Approximate cost of electrical wiring for kitchen and consumer unit?

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What would be a realistic expectation of cost/budget to do first and second fixings in a new kitchen, a new consumer unit and a shower unit/wc next to the kitchen?

flashg67

finger in the air guess - £1-2k?

Alanp

We had our kitchen refurbished last year which included cables for a new electric cooker and induction hob, two sockets and new consumer unit, plus testing and certification 
£1200

TELLIT01

Is this purely the electrical work?  I wonder where the WC comes into it if it is.

travis-powers

I’m having a new consumer unit, kitchen, small workshop and the wiring for cloak room and what was my garage done £2400. 

 

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flashg67 said: finger in the air guess - £1-2k?

Yes that's roughly what I was thinking in terms of a general ball park figure?

Alanp said:

We had our kitchen refurbished last year which included cables for a new electric cooker and induction hob, two sockets and new consumer unit, plus testing and certification 
£1200

That does sound quite a reasonable price - that's sort of the idea that I originally had. Do you mind me asking roughly what part of the UK you're based in? I've been told that the location can really make a big difference. Do you think the price you paid was proportional to the price that travis-powers paid?

Is this purely the electrical work?  I wonder where the WC comes into it if it is.

Yes indeed, this is purely electrical work. The WC is directly next to the kitchen so if you can imagine a traditional terraced house where you can walk through the front door with two reception rooms to the right then you walk through the kitchen and out through the back hallway then you pass a WC which shares a common wall with the kitchen. I hope that makes sense.

travis-powers said:

I’m having a new consumer unit, kitchen, small workshop and the wiring for cloak room and what was my garage done £2400.  

Would you say that in proportion this is a similar price to to the comment above from Alanp as you're having the additional work of a workshop and cloak room? The additional work I'm having done is a WC to include shower and another WC upstairs.
The quote that I've been given is £2,500

Alanp

I live in York, the electrician I used lived just around the corner but I didn’t know him so no mates rates, the annoying thing is, I used to be an electrician many,many years ago, and, although I know the basics, I am not certified to do work like that anymore, and try to avoid anything complicated, also, I’m at a stage in my life where I can afford to pay someone else to do it…

fenwick458

Deleted_User said:

What would be a realistic expectation of cost/budget to do first and second fixings in a new kitchen, a new consumer unit and a shower unit/wc next to the kitchen?

about the same price as a second hand car

travis-powers

Deleted_User said:

flashg67 said: finger in the air guess - £1-2k?

Yes that's roughly what I was thinking in terms of a general ball park figure?

Alanp said:

We had our kitchen refurbished last year which included cables for a new electric cooker and induction hob, two sockets and new consumer unit, plus testing and certification 
£1200

That does sound quite a reasonable price - that's sort of the idea that I originally had. Do you mind me asking roughly what part of the UK you're based in? I've been told that the location can really make a big difference. Do you think the price you paid was proportional to the price that travis-powers paid?

Is this purely the electrical work?  I wonder where the WC comes into it if it is.

Yes indeed, this is purely electrical work. The WC is directly next to the kitchen so if you can imagine a traditional terraced house where you can walk through the front door with two reception rooms to the right then you walk through the kitchen and out through the back hallway then you pass a WC which shares a common wall with the kitchen. I hope that makes sense.

travis-powers said:

I’m having a new consumer unit, kitchen, small workshop and the wiring for cloak room and what was my garage done £2400.  

Would you say that in proportion this is a similar price to to the comment above from Alanp as you're having the additional work of a workshop and cloak room? The additional work I'm having done is a WC to include shower and another WC upstairs.
The quote that I've been given is £2,500

I’ve just gone through my quote, kitchen alone is £1100 new cu £400.
 I’m in the East.

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Alanp said:

I live in York, the electrician I used lived just around the corner but I didn’t know him so no mates rates, the annoying thing is, I used to be an electrician many,many years ago, and, although I know the basics, I am not certified to do work like that anymore, and try to avoid anything complicated, also, I’m at a stage in my life where I can afford to pay someone else to do it…

Sometimes it's best to pay someone to do something even if you can do it yourself as they probably can do it in a quicker amount of time as well so I completely understand you're reasoning!

travis-powers said:

travis-powers said:

I’m having a new consumer unit, kitchen, small workshop and the wiring for cloak room and what was my garage done £2400.  

Would you say that in proportion this is a similar price to to the comment above from Alanp as you're having the additional work of a workshop and cloak room? The additional work I'm having done is a WC to include shower and another WC upstairs.
The quote that I've been given is £2,500

I’ve just gone through my quote, kitchen alone is £1100 new cu £400.
 I’m in the East.

That sounds reasonable and I think my price was a bit on the heavy side to be fair. I ended up selling the property as time had gone by and so I sold it with some of it unfinished.