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Overview
Electrical work
This page covers electrical work in and around the home: sockets, lighting and extractor fans, fault finding, rewiring, consumer units, electric heating and showers, immersion heaters, EV chargers, smoke alarms and electrical safety checks (EICRs).
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Jobs you can request
Typical electrical jobs
Choose one of these in the form, or pick the closest and describe what you need.
Electric Sockets
Extra sockets added, or old and damaged ones replaced.
LED Lighting
LED ceiling lights, spotlights or strip lights fitted in any room.
Fault Finding
Tracing why a circuit keeps tripping, or why lights or sockets have stopped.
Fuseboard / Consumer Unit Installation
A new consumer unit, or fuse box, fitted in place of an old one.
House Rewiring
Old wiring replaced throughout a home, or just in the rooms that need it.
Electric Vehicle Charger Installation
A charge point for an electric car fitted on an outside wall or a post.
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Worth knowing
Worth checking before work starts
A few rules and checks that apply to this kind of work.
Work that must be certified
In England, a new circuit, a replacement consumer unit and changes to circuits near a bath or shower must be certified under the Building Regulations.
Your certificate
In England, when a registered installer certifies the work, you should be given a Building Regulations compliance certificate within 30 days of it being finished.
Checking registration
You can check whether an electrician is registered to certify their own work on the Registered Competent Person Electrical register, for England and Wales.
Rented homes
If you let a home in England, its electrics must be inspected and tested by a qualified person at least every five years.
Where the charger goes
Decide where you will park and where the charger could go before anyone quotes. Check its cable will reach your car without trailing across a path or pavement.
Questions
Electrical questions
My job isn't in the list. What should I choose?
Choose the closest job, then explain what you need in the description step.
What jobs can I request quotes for here?
Sockets, lighting, fault finding, rewiring, consumer units, electric heating and showers, EV chargers, smoke alarms and safety checks. The full list is in the form's first step.
What is an EICR?
An Electrical Installation Condition Report. It gives the results of an inspection and test of the electrics, and sets a date for the next one.
Does replacing a consumer unit need building control?
In England it is notifiable work. A registered installer can certify it; otherwise, building control or a registered third-party certifier must be arranged before work starts.
How much does it cost to install an EV charger at home?
It depends on the charger, how far it will be from your fuse board, whether the cable runs inside or outside, and whether your consumer unit or supply needs upgrading first. Ask each electrician to quote for the same charger in the same place, so the quotes compare.
How much does it cost to rewire a house?
It depends on the size of the house, how many sockets, switches and lights you want, whether the consumer unit is replaced, and how much making good is needed afterwards. Ask each electrician to quote for the same work, so the quotes compare.
How often should my home's electrics be checked?
Guidance suggests an inspection and test at least every ten years for a home you own and live in, and when you buy one. Choose Electrical Installation Condition Report - Safety Checks - EICR in the form.
How much does electric underfloor heating cost?
It depends on the floor area, the type of heating mat or cable, the insulation board under it, the floor going on top, and the new circuit and controls. Ask each electrician to quote for the same rooms.
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