Fuse board and consumer unit upgrades in Sutton Coldfield. Old and first-generation boards replaced with a modern board, protection on every circuit, certificated.
A great many Sutton Coldfield houses are running on a board that was modern once. In the semis around Boldmere, Wylde Green and New Oscott the original fuse boxes have mostly gone, but what replaced them is often an early consumer unit with one protective device covering half the house. When something trips, the whole downstairs goes dark with it.
A modern board puts protection on each circuit individually, so a fault on the kitchen sockets trips the kitchen sockets and nothing else. It also brings the protection against electric shock and fire that current regulations expect, which older boards simply do not have.
A board change is also the best time to find out what is behind it. Before the new board goes in, every circuit is tested, and if one of them has a problem, a damaged cable, a missing earth, or an old section that has deteriorated, it has to be put right before the board can be certificated. We tell you about that before we start, not halfway through.
In the larger extended houses around Four Oaks and Little Sutton, a board upgrade is often the moment to tidy up years of additions, with circuits properly labelled and spare capacity left for a charger or a garden room later.
The job is usually a single day, the power is off for part of it, and the certificate is emailed the same week. A photo of the fuse board with the cover on, and a line about what you want doing, is enough to give you a sensible idea of the job before anyone visits.
One fault trips one circuit, not half the house.
Problems found and explained before the new board goes in.
Every circuit named, so you know which switch is which.
Spare ways left for a charger, a garden room or an extension.
Fitted where the regulations call for it.
The same week, ready for your records or a future sale.
Send a photo or a quick video of the room on WhatsApp, or get a free fixed quote — no obligation, and we’ll tell you straight what it needs.
Old fuse wire, a board with no residual current protection, or one device that trips half the house are the usual signs. A photo on WhatsApp is enough for a first view.
Usually one day, with the power off for part of it.
We explain it and price it before starting. Some faults must be fixed before a board can be certificated.
Usually not. Most houses need a board and a test, and the test shows whether the cable is sound.
Yes, and it is worth doing at the same time.
Yes. See the Boldmere board page for the semis there.