This page fits planned accessory work
- Like-for-like socket or switch swaps
- Loose, worn or cracked faceplates
- Suitable USB socket upgrades
- Fused spurs and isolators
- Grouped refreshes after decorating
- Existing-point back-box tidy-up
Socket, switch and accessory work at existing points
Planning one replacement or several points? Send the rooms, quantities and preferred finish. Optional exterior photos or product links help us confirm the right visit and price basis before booking.
Planning one replacement or several points? Send the rooms, quantities and preferred finish. Optional exterior photos or product links help us confirm the right visit and price basis before booking.
Existing points first
Is this the right page for the job?
Use this page when you want to replace or tidy accessories at existing electrical points. You do not need to know the back-box depth or wiring arrangement yourself.
Hot point, burning smell, sparks, scorch marks, exposed conductors or a breaker that will not stay on? Stop using the affected point and call first. Do not remove the faceplate. Use the emergency electrician page for the call-first details.
NW10, NW2, NW6 and NW8 are priority districts, subject to an address, scope, access and availability check. See Areas covered .
Before you book essentials
Clear before booking
What the visit costs
Point count, product choice and what is behind the faceplate can change the final scope. The price basis is confirmed before booking and any change is agreed before more work.
Normal first hour
£100 travel, attendance and up to 60 minutes on site
Assessment, testing or agreed accessory work can use that time. The charge does not guarantee that every listed point can be replaced immediately.
£65/hr afterwards
Charged in 30-minute blocks of £32.50 after the included time.
No VAT
No VAT is added to the prices shown.
One basic accessory
On £100+ work, one basic white socket or switch is included if already carried, suitable and in the confirmed scope. It is not included on the £50 exception.
Chosen products at cost
Higher-cost, specialist, decorative, smart or ordered parts are charged at actual purchase and delivery cost, with no material markup, after approval.
Parts, return visits, parking, access and regulated work
- Routine low-cost van-stock consumables needed for the agreed work are included. For work priced at £100 or more, one basic white socket or switch is also included when it is already carried, suitable for the existing point and listed in the confirmed scope. A socket or switch is not included in the £50 exception.
- Higher-cost, specialist, decorative or smart parts, and anything requiring a dedicated supplier visit or online order, are charged at their actual purchase and delivery cost. We do not add a material markup or charge for sourcing and collection time.
- The £50 exception is only for one simple, low-risk job in the very core of the Willesden Green area when the exact address and job details make the work clear before booking. It replaces the normal £100 first-hour price and covers attendance and the first 30 minutes on site. Further labour is £65 an hour in 30-minute blocks. If the job is different from the agreed details, we stop and confirm the revised price before continuing.
- We confirm the cost before buying or ordering anything. If the part requires another visit, the confirmation itemises the part, delivery and return labour. Return labour is fixed where the scope is clear; otherwise it is charged at £65 an hour in 30-minute blocks. A return needed solely to fit the agreed ordered part is not automatically treated as another £100 first hour.
- Travel for accepted jobs throughout our stated service area is included. Unavoidable parking, permit or congestion charges are passed on at actual cost only and confirmed before booking.
- Fully furnished rooms can take longer when large bookshelves, solid-oak beds or other heavy furniture restrict safe access. We confirm any effect on time or price before booking.
- For work that needs electrical inspection, testing, certification or notification, we arrange the appropriate registered professional and confirm responsibilities before work starts.
See the complete policy on Pricing & booking .
A useful point list
What to send before booking
A short list helps confirm whether this is a simple replacement visit, a grouped upgrade or a broader electrical job.
Room and quantity
List each room and how many sockets, switches, spurs or isolators are involved.
What you want
Say like-for-like, basic white, decorative, metal, USB or another practical change.
Product details
Share a link or model if you have chosen one. Fit is checked before it is treated as suitable.
Safe exterior photos
Show the faceplate and surrounding wall only. Never remove a cover to photograph inside.
A photo can help plan the visit, but it cannot confirm box depth, wiring condition or the final scope on its own.
The real order
Fit and condition are checked before replacement
The agreed accessory is fitted only after the existing point, product fit and price are clear enough to proceed.
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Send the point list
List the rooms, point types, quantities and preferred finish.
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Confirm the visit
We confirm the starting service, availability and price basis.
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Inspect and test
The existing point, box and relevant supply are checked.
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Explain and agree
Product fit, scope, parts and price are agreed before work.
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Replace and hand over
Agreed points are fitted, checked and explained.
Replace as planned
The point and chosen accessory are suitable.
Choose a different part
Box depth, finish or product fit changes the choice.
Pause and re-scope
Wiring, damage or alteration needs another agreed step.
Optional detail
Helpful socket and switch guides
Open the library if you want more detail about products, common problems or preparing the list.
Browse all 13 accessory guides
Replacements and upgrades
Common situations
Prepare and hand over
Independent feedback
Read current public feedback
Read the latest published feedback at its public source.
See fuller reviews on the Google profile .
Socket and switch FAQs
Can several sockets or switches be replaced in one visit?
Often, yes. Send a room-by-room point list, quantities and preferred finish. We confirm whether it suits the normal time basis, a grouped price or a broader written quotation before booking.
What does the £100 first hour include?
The normal first hour includes attendance, accepted-area travel and up to 60 minutes on site. Assessment, testing or agreed accessory work can use that time. It remains chargeable if a point or chosen product is unsuitable, and it does not guarantee that every listed point will be replaced.
Is a socket or switch included in the price?
On work priced at £100 or more, one basic white socket or switch is included when it is already carried, suitable and listed in the confirmed scope. That inclusion does not apply to the £50 exception. Decorative, USB, smart, specialist or ordered parts are confirmed separately at actual purchase and delivery cost.
Will a decorative or USB accessory fit the existing point?
It depends on the product, existing box depth, wiring arrangement and surrounding finish. A product link and safe exterior photo help before booking, but final fit is confirmed from the point itself before replacement.
Can you add or move sockets as well as replace them?
This page is for work at existing points. A new position, cable run, circuit change, wall work or renovation can widen the scope. Describe the change and we will confirm the right service and pricing approach before booking.
What if a socket or switch is hot, scorched or sparking?
Stop using the affected point and call first. Do not remove the faceplate, touch exposed conductors or keep resetting a breaker that will not stay on. Use the emergency electrician page for the call-first details.
No technical wording needed
Send the point list
Room, quantity and desired accessory are enough to start. We confirm the right visit and price basis before booking.
- Postcode and room
- Point type and quantity
- Finish or product link
- Safe exterior photos, if useful
Ready to discuss the sockets and switches?
Send the rooms, point quantities, preferred finish and any safe exterior photos that help. We will confirm whether the next step is a focused visit, fault finding or a written quotation.