How much will a new consumer unit cost me?

rflook · Sep 25, 2018

Hi, hoping I am posting to the right place.

We are looking at doing up our new house with some serious renovations to our kitchen. When we looked at the consumer unit, it was pretty clear that it was both ancient and had been added to/extended many times. We are pretty sure that if we are going to get a new kitchen with new appliances that we will need to replace it and maybe (a friend mentioned this) getting the kitchen main ringed off.

Would anyone be able to give me a rough idea how much this might cost. I have attached an image to give you an idea of the current situation. Any advice gratefully received.

[ElectriciansForums.net] How much will a new consumer unit cost me?

buzzlightyear · Sep 25, 2018

You couldhave tided up a little before you had taken the picture.
Have you got a ball of string.how much it will cost you for a up grade of a new cu board.approx 1,000 pounds

bigspark17 · Sep 25, 2018

£500/£600+vat ballpark

shaun1 · Sep 25, 2018

What is your location? This will affect the price. As you say the house is new to you, did you get given an Electrical instalation condition report (EICR) with the sale? If not, it would be advisable to have one done as a first step, as any faults found here will have to be repaired and made safe before a new CU can be safely installed and signed off, and will obviously affect the total price of the job.

FatAlan · Sep 25, 2018

That’s the problem with doing away with cheap plastic carrier bags. Where do you store the reusable ones? I can never remember to put them back in the car

Gavin John Hyde · Sep 25, 2018

bigspark17 said:
£500/£600+vat ballpark

At london prices I think that would be a minimum, especially if faults are found on the circuits. although if refurbishing it makes accessing concealed cables and junctions a bit easier.

Octopus · Sep 25, 2018

bigspark17 said:
£500/£600+vat ballpark

Not all sparks are VAT registered..... So my suggestion is that you get 2 or 3 local sparks via recommendation

please be aware that any board change should include you receiving an installation certificate and a part P certificate.

PEG · Sep 25, 2018

...I can think of one board fault alone,which could double any quote...

Inspect,test,then quote

buzzlightyear · Sep 26, 2018

Now considering their are three boards and i said 1,000 pound approx .if you say 600.00 pounds plus vat just to change a consumer units only .with out a eicr and any extra work carried out .is the disagree on tidying up or the price and the dumb i wonder .

dmxtothemax · Sep 26, 2018

Changing out the board itself is the easy bit !
But fixing all the sloppy work
And bringing it up to code by using best practise
That's were the time and extra money will be needed.
I would lean towards the high side, easy 1000.

buzzlightyear · Sep 26, 2018

You can not put a price on it and till the job is done to bring up to the current regs and safety.on one of those cu boards

Octopus · Sep 26, 2018

shaun1 said:
What is your location?

Shaun - that's really funny ................... the OP's profile says London yet yours is even vaguer saying "United Kingdom" - this poster could be just down the road from you......

Squid · Sep 26, 2018

Whats the box on the left feeding a shower?

Squid · Sep 26, 2018

Murdoch said:
Shaun - that's really funny ................... the OP's profile says London yet yours is even vaguer saying "United Kingdom" - this poster could be just down the road from you......

Seeboard sticker on the CSU so must be South London somewhere there or a-bouts.