Adding extra electrical socket

noelphobic

I'm considering having an extra socket added to one of my bedrooms (I will be getting an electrician to do the work). There's laminate flooring in the bedroom, which I want to keep. Will this need to be lifted for the work to be done, and is it easy to do this without damaging the flooring?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

ChrisK....._3

You could go along the top of the skirting boards and fit a nice channeling over the wire

phill99

Ask him to use micro trunking along the top of the skirting boards. Very unobtrusive and far easier than removing flooring, so therefore more cost effective.

YBR

Depends on the current set-up and the detail of the job.
If you want the new sockets right next to the old ones: easy.

Otherwise the cable has to run somewhere - typical options are to pin to the top of the skirting, run in plastic cable route, or hide in plaster/behind plaster board/under floorboards. .

Lorian

or of course some in from the next room from behind if that's an option.

Browntoa

Is it by an existing socket , changing a single to a double ?

You can get double fronted sockets that fixvto a single socket box

noelphobic

YBR wrote: »

Depends on the current set-up and the detail of the job.
If you want the new sockets right next to the old ones: easy.

Otherwise the cable has to run somewhere - typical options are to pin to the top of the skirting, run in plastic cable route, or hide in plaster/behind plaster board/under floorboards. .

It will be on a different wall. I want to be able to have a bedside lamp, without having an extension lead. There's a lamp post directly outside the window and I want blackout curtains, but think it could be a little dangerous without any lighting being accessible from the bed.

noelphobic

Lorian wrote: »

or of course some in from the next room from behind if that's an option.

It's on an outside wall, so that isn't an option.

noelphobic

Browntoa wrote: »

Is it by an existing socket , changing a single to a double ?

You can get double fronted sockets that fixvto a single socket box

It would be a new socket, on a different wall.

Slithery

It shouldn't be a problem running a new spur from an existing socket and chasing the new cabling into the wall - visible cables or trunking just look cheap in my opinion.

Are the walls painted or is this high-end wallpaper we're talking about? The cost to redecorate afterwards would vary enormously.

Browntoa

Probably channel the wall socket if you want to avoid lifting flooring.