Never enough sockets: the universal condition of every house older than its owners' gadgets. I add, move and replace sockets across Bristol, indoors and out, chased in and made good rather than trunked across your wall, unless trunking is genuinely the right call and you've chosen it knowingly.
Adding sockets indoors
New doubles where a single is drowning in adaptors, sockets moved up from skirting height, dedicated points behind TVs where the cables can finally disappear. Where they can go is governed by what's feeding them: spurs off the ring have rules, and the difference between a compliant addition and a fire-risk daisy-chain is invisible once the plaster's back on, which is why every addition on my jobs is tested and certificated.
Outdoor and garden sockets
An outside socket ends the lawnmower-lead-through-the-kitchen-window era. Fitted properly it's a weatherproof accessory on its own RCD protection, drilled and sealed through the wall, not an indoor socket in a plastic bag. Bigger garden loads, offices, sheds and hot tubs, need their own supply and have their own page.
Need power where there isn't any?
Say where — office, kitchen, garden, shed — with a photo of the nearest socket, and you'll get a written price for the neatest route.
USB and smart sockets
USB sockets are worth it at the bedside and the kitchen counter, and a waste everywhere else; buy them where phones actually live. If you want app or voice control, that's a wider question of switches versus bulbs, and it's worth a quick call before you buy anything.
Replacing worn or damaged sockets and switches
Cracked plates, scorched outlets, switches that crunch: replacement is quick, cheap, and occasionally reveals why the old one scorched, which is the finding that matters. Whole-house accessory refreshes when redecorating are priced per point and drop fast in bulk.
What sockets cost
These are estimates, not quotes. Final costings always follow a free site inspection — and jobs often come in under the estimate, never over without you agreeing it first.
A new double socket on an existing circuit is typically £100–£140; outdoor sockets £85–£130; straight replacements £25–£40 each, less in quantity. Indicative, confirmed from a photo of the spot and the nearest existing socket.
How much does it cost to add a socket?
The ranges above hold for most homes; the price moves with wall type and how far the nearest circuit is. A photo of where you want it usually gets you a firm number by reply.
Can you fit an outdoor socket to a rented house?
Yes, with the landlord's go-ahead, and it's the tenant gift landlords say yes to most, since it stays with the house and it's certificated work.
Are USB sockets worth it?
Beside beds and in kitchens, yes. Elsewhere the honest answer is that a plug-in charger is cheaper and you'll never notice the difference.
