--- title: "Consumer unit replacement in Silver End | 4.9 Star · NAPIT · From £450" description: "4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · Consumer unit replacement on Silver End…" canonical: "https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-silver-end/fuse-board-replacement" --- # Consumer unit replacement in Silver End > 4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · Consumer unit replacement on Silver End… Crittall houses on Francis Way and Silver Street leave no loft for a board. The new consumer unit sits where the old fuse box already lives. ## How much does a fuse board replacement cost in Silver End? The Crittall hall cupboard consumer unit starts at £450, including the dual RCD enclosure, testing and the certificate. Bronze knocks five percent off labour and the certificate, Silver ten, Gold fifteen. - Consumer unit replacement: from £450 - What moves the price: meter tails that need changing, a garage or conservatory circuit, or a second board on a Temple Lane outbuilding. - The £450 figure is a starting price for one house board, not a silent cut for membership. ## Fuse board replacement in Silver End A new consumer unit in Silver End starts from £450 and stays in the hall cupboard on Crittall houses that have no loft over the stairs. ### Francis Way hall cupboards The fuse box sits beside the front door. The new metal enclosure goes in that same cupboard so the door still closes. ### Silver Street conservation cupboards Original meter surrounds stay. The consumer unit is sized for the timber box already on the wall. ### Boars Tye Road conservation edge Cupboard doors and surrounds are left as they are. Only the unit inside the cupboard changes. ### Valentine Way later infill Houses outside the original factory layout can take a taller enclosure if the old wooden box has split. ### Temple Lane outbuildings Farm conversions at the village edge sometimes need a second board for a workshop rather than extra ways on the house unit. ## Silver End houses and what they mean for a fuse board The factory village layout puts the board downstairs. Conservation cupboards and later infill each change the enclosure that will fit. ### Francis Way terraces No loft hatch over the stair, so all board work is done from the hall. Cable tails stay on that wall. ### Silver Street factory estate The original Crittall meter cupboard is part of the front elevation look, so the new unit stays inside it. ### Boars Tye Road cottages Conservation edge houses keep the cupboard door. Tails are checked before the old board comes off. ### Valentine Way infill Later houses can take a taller metal box when the old timber enclosure has split along the grain. ### Temple Lane conversions A workshop or outbuilding may need its own consumer unit rather than more ways squeezed onto the house board. ## What happens on the day The visit isolates the old fuse box, fits the new consumer unit in the same cupboard, then tests every circuit. ### The cupboard is measured first The existing Crittall or timber enclosure is measured so the new unit still lets the door close. ### The old board comes out The supply is isolated, the old fuse box is removed and each circuit is landed on its own RCBO. ### Testing and paperwork Every circuit is tested on the new board. You keep the installation certificate and NAPIT notifies building control. ## NAPIT Silver End hall cupboard boards Crittall houses keep the consumer unit downstairs. Lighting Electrical self certifies that swap and notifies building control. Valandi sizes the metal enclosure to the original cupboard before isolation. ## Recent board work Consumer unit changes Lighting Electrical has fitted in hall cupboards and garages across Colchester and the Essex towns. ## Fuse board questions in Silver End Questions about Crittall cupboards, conservation doors, membership labour off and the £450 starting price. ### Why can the board not go in the loft on Francis Way? Those Crittall houses were built without a loft hatch over the stairs. The fuse box has always been in the hall. The new consumer unit stays on that wall. ### Will the conservation cupboard door still close? Yes. The new metal enclosure is sized for the existing cupboard on Silver Street and Francis Way. The door and surround stay. ### Is this the same as a Tiptree fuse board visit? No. Tiptree estate houses usually have loft space and a spare way. Silver End Crittall houses do not. The board stays downstairs. ### Can a garage circuit go on the new board? Yes when the meter tails and earthing can take it. If they cannot, the garage is priced as a separate circuit after the visit. ### What does membership change on the invoice? Five, ten or fifteen percent off labour and certificates. Consumer unit work still starts from £450 before that labour off. ### Who issues the certificate? Lighting Electrical as a NAPIT installer. The certificate is for the Silver End board that was fitted on the visit. ## Nearby towns for board work Witham books EICR and rewire. Kelvedon books EICR. Silver End keeps the Crittall hall cupboard consumer unit visit. ## Work that often sits with a new board Silver End landlords book the five year EICR from £150. Hall pendants that stay with Crittall windows sit on the lighting installation booking, not this consumer unit swap. - [Electrician in Silver End](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-silver-end): Electrician in Silver End for flat roofed model village homes, solid walls and carefully planned rewiring or circuit additions. - [Consumer unit replacement (all areas)](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/fuse-board-replacement): Fuse board replacement in Colchester and Essex by Lighting Electrical. We fit a new consumer unit and leave a certificate. From £450. - [All areas](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/): Company details, services, coverage, contact options and quote request. ## Book Online Pick a date for the Silver End consumer unit visit and the booking is confirmed on the same thread. ## Business facts - Service area: Colchester, Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Stanway, Brightlingsea, Coggeshall, Marks Tey, Dedham, Rowhedge, Great Horkesley, Heybridge, Silver End - Hours: Every day 00:00–23:59 - Phone: +447414545781 - Email: team@lightingelectrical.co.uk ## Book Online - [Book Online](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/#chat): Send the job details and request a quote from Lighting Electrical. ## Sitemap - [Full sitemap](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.