Buying Electrical Sockets - help!

Heath_Robinson · 18 May 2006 at 2:55PM

I personally don't think chrome switches and sockets cost that much, unless you walk into B&Q I suppose. The Volex ones on screwfix are fine and they're even cheaper if you buy in quantities of 5.

I'd recommend using the brushed finish ones as you're forever polishing fingerprints off the shiny chrome ones.

I know legally you should get an electrician to install them now, but if all you're doing is disconnecting a white plastic one and connecting a shiny new one then I certainly wouldn't bother, as long as you turn the power off before you touch anything and make sure they're securely connected before you switch it back on.

However I wouldn't start adding or changing things without knowing what you're doing.

Wig · 18 May 2006 at 3:06PM

Doozergirl wrote:

We accepted an offer from these people because they wanted to complete within 6 weeks and we're now 3 months down the line. All the legal work has been done and there's no reason for the delay now except that it doesn't appear to suit them to move for at least another week. At every step of the way, I've been accomodating and patient but I've had enough now. The house is sitting empty and I'm paying the mortgage. I've informed our solicitor that the light fittings and sockets are going as I can use them elsewhere and as we still haven't exchanged, I'm within my rights to do so. The blinds, curtains, new carpets and lightbulbs will remain so they're not doing too badly out of it.

I know someone who had a similar deal......explained to the buyer that the deal was being accepted on the basis that completion was on such and such date, if it wasn't the house would be back on the market at the full price and no discount offers would be then accepted from this buyer.

The buyer convieniently forgot this and gave excuses of the money being "tied up". Sure enough completion day came and went, house was returned to the market, and the same buyer had to pay the full market price when eventually they did complete.