Normal Rate.

Unscheduled work during weekday hours will be based on this rate for the first hour/part hour unless a fixed price has been quoted beforehand. Material costs are not included in this price, but there is no VAT to add on.  After the first hour, the rate for subsequent hours/part hours drops for scheduled work unless a fixed price has been quoted beforehand. Material costs are not included in this price, but there is no VAT to add on.

Enhanced Rate.

Where work is required for an evening, weekend or bank holiday, or where it has to be scheduled at short notice, i.e. to suddenly fit in with other trades or available access, or where it necessitates in a change of my planned schedule, then pricing will be based on this hourly rate. Material costs are not included in this price, but there is no VAT to add on. This rate may also be charged per part hour for short or overrunning work.

Emergency Rate.

The emergency hourly/part hourly charge will apply whenever a quick response is required regardless of the time of day or day of week. Material costs are not included in this price, but there is no VAT to add on.

Electrical Survey Work.

See buttons on left hand side for filmed examples

• + £20.00 per circuit

• + £60.00 per Distribution Board

If you're booking an Electrical Survey (Electrical Installation Condition Report), they are priced according to the size and extent of your individual installation.  It is a large outlay, and some electricians use these reports as a "loss leader" hoping to pick up the work recommended in their own report and making the money back that way.  I always recommend a second spark to carry out remedials after I have written the report.  My reports are as descriptive as they need to be for a layman to understand the issues it identifies.  Apart from numbers tables and test results, they contain narrative,  pictures and or video.  If needs be, I can quote you the regulations where interpretation has played a role in a recommendation and where a second opinion could be sought

Fault Finding & Problem Solving.

Not everything has an obvious or, if so, then a commercially viable solution; or one that doesn't necessitate disturbance of both building fabric and decor.  But with cleverness and forethought, come hidden opportunities: old installations have been refurbished using most if not all of what was there before, when a more superficial appraisal has condemned wholesale.  I take no pleasure in condemning old wiring if there is a possibility of its being brought back into use within a safety envelope of modern protective measures.  In other words, I have something of a track record of going the extra mile to make possible canny compromises between what is ideal and what is practical for your circumstances.  For a good example of this, watch some of the series of videos on 42 Beach Road, a building which had been derelict and leaking for some years and which the last tenants had failed to keep in line with the safety environment of updated regulation.

Portable Appliance Testing.

PAT testing is charged by the hour, not by the item any more.

Accepted payment methods

Invoices are usually payable at the end of the month following your invoice date.  Invoices are routinely sent with or following any certificates, except for EICRs.  Any "snags" should have been flagged up and rectified, by which time you will have received all certification paperwork applicable to the work carried out.  Our preferred payment method is bank transfer (BACS).  Alternative payment methods are cash, cheque or cedit/debit card which can be processed on site using a portable card terminal. There are no discounts for cash, and there are no surcharges for credit/debit card payments.