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Electrical Wall Sockets - Heights

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.41 PM

I hope someone will be able to shed some light on this question. My mother has just bought a Victorian terrace house built just over 110 years ago. Currently the properties power sockets are halfway up the wall and not flush to the wall surface. We would like to have the sockets moved to just above the skirting board (normal location) and flush to the wall surface. An electrician has told us that due to new regulations we would not be able to lower the sockets. Is this true? The house is for private use and there will be no disabled residents.

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4 Answers

kevin cassidy building contractors

Rating: 5 out of 5
Accrington
The regs the electrician is referring to relate specifically to new build so do not apply to Victorian property's. You can ask your electrician to revise his answer or if he wont can seek another electrician to do the works for you.
Answered1 August 2016
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Electrical Safety Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Dereham
The electrician is talking nonsense! The minimum mounting height in older dwellings (i.e. not brand new builds) is 150mm. Provided that they are out of the impact zone at skirting level they will comply with BS7671:2008. Sounds like he does not want to do the job!
Answered3 August 2016
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DEACON ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Rating: 5 out of 5
Grimsby
That Electrician is spouting a load of nonsense. Find someone else who has a grasp of what he is actually talking about. He probably used the regs as an excuse as he is not really interested in the job in the first place.
Answered1 August 2016
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Anonymous user

As above the height regs are related to new builds and can be mounted at any reasonable height. Regards Kelvin Partridge Iconnect Electrical Solutions Ltd
Answered1 August 2016
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