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It also depends if the new faceplates fit the mounting boxes! For example, if the new ones are flat plate with USBs and need 35mm boxes, but only 25mm boxes fitted!
 
Depends if all bondong is In place or would ya let go fat alan
What’s “bondong”...... I don’t know, but I think I like it!

A couple of hours labour, but stipulate that’s straight swap. Any additional work will be extra- say so on quote.
You’ll need a length of 1.5 earth wire to link the plates to the back boxes, unless drywall boxes. And have some of those 3.5 extension screws....
 
It also depends if the new faceplates fit the mounting boxes! For example, if the new ones are flat plate with USBs and need 35mm boxes, but only 25mm boxes fitted!
Yeah literally just a straight swap no usb sockets are being installed just 3 sockets 2 Spurs 1 light switch and a cooker switch.
 
It all depends, how well are the existing sockets terminated, sometimes the cores are cut ridiculously short inside the boxes then the L-N layout in the replacement sockets are configured opposite to the originals, then you get the kitchen accessories where some genius has tiled up to the edges so they're effectively grouted in. The list goes on.
 

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