Additional sockets - how much should I be looking to pay?

[pmanson]

Hi All,

In the process of descorating our main bedroom and as part of the process i've taken down the previous build in wardrobe (sheet of 18mm that covers one side of the room over the stair box) and put up a propoer stud wall.

Now this process has started as we were burgled while we were on holiday and my wife wasn't comfortable in the room.

Inside the walk in wardrobe is a single socket which is currently powering (via a gang adapter the TV, Virgin box, Virgin modem and Router).

Potentially the alarm system will need to plugged in here so i'm thinking that it is a sensible time to have an additional circuit added along with say four double sockets).

Luckily the fuse board is is in the lounge just below the bedroom so it shouldn't be too disruptive to add the additional circuit. I'm happy to run the cables through the stud wall to the appropriate points but will need a sparky to supply the circuit breaker and connect everything up.

So in order to get an idea that i'm not being robbed how much should I be looking to pay:

• Supply appropriate circuit breaker
• Install four double sockets into stud partition
• Connect everything up

In the MK area if that changes things.

Phill

[cjs]

Can you re-route the ring main that is on the single socket? Will likely need to lift floor boards, but much easier than running in a new circuit.

[pmanson]

The fuse board is situated directly below where the stud wall is (a little to the left) be hence my thinking that it would be easier to run a new ring?

[Emsman]

It depends on the size of the telly really.....

Pm if you get stuck- mate of mine is a sparky

[Raverbaby]

I would try and have your alarm on a dedicated circuit.
Its difficult to price a job without seeing it, your fuse box could need updating if you dont have RCD protection, Main bonding should also be up to scratch too.
A ball park figure is maybe around £100 - £150, maybe more due to certification being required ( unless you happen to know a friendly spark )

[Trevelyan]

If the current socket is already on a ring then you can add as many additional sockets to it as you want providing you live in a normal sized house (I think the floor area limit for a single ring is something like 200 m²). Just take one leg of the ring out of the existing socket, loop it through each of the new sockets and connect the final leg back into the existing socket to close the ring again.

As others have said you're probably better off having the alarm on a seperate circuit anyway, particularly if the current socket is on a RCD.

[pmanson]

Trevelyan said:

If the current socket is already on a ring then you can add as many additional sockets to it as you want providing you live in a normal sized house (I think the floor area limit for a single ring is something like 200 m²). Just take one leg of the ring out of the existing socket, loop it through each of the new sockets and connect the final leg back into the existing socket to close the ring again.

As others have said you're probably better off having the alarm on a seperate circuit anyway, particularly if the current socket is on a RCD.

Good point... we have two spare circuits in the fuse board (approx 2 years old).

Emsman that might be quite helpful actually!