Most London homes were built for a fraction of the plug-in load we put on them now. The result is visible in almost every room: extension leads daisy-chained behind the television, adaptors stacked in kitchen sockets, and a single tired double socket serving a home office. Extension leads are fine as a stopgap; as permanent infrastructure they are a fire risk and a nuisance.
Adding sockets is usually simpler and cheaper than people expect. Many new points can be spurred or extended from the existing ring final circuit in 2.5mm twin and earth. Where the load justifies it (a garage, a loft office, a kitchen full of appliances), the right answer is a new dedicated circuit from the consumer unit.
We add and move sockets, replace switches and accessories, install USB and outdoor sockets, and run new circuits across Greater London. Every alteration is tested before it goes live, because a badly made joint hidden in a wall is worse than the extension lead it replaced.
What's included
New and relocated sockets
Extra doubles where you actually need them, sockets moved for furniture or kitchen layouts, and floor or worktop points. We check the existing circuit's condition and loading before adding to it, not after.
New dedicated circuits
Radial or ring circuits run from the consumer unit for high-demand areas: kitchen appliances, home offices, garages, lofts and garden buildings, in correctly sized cable with RCBO protection.
Accessory upgrades
Cracked or scorched sockets and switches replaced, slimline or screwless finishes fitted, USB-C sockets added where phones and laptops live, and two-way switching changed to suit how you use the rooms.
Outdoor sockets
Weatherproof IP66 sockets for garden tools, pressure washers and hot tubs, RCD protected as BS 7671 requires, with the cable route done properly rather than through a window frame.
Neat routing and making good
Cables fished through voids where possible, chases cut cleanly and filled where not, and safe zones respected so the next person to hang a picture does not find your cable the hard way.
Testing and certification
Every alteration is tested (continuity, polarity, loop impedance, RCD operation) and you get a Minor Works Certificate, or an Electrical Installation Certificate for new circuits.
How the job runs
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Tell us what you need
A list of rooms and roughly what you want in each, with photos of your consumer unit, lets us quote most socket work without a visit. Bigger jobs get a survey.
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Circuit check and quote
We confirm the existing circuits can take the additions (age, condition, loading and RCD protection), then give you a fixed written price including making good.
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Installation
Most socket and switch jobs are done in half a day to a day. Power to the affected circuit is off while we work; the rest of the house stays on.
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Testing
New and altered points are tested to BS 7671 before the circuit is re-energised, including RCD tests where protection is provided.
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Handover and paperwork
We walk you round the new points, label anything new at the board, make good and clean up, and send your certificate.
What it costs
Work starts from £85 for a single straightforward job such as replacing a damaged socket or adding a spur in an accessible position. Most jobs, a few new double sockets, an outdoor socket, or a new circuit to a specific room, come in between £120 and £350.
The price follows three things: how many points you want (each extra point on the same visit is cheaper than the first), how the cable gets there (surface-accessible runs are quick, chasing solid walls and lifting floors takes time), and whether a new circuit is needed, including whether the board has a spare way. If your board is full or lacks RCD protection, we price the options before you commit to anything.