Cost to replace a light fitting

addis123

Looking for an electrician to put up a new light fitting (pendant?) Nothing fancy just a basic one.
Have been quoted £90. Seems a tad expensive, what price would be reasonable?
Cheers

Lorian

Whats there at the moment?

Robin9

Who is supplying the
pendant ?

rach_k

It doesn't seem bad to me. We paid £70 for two light fittings (supplied by us) but the electrician was already here doing much bigger works. If he was coming out just to do the lights, I'd have expected to pay more.

addis123

We had the ceiling done and the old pendant is damaged now so it needs replacing, it's still there. We are supplying the pendant. I'm right in calling it a pendant aren't I? The fitting that hangs from the ceiling that you attach the bulb to and the shade!?

Norman_Castle

A pendant is a ceiling rose complete with a short wire and lamp holder. A ceiling rose is screwed directly to the ceiling. The part that holds the bulb and shade is the lamp holder. The lamp holder is very easy to replace.

Scroll down to identify what you need. https://www.screwfix.com/c/electrical-lighting/ceiling-lights/cat840832#category=cat4450010

Tony_

You could do it yourself? Save yourself £90. I just replaced two myself.

SuperSaverfred

Considering pendants are only a few pounds at most, an will likely take the electrician about 10 mins if its a straight forward job, id say £30-40 max

glasgowdan

I'm no electrician and I've done about 10 myself since we moved house. Super easy DIY job. 15 mins or so.

Craftyclaws

I've got a broken lamp holder ( the part where the light bulb clicks into the fitting ) and after a bit of googling I found a post on builder depot website
Post subject: Re: Broken bayonet fitting
Top bit unscrews and is slid over the dangling cable, attach the 2 wires to the bottom bit using a screwdriver and screw the top bit back on...Lecky off obviously..

There is also a link on where you can get the part for peanuts too. Just remember to turn off electricity at the mains first!