What should an electrician cost?

A ballpark for common electrical jobs from published Canberra prices: per point, per job, or by the hour when it's a fault.

1Points and fittings

Priced per point, supplied and installed.

New power points0

Power points swapped for USB ones0

LED downlights0

Ceiling fans0

Outdoor lights0

Smoke alarms0

Safety switches (RCDs)0

Rooms to rewire0

3Something else?

Fault finding and odd jobs are charged by the hour once they've seen it.

Hours of work0

It's an emergency, after hours

Standing by

$— – $—

Licensed work

Check their licence

In the ACT, all electrical wiring work has to be done by a licensed electrician, who must test it and give you a Certificate of Electrical Safety. Ask for their licence number, then look them up on Access Canberra's public register. It shows expired, suspended and cancelled licences, and any disciplinary action.

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