Rural family homes south-east of Toowoomba, on either side of the council boundary, served by one licensed Master Electrician.
Preston is a rural locality south-east of Toowoomba that is split between the Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley council areas. For electrical work the boundary makes no difference: Care Technical Services travels from Toowoomba, where the business has operated since 1979, to homes anywhere in Preston for installations, renovations, repairs and emergencies.
Preston
Families invest in homes they plan to stay in, and in Preston that often means a new room, a renovated kitchen or power to a gate. At the 2021 Census, 55.8% of Preston homes were owned with a mortgage. Care Technical Services handles electrical work for new construction, renovations and simple upgrades to existing buildings, and offers 24/7 emergency call-outs for outages and equipment failure, regardless of location.
Preston is a suburb of large, owner-occupied family homes. At the 2021 Census, 98.1% of its 208 occupied private dwellings were separate houses, 79.3% had four or more bedrooms and just 3.8% were rented, while 56.0% of families were couples with children. Families who plan to stay want electrical work done once and done properly.
Rewiring, new power points, appliance relocations for kitchen renovations, data cabling, antennas and TV outlets.
Common work for owner-occupied family homes; 55.8% of Preston homes were owned with a mortgage in 2021.
Switchboard upgrades and repairs so a growing home has the circuits and safety switches it needs.
Worth checking before a renovation adds load to a board sized for the original house.
Garage door and electric gate motors, and underground power runs, installed and repaired.
Suited to Preston's rural blocks, where power often has to reach well beyond the house.
Ceiling fans, sensor lights, security lights and alarms, and emergency lighting.
Outdoor sensor and security lighting is especially useful away from street lighting.
Inspections and repairs for electric and solar hot water systems showing leaks, odours, odd noises or falling temperatures.
Leaks, odd noises or falling temperatures are signs a Preston system needs a look.
Safety switches and smoke alarms installed and tested, with a safety inspection of new and existing circuits.
The protection outdoor and renovation circuits should never be without.
Preston lies to the south-east of Toowoomba and east of Hodgson Vale, and is split between the Toowoomba Region and the Lockyer Valley Region. The Middle Ridge branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets on Preston Boundary Road, and a church relocated to the locality in 2006 is now a wedding chapel.
The 2021 Census counted 644 residents with a median age of 40, in homes that averaged 3.1 people. Larger family homes that are extended or renovated over the years often end up with a switchboard sized for the original house, so we check capacity before any new circuits go in.
Rural blocks add outdoor work: power to gates, outbuildings and outdoor lighting. We run those circuits to the current standard and protect them with safety switches, because outdoor cabling faces more wear than anything inside the house.
Preston homes on either side of the council boundary get the same service as every Toowoomba suburb listed below. Bookings: 0434 111 450 or admin@caretechnicalservices.com.au.
Not for us. We travel to Preston addresses on both sides of the Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley boundary from our Toowoomba base, and the work and warranty are the same.
Yes. We handle electrical work for new construction, renovation projects and simple upgrades to existing buildings, including appliance relocations for kitchen renovations.
Yes. We install underground power and garage door and electric gate motors, and connect them to a protected circuit.
Call us. Leaks, odours, a drop in temperature or odd noises are all reasons to have the system inspected. We repair and maintain existing electric and solar systems; we do not install new ones.
Yes. Our 24/7 emergency call-out service applies regardless of location. Call 0434 111 450.
We hold Electrical Licence No. 66312 and are ARCtick certified under AU 04524. Kelvyn is also a fully licensed and accredited Master Electrician, regularly audited for quality by NECA.
Preston has a long schooling history for a small locality. Prestons Provisional School opened in 1896 and became a state school in 1909; it closed in 1925, reopened in April 1930 as Preston State School and finally closed in 1947. In 2006, St David's Anglican Church, first dedicated in 1905 at Oman Ama, was relocated to Preston Boundary Road, where it is used as a wedding chapel. The population was 614 at the 2016 Census and 644 in 2021.
Care Technical Services is a service-area business with no public-facing office. We travel to you across Preston and greater Toowoomba from our Toowoomba base (postal address PO Box 6583, Toowoomba QLD 4350).
