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£12/mo
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Lower rates on every job, plus a free safety certificate each year.
- 5% off labour
- 5% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
EICR in Sutton
EICR testing in Sutton for landlords, homeowners and buyers, covering the fixed electrical installation with a written condition report and clearly recorded findings.
EICR cost in Sutton
Inspections start at £150 for a house or a small commercial unit, and writing up the report costs nothing on top.
- Anything the testing turns up is priced as a job of its own, and you see that figure before we lift a tool.
- A larger property carries more circuits and takes longer to test, so its quote reflects that from the outset.
EICR testing in Sutton
- An EICR is an Electrical Installation Condition Report: we test what is already wired into a Sutton property, then write down whether it is safe to keep using.
- A let home in England has to hold a satisfactory report renewed every five years, with a copy going to the tenant.
- A test before exchange says what the wiring in a period property is really worth taking on.
- Whoever carries responsibility for a small commercial unit needs a current record of how its installation stands.
Sutton properties and what a report usually finds
- The findings tend to follow the age of the building, and Sutton has a wide spread of them.
- Several generations of cable meeting at one board, so the test separates the sound circuits from the tired ones.
- Supplies split with the shop below, which makes the meter cupboard the first thing to unlock.
- The commonest finding by far is an old board with no residual current protection, coded C2.
What happens on the day of an EICR in Sutton
Half a day covers an average Sutton house, while a large property or a shop unit runs longer than that.
- 01
Getting in and getting started
The consumer unit and the meter come first. Where the property is a flat above a parade, the key to the stair cupboard is what holds everything up, so it is sorted beforehand. Anything in the building that must not lose power, a server, a freezer full of stock, a tenant on a call, is worth telling us about at the door, because we can order the testing around it rather than round the houses.
- 02
Circuit by circuit through the property
Each circuit is switched off and proved dead, then measured: insulation resistance, continuity of the earthing, polarity. After that the power comes back for the live checks, earth loop impedance and residual current device trip times. We sample sockets, switches and light fittings in every room, plus the outside lights and any outbuilding, and we take covers off rather than judging an installation from the front of the plate.
- 03
The findings, then the written report
We walk the property together while we are still there and we show you what we have found and what each code means for you. Photographs go into the written report, which follows afterwards along with a plain summary of whether the installation is satisfactory. Where we have made something safe on the spot, that is written up too, and any repairs are priced as their own separate job.
More electrical work in Sutton
The wider guide to inspections sits alongside every other job we take on around the town.
Why Sutton landlords choose TMB Electrics for an EICR
Nothing on the test is skimmed to save an hour, and the report is worded so a landlord can act on it without ringing an electrician to translate.
Electrical maintenance plans
Bronze, Silver and Gold plans provide lower rates, an annual safety certificate and priority booking on the higher plans.
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Popular£20/mo
Billed annually at £240Save 20%
Double the discount, next-day priority, and a free safety certificate each year.
- 10% off labour
- 10% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
- Next day priority
Gold
£31/mo
Billed annually at £372Save 20%
Best rates, same-day priority booking, three free safety certificates a year.
- 15% off labour
- 15% off certificates
- Free safety certificates, 3 times a year
- Same day priority booking
- 2 emergency call-outs a year
Recent work from TMB Electrics
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by TMB Electrics; they are not all presented as EICR and electrical testing work in Sutton.
EICR testing in Sutton, Cheam, Carshalton and nearby
Inspections booked across the town and out through the neighbouring boroughs.
EICR questions from Sutton landlords and homeowners
The questions that come up before an inspection is booked.
How much does an EICR cost in Sutton?+
From £150 for a house or a small commercial unit, with the writing up included in that. The figure is confirmed for your property before we come out, and it moves only with the size of the installation, since a five bedroom house with an outbuilding carries far more circuits than a one bedroom flat. Repairs, if any are needed, are quoted separately once you have the findings.
— Trevor Bush
How often does a rented property need one?+
Five years is the longest gap the law allows in England, and shorter where your last report named an earlier date. Starting a new tenancy changes nothing while the existing report still runs, though the incoming tenant has to be given a copy at the start. The report also has to go to the council within seven days if it asks for it.
— Trevor Bush
How long does the testing take?+
Around half a day for a typical three bedroom house in the town. A flat takes less, a large or heavily extended property takes longer, and a shop unit depends on how much of it is still switched on while we work. Circuits go off a few at a time rather than the whole building at once, so a home stays broadly liveable through it.
What happens if my report is unsatisfactory?+
You get a written price for putting the faults right, item by item, so you can see what each code is costing you. Once the work is done, fresh paperwork records each C1, C2 and FI as cleared and the installation reads satisfactory. A landlord has 28 days from the report to complete remedial work, which is the clock worth watching.
Does a C3 mean my property has failed?+
No. Only C1, C2 and FI cause a fail. A C3 is a recommendation, something that would not meet today's wiring rules but is not dangerous as it stands, and you can act on it whenever it suits your budget. Plenty of perfectly safe Sutton houses carry two or three C3s and pass without any work at all.
Do you need to get into every room?+
We want the consumer unit plus a sample of sockets, switches and lights right through the property, including the loft, the garage and anything outside. Whatever stays locked or blocked by furniture is written up on the report as a limitation, which weakens the document, so it is worth clearing cupboards and moving the wardrobe beforehand.
Can you carry out the repairs as well?+
Yes, and many customers ask TMB Electrics to complete them because the findings are already understood. Repairs are quoted as a separate job with their own figure, never bundled invisibly into the inspection. There is no obligation to use TMB Electrics for the repairs, and the report is still handed over if you would rather obtain other prices.
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