, access, condition, materials, timing and work found necessary. Never treat a search-result price as a property-specific quotation.
Typically included
Usually separate
Why prices move
A better quote explains the variables instead of hiding them inside one number.
More circuits, DB boards, outbuildings or supplies require more inspection and testing time.
Locked rooms, occupied tenancies, high ceilings and inaccessible points can extend the visit.
Older alterations, missing covers, damaged equipment or undocumented work may create a repair list.
A sale, tenant alteration, shop fit-out or supplementary CoC may require a different inspection boundary.
Before you approve
Scope — the exact installation, points, circuits or areas covered.
Price components — attendance, labour, materials, testing and certification.
Exclusions — access, finishes, after-hours work and third-party repairs.
Approval rule — when additional work must be authorised.
Questions people ask
Usually not. Ask for the inspection and certification price to be separated from any remedial work so that the scope stays clear.
Yes, when the installation is accessible, the scope is clear and the inspected work is compliant. If defects are found, they must be corrected before certification.
No. They are separate compliance processes and should be quoted and documented separately.
A certificate relates to the installation and scope at the time it was issued. Later additions or alterations require appropriate supplementary certification.
Send the suburb, property type, approximate size, reason for the certificate, number of DB boards and any access constraints.
Book an inspection for the installation that needs certification and provide the property and access details. The electrician inspects and tests the agreed scope. If defects are found, any remedial work must be quoted and authorised separately, then completed and retested. A certificate can be issued only after the relevant installation is compliant.
Timing depends on the property and inspection scope, access, the installation's condition, any defects found, repair authorisation, retesting and completion of the required documentation. A fixed or same-day turnaround should not be assumed.
Make the scope clearer
Include the suburb, property type, reason for the work, access constraints and safe photos where relevant.
Rate basis: Wesslink pricing register reviewed 28 July 2026; planning guidance reviewed 26 August 2026. VAT treatment, validity period and exact inclusions must be confirmed on the written quotation.