Socket installation in Peterborough
Lighting Electrical installs replacement plug sockets and modern switches across Colchester homes and commercial premises, verifying earthing and circuit capacity before connecting every new point.
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What sockets and switches cost
A socket installation or replacement starts from £85. That starting price buys one new or replacement point on the quotation, not a run of extras and not chasing into finished walls.
From £85
Included when agreed
- Fitting a new socket or replacing an existing socket at the quoted position
- Changing a light switch or damaged faceplate when that line is on the quotation
- Checking earthing, bonding and whether the circuit can carry the extra load
- The relevant electrical paperwork when the work is complete
- Removing packaging and leaving the room ready to use the new point
Not included automatically
- Plastering, painting or making good after any chasing
- A house rewire when the circuit cannot take another point
- A consumer unit replacement unless that is quoted as its own job
Ways to pay
- Pay by bank
- Bank transfer
- Extra points on the same visit are added as their own lines, not as silent copies of the £85 starting price.
- Chasing into walls, boxing in cable, or making good is priced separately so the electrical figure stays visible.
- Kitchen, bathroom and outdoor points can need extra protection, which is named on the quotation before work starts.
Who needs extra sockets or new switches
A kitchen with no spare sockets, a workplace running extension leads, or a cracked faceplate is why Lighting Electrical installs and replaces sockets and switches.
- No spare sockets in the kitchenKettles, toasters and air fryers on one double socket overload the point and trip the board.
- A cracked or scorched faceplateA broken socket or a brown mark around the pins needs replacing before you use it again.
- A desk, garage or shop counterAn extra point at the desk or till stops extension leads running across the floor.
- A switch that no longer worksA failed switch is replaced during socket work when both jobs are on the quotation.
What happens on the day
We isolate the circuit, fit the quoted sockets or switches, then turn the circuit back on and leave the paperwork with you.
- Arrival and isolationWe confirm the quoted points, isolate the circuit and check earthing and bonding before any faceplate comes off.
- Fitting the sockets and switchesThe new socket or switch is wired in, fixed, and turned on so we can check it works.
- Paperwork and handoverThe paperwork for the work is left with you, then we pack up and the point is yours to use.
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Why choose Lighting Electrical
Valandi KotorriElectrician- Reviews
- 61
- Rating
- 4.7
- Trading since
- 2016
“Ten years on Colchester housing stock and I have seen most of it: terraces where the lighting circuit has been extended once too often, boards fitted before RCDs were standard, new builds with sockets nowhere near the kitchen. I check the earthing, the bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before I price anything, because the age of a house settles nothing on its own.”
Valandi Kotorri, Lighting Electrical
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WhatsAppHow much does a new socket cost?
Socket installation or replacement starts from £85 with Lighting Electrical. That starting price is for one quoted point, and extra points or chasing appear as their own lines. Kitchen and outdoor points can cost more when extra protection is needed.
Can you add a socket to an existing circuit?
Yes, when the circuit can take the extra load. Valandi Kotorri checks earthing, bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before Lighting Electrical prices the point. If it cannot take it, house rewiring from £2,400 is quoted instead.
Do you fit outdoor sockets and fused spurs?
Yes, outdoor sockets and fused spurs are quoted as socket installation or replacement work. Extra protection and weatherproof accessories are named on the quotation. The starting price remains from £85, not a fixed outdoor figure.
Will the power be off in the whole house?
No. Only the circuit for the quoted sockets or switches is isolated while we fit them. Other circuits stay on, and that circuit comes back after we check the point works.
Is making good included in the socket price?
No. Making good is not inside the £85 electrical starting price. Plaster or paint is quoted as its own line, which you can check against the quotation before work starts.