Medieval High Street to Imberhorne

Fuse Box Replacement in East Grinstead

East Grinstead has one of the finest runs of timber framed buildings in the country along its High Street, then Victorian villas, interwar houses and modern estates spreading out towards Imberhorne and Felbridge. We replace fuse boards across the town with fixed prices and a full inspection on every job.

  • 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 East Grinstead

East Grinstead board replacement options

Whether you need a straightforward dual RCD board or the extra protection of RCBOs and arc fault detection, the price is agreed before we arrive. Every board includes Type 2 surge protection.

Full RCBO consumer unit with surge protection, neatly wired and labelled in a Sussex home
Our standard installationFull RCBO board with surge protection
Homes in East Grinstead

Five centuries of building on one ridge

East Grinstead's oldest homes are timber framed, many tucked behind later frontages on the High Street and in the lanes around St Swithun's Church and Sackville College. The railway brought Victorian and Edwardian villas, and the twentieth century added steady growth in every direction, from interwar semis to the estates at Imberhorne, Dunnings and Herontye. Each period left its own mark on the wiring.

Larger Victorian houses here have often been split into flats, each with its own small board squeezed into a hallway or under the stairs. Estate homes tend to have boards from the 1970s to the 1990s that are now due for an upgrade. We test every circuit, so you know where you stand.

  • Timber framed and listed buildings
  • Victorian villas and conversions
  • Interwar and post war semis
  • Imberhorne and Dunnings estate homes
  • Under stairs boards tidied and replaced
  • Full inspection on every job
Flush mounted consumer unit mid installation with RCBOs, surge protection and neatly dressed cables
C1 & C2 defects clearedPaperwork to your agent within 48 hours
Letting in East Grinstead

Commuter flats and converted villas

East Grinstead sits at the end of its own railway line into London and close to Gatwick, so it attracts commuters who rent flats in converted houses and newer blocks around the town centre. The Queen Victoria Hospital also brings staff who need homes nearby. In a converted villa, each flat may have a board of a different age, fitted whenever that unit was last refurbished.

We can replace one board or every board in a building, and test each flat separately so each tenancy has its own certificate. An EICR with any board change is £99. Where a building has a landlord supply for hallways and stair lighting, we test that too, because a failed communal light on a dark staircase is a real risk for tenants and a common gap on reports.

  • Each flat certified separately
  • Shared landlord supplies checked
  • Communal lighting circuits tested
  • EICR £99 with any board
  • Standalone EICR £175 to £350
  • Access arranged through your agent
Large distribution board being installed with cable tray and busbar, levelled and ready for termination
Specified for East GrinsteadShops with flats above
Shops with flats above

Living over the shop on the High Street

Along the High Street and London Road, many buildings combine a shop or office on the ground floor with flats above. These mixed buildings often have tangled supplies, where the residential board sits in a back corridor, cables pass through the commercial unit, and alterations have been made by different tenants over the years. In the old timber framed buildings, there is also the age and fabric of the structure itself to respect.

Before fitting a new board in a flat above a shop, we trace which supply feeds what. That way the flat is properly separated and correctly labelled, and the shop downstairs keeps trading. We can also work early or late in the day where that keeps disruption to a business to a minimum, and we explain to both parties what we found.

  • Supplies traced and labelled
  • Flat and shop circuits separated
  • Work planned around trading hours
  • Care with timber frames and old plaster
  • Routes agreed before any drilling
  • Building Control notified
Getting to you

When the power goes off in East Grinstead

If your board has tripped and will not reset, or you have noticed burning smells or a scorched fuse carrier, call us on 0333 360 8691 between 8am and 8pm. We aim to get to East Grinstead the same day where possible. In the meantime we can help you work out which circuit is causing the problem and isolate it safely.

For planned upgrades, pick a day that suits you. Most board changes take 4 to 6 hours and we confirm the time beforehand. On the day we protect floors, keep the work area tidy and talk you through the new board before we go. The certificate follows by email within 48 hours.

East Grinstead at a glance

  • PostcodesRH19, RH18
  • Typical homesTimber frames, villas, estate houses
  • CouncilMid Sussex District Council
  • Common board issueAgeing boards in converted flats
  • Earthing we seePME in town, some TT on rural edges
  • Getting to youFrom Brighton via the A23 and Mid Sussex
How long does it take?

A new consumer unit, fitted in a day

  1. 01
    The first hour

    Protect, isolate, strip out

  2. 02
    Hours two to four

    Fit and terminate the new board

  3. 03
    Hour five

    Test every single circuit

  4. 04
    The final hour

    Energise, label, walk through

Not sure how many ways your board needs?

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Pricing guide

Fixed fuse box prices in East Grinstead

The same published prices we charge everywhere in Sussex, no travel supplement. Every figure includes the board, a Type 2 surge protection device, full testing, your certificate and Part P notification.

Dual RCD board

6 way, from£425

Two RCDs each covering a bank of MCBs. The budget friendly route to full RCD protection for flats and smaller homes.

  • Ideal for 1 to 2 bed flats
  • 10 way from £495
  • Surge protection included
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High integrity

12 way, from£575

Dual RCD protection plus dedicated RCBO ways for freezers, alarms and smart home kit, so the circuits that matter never share a trip.

  • 3 to 4 bed houses
  • Critical circuits isolated
  • Surge protection included
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Most popular

Full RCBO board

8 way, from£625

One RCBO per circuit. A fault trips only that circuit, fault finding is faster and nuisance tripping all but disappears. Our recommendation.

  • 10 to 12 way from £695
  • 14 to 16 way from £795
  • Our recommendation
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RCBO + AFDD

10 way, from£1,095

RCBOs plus arc fault detection devices for the highest level of fire protection available. The right choice for HMOs and period property.

  • 14 way from £1,295
  • HMOs & period terraces
  • Selected circuits from £845
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Surge protection retrofit £165 Relocation with a new board add £250 Standalone relocation £395 EICR with any board £99 Standalone EICR £175 to £350

Full breakdown by number of ways on the pricing page.

Where we work in East Grinstead

Covering East Grinstead and nearby villages

We work right across East Grinstead and out to the villages on the edge of Ashdown Forest and the Surrey border. The same fixed prices apply wherever you live, and quotes are free by photo. Rural homes are welcome, just tell us how to find you.

Phones answered 8am to 8pm, 7 daysInstallation slots typically 3 to 5 working days out
RH19Town and surrounds

Town centre, Imberhorne, Dunnings, Herontye, Sunnyside, Baldwins Hill, Felbridge, Ashurst Wood, Sharpthorne, West Hoathly

RH18Forest edge

Forest Row, Wych Cross

East Grinstead town centre Imberhorne Dunnings Herontye Sunnyside Baldwins Hill Felbridge Ashurst Wood Forest Row Sharpthorne West Hoathly Saint Hill
East Grinstead questions

Fuse box questions from East Grinstead

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That depends on your lease or tenancy, but usually the board serving your flat belongs to the flat, while the landlord or freeholder is responsible for the main supply and any shared parts. We can look at the arrangement, trace the supply and tell you which board feeds which part of the building, which makes it much easier to agree who pays for what.

Yes. We avoid cutting into historic timbers, use existing routes where they are safe, and surface mount where that is the more sympathetic option. If your house is listed, check with Mid Sussex District Council whether any part of the planned work needs consent. We will discuss positions and routes with you before starting.

Usually, yes. Each flat is treated as its own installation, so each gets its own board, its own full test and its own Electrical Installation Certificate. We will also check any landlord supply serving the hallways and stairs. Doing them together often makes access much simpler for the tenants and the managing agent.

Arc fault detection devices are designed to spot dangerous arcing in cables, such as damage from a nail or a loose connection, before it starts a fire. They are worth considering in older homes with timber construction or wiring that has been altered many times. An RCBO and AFDD 10 way board is £1,095 and a 14 way is £1,295.

Yes. Forest Row, Ashurst Wood, Sharpthorne and the surrounding villages are all included at our normal fixed prices. Some of the more rural properties here are on overhead supplies with their own earth rods, and we test those as part of the job and tell you if the rod needs attention.

Around East Grinstead

Villages and hamlets we cover near East Grinstead

16 smaller places around East Grinstead each have their own page. Same installers, same fixed prices, no travel charge.

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Text a photo of your board to 0333 360 8691 for a free fixed price. We fit, test and certify, and notify Building Control for you.

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