
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
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.
RCBO Consumer Units
AFDD Consumer Units
Surge Protection
Fuse Box Relocation
Landlord Fuse Box Upgrades
EICR Testing
Transparent Pricing
Free Fixed Quotes

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

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

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
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
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.
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£425Two 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
High integrity
12 way, from£575Dual 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
Full RCBO board
8 way, from£625One 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
RCBO + AFDD
10 way, from£1,095RCBOs 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
Full breakdown by number of ways on the pricing page.
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.
Town centre, Imberhorne, Dunnings, Herontye, Sunnyside, Baldwins Hill, Felbridge, Ashurst Wood, Sharpthorne, West Hoathly
Forest Row, Wych Cross
Fuse box questions from East Grinstead
Call for a straight answer from an installer, not a call centre. No pressure, no hard sell.
Call 0333 360 8691That 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.
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.
- Ashurst WoodVillage
- BirchgroveHamlet
- Chelwood CommonVillage
- Chelwood GateVillage
- Colemans HatchHamlet
- Crawley DownVillage
- Forest RowVillage
- HammerwoodHamlet
- HoltyeHamlet
- Little ParrockHamlet
- Saint Hill GreenHamlet
- Selsfield CommonHamlet
- SharpthorneVillage
- Turners HillVillage
- West HoathlyVillage
- Wych CrossHamlet
Also covering towns near East Grinstead
Get an East Grinstead fuse box quote
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.
- Call, 8am to 8pm0333 360 8691
- CoverageEast Grinstead: RH19, RH18