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Socket installation

An extra socket where you actually need one, a double instead of a single, or an earthed socket in an older home. We install it neatly and tuck the cabling away.

ForIndoors and outdoors
TypeFlush or surface mounted
DurationOften within half a day
StandardNEN 1010

Socket installation: how we work

Where you actually need them

Most homes have too few outlets in the wrong places, with extension leads as the result. We walk through where you work, cook, watch television and charge, and put the points there. Behind the television or under the worktop too, out of sight.

Flush or surface mounted

In a plastered wall we chase a channel and set the back box in neatly. In a shed, garage or cellar, surface mounting is quicker and more practical, in splash-proof fittings where that is needed.

Older homes without earth

In homes from before 1960 the bedrooms often still have unearthed sockets. Replacing only the socket does not help: the earth conductor has to be there as well. We pull that through and measure afterwards to confirm the earth actually works.

Outdoors and in the garden

An outdoor socket belongs on its own circuit with its own residual current device, in splash-proof fittings. That way a wet garden connection does not take out your whole house.

Send us your situation with a few photos and you will have a clear quote with a fixed price within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions about socket installation

Question not answered here? Call or message us and we will think it through with you, free of charge.

How many sockets can share one circuit?

There is no fixed maximum, but there is a sensible limit: what they will draw together decides it. For a washing machine, dryer and dishwasher we advise a dedicated circuit each.

Can a single socket become a double?

Usually yes, provided the back box is deep enough. If not, we fit a larger box or a second one beside it.

Will the wall be damaged?

For flush mounting we chase a channel and fill it with plaster. Painting we leave to your decorator. Surface mounting leaves the wall intact.

Do you fit USB sockets?

Yes, and data points for internet. Handy to include in the same appointment, since the wall is open anyway.

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Need help with socket installation?

Tell us what needs doing and add a photo, and you will have a fixed price within 24 hours. Available on working days from 08:30 to 17:00, and outside those hours for emergencies.

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