Bronze
£12/mo
Billed annually at £144Save 20%
Lower rates on every job, plus a free safety certificate each year.
- 5% off labour
- 5% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
Socket and switch installation
Homeowners and landlords book socket and switch installation with TMB Electrics when a room needs another outlet or a replacement switch. The new point goes on the circuit already in the wall, then that circuit is tested before the room is used again.
“I keep things straightforward: you deal with me from the first quote to the final check, with clear advice and no surprises along the way.”
Trevor BushElectrician
Extra sockets and switches in the home
- Too few outlets in a room, or a switch that no longer turns the light, is the reason for extra sockets and switches in the home.
- A trailing block under the sofa or desk is the usual sign the room needs another socket.
- The light stays off, the bulb is new, and the switch itself is the part that needs changing.
- A bed, desk or sofa in a new place leaves the nearest socket behind the furniture.
What is covered
The starting job is one extra socket or one switch in the home, on a circuit that already exists.
Included
- Fitting one extra single or double socket on an existing domestic circuit
- Fitting or replacing a light switch on an existing circuit
- Isolation of that circuit at the consumer unit before cables are joined
- Testing of the new point and the circuit that feeds it
- A minor works certificate when the change needs one
Not included
- Commercial power and socket installation, from £1,000
- House rewiring and circuit runs, from £1,800
- Fuse board and consumer unit upgrade, from £375
What happens on the day
TMB Electrics isolates the circuit, fits the extra socket or switch, tests that circuit, and leaves a certificate when the job needs one.
- 01
Arriving and isolating the circuit
TMB Electrics arrives at the home, confirms the extra socket or switch, and isolates that circuit at the consumer unit.
- 02
Fitting the extra socket or switch
The extra socket or switch is connected on the existing circuit and fixed to the wall.
- 03
Testing and the certificate
The circuit is tested, power is restored, and a minor works certificate is completed when that change needs one.
Socket and switch installation prices
Domestic socket and switch installation starts from £80. That starting price buys one extra socket or one switch on an existing circuit in the home, finished with the tests that job needs.
- A second outlet, a new circuit from the consumer unit, or cable chased into plaster sits above the £80 start.
- Minor works certification starts from £80 when the change needs a written certificate.
- A written price is issued before TMB Electrics isolates the circuit.
What you get after a new socket
You are left with a working extra outlet or switch, a tested circuit, and a certificate when that change needs one.
- A live extra point
- The extra socket or switch is live and ready for the plug or the light it was fitted to serve.
- The circuit tested
- TMB Electrics tests the circuit that feeds the new point before leaving the home.
- Paperwork when it is needed
- A minor works certificate from £80 is completed when the job needs one, and notifiable work is completed under Part P.
Why customers choose TMB Electrics
TMB Electrics puts a written price on extra sockets and switches before any circuit is isolated. The visit ends with the tests and documents that job needs, and notifiable work is completed under Part P.
Electrical maintenance plans
Bronze, Silver and Gold plans provide lower rates, an annual safety certificate and priority booking on the higher plans.
Silver
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 socket and switch installation work.
Socket and switch installation questions
Homeowners and landlords ask TMB Electrics about the £80 start, whether the power goes off, and what certificate a new socket needs.
How much does a new socket cost?+
Domestic socket and switch installation from TMB Electrics starts from £80. That figure is for one extra socket or one switch on a circuit that already exists. A second point, a new circuit from the board, or chasing plaster is priced in writing first.
— Trevor Bush
Do you fit light switches as well as sockets?+
Yes. TMB Electrics fits extra sockets and extra or replacement light switches on this domestic visit. Both use the circuit already in the wall. Light fitting and dimmer replacement is a separate job from £50.
— Trevor Bush
Will the power go off while a socket is fitted?+
The circuit for the new socket or switch is isolated at the consumer unit while the point is connected. That circuit is restored after TMB Electrics has tested the new point.
Do I get a certificate for a new socket?+
Adding a socket or switch on an existing circuit is recorded on a minor works certificate from £80 when the job needs one. Notifiable work is completed under Part P. TMB Electrics leaves that document with you.
Can you add a socket in the kitchen?+
Yes. TMB Electrics adds a domestic kitchen socket on this visit when it joins a circuit that already exists. A kitchen electrical refit starts from £1,500 when the work covers the whole kitchen. The written price names which of those you are booking.
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TMB Electrics issues a written price for a domestic extra socket or switch before anyone attends the home.