How easy/cheap is it to add sockets and switches?

[ChocoTrio]

When adding extras to our new build we thought we had added plenty of extra sockets Now that we are living here we've realised that some of them are not where we want them (that was harder to workout off plan).

Is it easy to add extra sockets? Also, we want extra light switches added too. How easy would that be to do? Expensive?

Builders said it's too late for them to do it.

Bump (watching with interest)

Sockets shouldn't be too hard as you can extend a circuit but it will depend on the capacity of the consumer unit (fuse box) you may have to upgrade.

Light switches - do you mean you want more lights or that you wish you could turn a light on from another point in the room? ie upstairs landing light doesn't have a switch near master bedroom door and you have to walk down the corridor then you need a physical cable running.

It pretty much a case of channelling in new cable which isn't hard. A bit messy. You just need an electrician to have a look at the set up you already have.

You can easily make a single into a double. Putting in sockets where there is no wiring will mean either surface mounted wiring (yuk) or putting the wires into a drilled out Channel in the plaster and making good. Possible but expensive and messy. Builders never allow for enough sockets. Make doubles into triples and definitely get lots in the kitchen. Are all the appliances wired in? You don’t want to waste sockets on them.

Thanks. I think one of them might actually be in the wrong place, so I'm querying it with the builders.

@Guymere tbf my builder has added enough sockets, but they're just in weird places for actual home living!

You can get wireless switches. The switch on the current location gets replaced by the transmitter and you can stick the switches wherever you want (or move them about).

Takes 5 minutes for an electrician or is a diy job if you can follow a wiring diagram and wire a plug.

No mess, no fuss. I love them.

@CatherinedeBourgh that sounds really good actually. Should solve the switch issue.

Just need to sort out the extra socket in the kitchen!

I did not know you could get wireless switches!!! Where from? Amazon?

yes, amazon do them

The problem with most wireless switches is that they need a neutral feed into the switch backbox to function. This is not common practice in UK installations.
Look at Ikea smart bulbs which you can operate with a battery powered switch.

We paid £90 to have two double sockets fitted on the same wall in our living room, we supplied the sockets. No idea if that's a decent price, it included channelling the wall out but not making good afterwards.

@rslsys

The problem with most wireless switches is that they need a neutral feed into the switch backbox to function. This is not common practice in UK installations. Look at Ikea smart bulbs which you can operate with a battery powered switch.

quinetic switches don't require this