How much should electrician charge for fitting new power points?

mleonard79

Hi everyone,

I need to get two power points that are a little dodgy looking fixed and want to get two other entirely new ones fitted. Any electricians or experts out there that can tell me what I should expect to pay for this?? Also I would like to get some of the pennants on my light fittings renewed - what should this cost? It would be good to get an idea of what I'm looking at for when I get a quote. Thanks for any help.

Regards

Michelle

24_hour_sparks

going rate to change pendants is about 15 quid but expect to pay a minuium charge of perhaps 40 quid.
to change sockets about same price.
to install sockets , to many factors needed to give you a reasonable costing here, but surfice to say that any addition to your instalation has to be certified etc by a competant person ie one registerd under the part p
scheme.
also note that the earthing conductors may have to be done first if req before the sockets so he/she can issue a cert.

thanks andy

mleonard79

Hi Andy,

Thanks for that. Gosh I was under the impression the pennants only cost a couple of quid and only took a few minutes to fit! The ropes are just looking a little old on a few of the light sockets but I may just make do if it'll cost that. £15 per socket to repair sounds reasonable though. I've been quoted £25 per socket to put in new ones - sounds quite a fiddly job so I guess that's reasonable too. Will have to have a think about those pennants though! Thanks.

Regards

Michelle

CFC

If you're good up ladders and sensible you can change the pendants yourself. It's not that hard if you've got a good DIY book.

mleonard79

Hi CFC - Thanks for that but I'm not good up ladders and I'm hopeless when it comes to DIY!! What book would you suggest as a good DIY book?? Might get my brother to have a look at it and see if he can do it instead if it's not that hard

Regards

Michelle

baldelectrician

I charge £35 per hour (total for me AND an apprentice)

The materials are extra (approx £2 for pendant set, and £2-£3 for a socket)

So 2 lights and 2 sockets - to existing supply, approx £40-£45.

mleonard79

Thanks for that baldelectrician. Someone recommended an electrician to us - he charges £12 per hour plus whatever it costs for the materials which from what you say isn't too much so I think that's a good deal. He's coming to do the job next week.

Regards

Michelle

robby-01

mleonard79 wrote:

Thanks for that baldelectrician. Someone recommended an electrician to us - he charges £12 per hour plus whatever it costs for the materials which from what you say isn't too much so I think that's a good deal. He's coming to do the job next week.

Regards

Michelle

If he only charges 12 pound an hour what does he get about on a bike.
I am sure at that rate he will be part p registered.If he is not it doesnt matter at least he is dirt cheap ,and lets face it thats all that matters.

mleonard79

Hi Robby-01,

He's an older guy and I think he works for a company most of the time so probably isn't meant to be doing homers (that's what you call it isn't it?!) What does part p registered mean? Of course being cheap matters but not at the expense of quality as electrics are important - he did a good job for our neighbour last year though so I think he should be ok.

Regards

Michelle

robby-01

doesnt apply in scotland sorry they have different rules.
If he is doing a homer and not giving you an invoice then he is probably not paying tax,he probably wont have any liability insurance either .All that is ok though as long as the money is right.
make sure he issues you with the correct certificate for any work he does.Just to be on the safe side.
It shouldnt cause him any problems as I,m sure he will have all the right test gear with him

mleonard79

Hi robby,

Thanks for that - will be sure to ask him for the right certificates.

Regards

Michelle