How much for a new wall socket ?

FreeBear

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said: *A back box is £1-2, a 2 plug white plastic socket face is £4 and 10m of 2.5mm twin and earth cable is £10

Plus £3-6 for some surface mount trunking, so say £20 for materials. An hour to fit at what ever exorbitant rate an NICEIC electrician would charge... Adding an extra socket would be well within the capabilities of a competent handyman. And if you wanted the socket at (or just above) skirting level, he/she is more likely to put it there rather than claiming it is illegal. Building regs only state a socket should be a minimum of 450mm above floor level, not must - A subtle difference.

MouldyOldDough

FreeBear said:

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said: *A back box is £1-2, a 2 plug white plastic socket face is £4 and 10m of 2.5mm twin and earth cable is £10

Plus £3-6 for some surface mount trunking, so say £20 for materials. An hour to fit at what ever exorbitant rate an NICEIC electrician would charge... Adding an extra socket would be well within the capabilities of a competent handyman. And if you wanted the socket at (or just above) skirting level, he/she is more likely to put it there rather than claiming it is illegal. Building regs only state a socket should be a minimum of 450mm above floor level, not must - A subtle difference.

It would look odd if it was 2 feet off the ground
We want it at skirting board level 

MouldyOldDough

Presumably - it is normal practice to simply obtain the power from the nearest socket - rather than going back to the meter ?

BarelySentientAI

MouldyOldDough said:

Presumably - it is normal practice to simply obtain the power from the nearest socket - rather than going back to the meter ?

As long as that socket is part of a ring, that's usually correct.

Can't take a spur off a spur though (if you want to comply with the regulations).

stuart45

It depends on whether the socket is on a spur.

jonnydeppiwish!

MouldyOldDough said:

How much is this going to cost us? 

We’re having a new kitchen ring put in, with oven etc. we’ve been quoted 8 sockets at £480, so £60 per socket. In the SE, trades are looking like they have less work then they have done recently.

MouldyOldDough

BarelySentientAI said:

MouldyOldDough said:

Presumably - it is normal practice to simply obtain the power from the nearest socket - rather than going back to the meter ?

As long as that socket is part of a ring, that's usually correct.

Can't take a spur off a spur though (if you want to comply with the regulations).

I think that the existing is a spur but I am unsure 

stuart45

The sparks will tell you. If it is he will normally break into the ring. 

Money_and_Travel

As long as the job isn’t within a ‘special location’ such as a bathroom or outdoors, you’re also allowed to install additional new light fittings, switches, sockets and even add a single fused spur to an existing circuit (a ‘spur’ is a new cable and socket run as a branch from an existing socket on the ring main).

https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/info/20375/building_regulations/1140/renovating_your_home/9#:~:text=As long as the job,socket on the ring main).

Risteard

ThisIsWeird said:

One could quite literally install one on one's floor.

That's completely different, as there are floor boxes for that purpose. However at an excessively low level on the wall is liable to damage the plug and socket-outlet with the flex strain and contravenes BS 7671.