On the Seven Sisters clifftop
Fuse Box Replacement in Birling Gap
Birling Gap is a handful of homes on the chalk cliffs between the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head, south west of Eastbourne. If your cottage still has an old fuse box, we replace it with a modern consumer unit at a fixed price agreed from photos.
- Part P registered installers
- Fitted and certified in a day
- Surge protection as standard
- Fixed prices, no surprises
- 17+ YearsEst. 2009 in Brighton & Hove
- 6 Year GuaranteeWorkmanship, every board
- Specialist TeamDirectly employed installers
- Free QuotationSurvey or photo, no call out fee
- 2,400+Boards replaced since 2009
What we do in Birling Gap
Fuse box services for Birling Gap
RCBO Consumer Units
AFDD Consumer Units
Surge Protection
Fuse Box Relocation
Landlord Fuse Box Upgrades
EICR Testing
Transparent Pricing
Free Fixed Quotes
Our standard installationFull RCBO board with surge protection
Coastguard cottages and little else
A tiny settlement facing the Channel
Birling Gap is less a village than a cluster of buildings at a dip in the cliffs. The best known is the terrace of nineteenth century coastguard cottages standing close to the edge. Alongside them are a few other houses and the National Trust café and visitor facilities that serve walkers on the clifftop.
Older cottages like these have often been updated a bit at a time, so a board change here starts with careful testing. Every circuit is checked, the earthing arrangement confirmed and the point where the supply enters the building examined, and only then does the new board go in: dual RCD from £425, or RCBOs throughout from £625.
- Every circuit tested first
- Earthing confirmed on the day
- Dual RCD boards from £425
- Full RCBO boards from £625
Specified for Birling GapWhere the cliff keeps moving
Where the cliff keeps moving
Sensible choices on an eroding coast
The chalk at Birling Gap is retreating, and the coastguard terrace has already lost several cottages to erosion. That shapes how owners think about spending money on a building. We will not tell you what to do with your home, but we can make sure you have clear, honest information about the state of its electrics before you decide anything.
If you are weighing up how much to spend, we can start with a standalone EICR, from £175, for an honest picture of the installation. If you go straight to a new board, the same report costs £99 added to the job, and you still get the full written findings.
- No pressure, honest advice
- Standalone EICR from £175
- Clear written findings
- Board quoted only if needed
Getting to you
Reaching Birling Gap
Leaving Brighton & Hove, we follow the A259 through Seaford and across the Cuckmere at Exceat, turning off at East Dean for the road down to the cliffs. Your texted photos are what we price from, and a board that fails outright is worth a phone call, as we aim to be down at the cliffs that same day.
Birling Gap at a glance
- ParishEast Dean and Friston
- CouncilWealden District Council
- PostcodeBN20
- Nearest townEastbourne, 6.7 km to the north east
- SettingExposed clifftop, a handful of homes
How long does it take?
A new consumer unit, fitted in a day
- 01The first hour
Protect, isolate, strip out
- 02Hours two to four
Fit and terminate the new board
- 03Hour five
Test every single circuit
- 04The final hour
Energise, label, walk through
Not sure how many ways your board needs?
Text a photo of your current fuse box to 0333 360 8691 and we will tell you, with a fixed price, today.
Pricing guide
Fixed prices in Birling Gap
Dual RCD board
6 way, from£425- Ideal for 1 to 2 bed flats
- 10 way from £495
- Surge protection included
High integrity
12 way, from£575- 3 to 4 bed houses
- Critical circuits isolated
- Surge protection included
Most popular
Full RCBO board
8 way, from£625- 10 to 12 way from £695
- 14 to 16 way from £795
- Our recommendation
RCBO + AFDD
10 way, from£1,095- 14 way from £1,295
- HMOs & period terraces
- Selected circuits from £845
Surge protection retrofit £165
Relocation with a new board add £250
Standalone relocation £395
EICR with any board £99
Standalone EICR £175 to £350
No travel charge to Birling Gap. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
Birling Gap questions
Asked in Birling Gap
Still not sure?
Call for a straight answer from an installer, not a call centre.
Call 0333 360 8691An Electrical Installation Condition Report is a thorough inspection and test of the existing wiring, board and accessories. It records anything dangerous or needing improvement, using standard codes, and states whether the installation is satisfactory for continued use. Booked alone, an EICR costs between £175 and £350, the figure set by how big the property is; done with a new board it is £99.
No planning permission is needed to replace a consumer unit inside a house. The work is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations, and as we are Part P registered we notify the local authority, Wealden District Council, for you. If your building is listed, moving the board or running new cables through historic fabric is worth checking with the planning authority first.
We take it away and dispose of it responsibly, along with any old fuse carriers and offcuts. Some very old boards and fuse carriers contain asbestos, so if yours looks like one of them we will tell you before work starts and explain how it needs to be dealt with.
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Book your Birling Gap fuse box replacement
Send photos of your board, meter and where the cable comes in to 0333 360 8691. In return you receive a firm, fixed figure, with nothing added for the trip out to Birling Gap.
- Call, 8am to 8pm0333 360 8691
- CoverageBirling Gap: BN20