Lighting and sockets
Lighting and socket work in Manchester covers everything from two extra sockets in a bedroom to first fixing a full extension. We plan it with you before a cable moves, work to your builder’s programme, and certify the new circuits on completion. NAPIT registered (Part P approved).
Kitchens, loft conversions, garden rooms, garage supplies and outside lighting, all priced as a written quote.
Send us a photo of the fuse board or the job and we’ll come back with a price the same day.
What we do
First fix to certificate
We mark socket and switch positions on the wall or the studwork with you before anything is cut. Ten minutes here saves an argument later.
Cables run and boxes set to your builder’s programme, so plasterers are never waiting on us.
Accessories and fittings on once the decorating is done, so nothing gets damaged or dusted.
New circuits tested, certificate issued, and notifiable work notified under Part P by us.
How pricing works
Small works are priced per job, not per hour, so you know the number before we start. Bigger jobs are quoted in writing off the drawings or a site visit.
Recent job
Rear extension with a bifold, island and a home office off the back. The builder needed first fix in a three-day window between the roof going on and the plasterers arriving.
Positions marked with the owners on the studwork, twenty-two points first fixed in two days, island floor box set into the slab before the screed went down. Second fix after decorating, new circuits tested and certified, board relabelled and notified.
Common questions
Yes, and it is a lot of what we do. We first fix to your builder’s programme, second fix when the plastering is done, then test and certify the new circuits and notify the work under Part P. We would rather be involved at the plan stage so socket and switch positions get decided before the plasterboard goes on.
More than the regulations require and more than you think. The regulations set a minimum, not a sensible number. We walk the room with you and place them where furniture, desks, beds and televisions actually go, because adding one later costs far more than adding it now.
Yes. That means a correctly sized armoured cable buried at the right depth, its own protected way at the board, and a small board in the outbuilding if it needs sockets, lighting and heating. All tested and certified as a new circuit.
Yes, including fire-rated downlights in ceilings that need them, dimmable circuits that actually dim without buzzing, and smart switches and drivers set up before we leave. We will tell you honestly which smart kit is worth the money and which is not.
Where we work
Doing the whole house? See house rewiring in Manchester. Adding a lot of load? Check fuse board and consumer unit upgrades.
Two sockets or a full extension first fix, you get a written price and a date we will actually turn up on.
Send us a photo of the fuse board or the job and we’ll come back with a price the same day.