Please Help: Electric Quote -RCD & Sockets

carli_h

We are in the process of updating our new house and would like to change our current consumer unit and add new sockets. We have had a quote for the following and wanted your honest opinons as I wasn't expecting it to be so much, although I may need a reality check:

- Supply & fit a new split load consumer unit c/w RCBO's & MCB's
- Cross bond water & gas supply (£648)

- Remove two sockets (previously storage heater sockets)
- Convert four storage heater sockets to double sockets
- Install three further double sockets (£565)

- Install five double sockets under the stairs for a study area (£350)

Total including materials comes to £1563.

We are based in Bedfordshire.

Thanks in advance!

darkstar157

hi carli h
I would get another 2 quotes if i were you, over £1500 is a lot of money for the work that you done, no reality check needed. I think you should be looking more at £1000 or below for a competant scheme registered spark.
good luck

brightontraveller

carli_h wrote: »

We are in the process of updating our new house and would like to change our current consumer unit and add new sockets. We have had a quote for the following and wanted your honest opinons as I wasn't expecting it to be so much, although I may need a reality check:

- Supply & fit a new split load consumer unit c/w RCBO's & MCB's
- Cross bond water & gas supply (£648)

- Remove two sockets (previously storage heater sockets)
- Convert four storage heater sockets to double sockets
- Install three further double sockets (£565)

- Install five double sockets under the stairs for a study area (£350)

Total including materials comes to £1563.

We are based in Bedfordshire.

Thanks in advance!

You do not say if they are issuing a cert
or the number of circuits etc but average consumer unit fully loaded £60 - £100 meets new 17th edition Regs any particular reason they are using rcbo ? instead of RCD protection labour anything from half to max a day average labour rate £125-£150 a day depending on your
Location top end £250 bottom £185

Did you mean incoming services water and gas ?
materials no more than cost of cable clips etc £20 -£ 50 max if you main water and gas are near the main consumer unit could really not see it being more than 1-2 hours work at worst if getting to them means lifting carpet floor boards half day top end £75 – Bottom £35


(Remove two sockets previously storage heater sockets) £15
(Convert four storage heater sockets to double sockets) a couple of hours materials £20 labour £75
(Install three further double sockets That would depend on if they are putting in new circuit, extending a existing ring etc and how far consumer unit is away from them ? so a little difficult to price but from other parts of estimate I’d say get someone else