Electrical

How high off the floor should of plug sockets be? Are there height restrictions for light switches?

Anonymous user 14/03/2024 - 2.33 PM

I've got an electrician lined up to fit extra plug sockets in some of the rooms in my house (1930s terraced). He is insisting that due to the latest building regulations, these will need to be a certain height off the floor. All the other plug sockets, of which there are quite a few throughout the house, are about an inch above the skirting board. Surely it will look daft to have some mid way up the wall and others low down?! He hasn't implied that everything will need to be changed just the new ones. We have an extension in the property but this was built in the 1990s by the previous owners. We are not adding new rooms or anything like that. We will be replacing the fuse box so that it is in line with today's standards and we may be doing a bit of rewiring these where wires have been patched plus fixing some sockets that do not work. Has the electrician got his facts straight or does the ruling only apply to new builds? If anyone can clarify and/or send me a link to the regulation stating this, I would much appreciate it. He says we may not get a certificate if we don't comply with the regulations. He has also mentioned that light switches need to be at a certain height or distance from the ceiling. If anyone can let me know what the rules are on this, I would much appreciate it. Many thanks --- "THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLIES, REALLY HELPFUL*