What an electrician costs
Call-out rates, hourly rates and fixed prices for the jobs that come up most.
What electrical work costs in Limerick
Guide ranges for the jobs people ask about most. These are budgeting figures, not quotes. Real prices move with access, the age of the wiring and how much making good is involved, which is why anyone quoting a rewire over the phone without seeing it is guessing.
| Job | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Call-out charge | €90–€150 |
| Hourly rate | €60–€90 |
| Periodic inspection report (EICR) | €150–€300 |
| Fuse board / consumer unit upgrade | €350–€600 |
| EV charger installation | €800–€1,400 |
| Full house rewire | €5,000–€9,000 |
An SEAI grant of up to €300 is available towards a home EV charge point, which comes off the installed price. The full cost guide breaks each of these down and explains what pushes a job to the top or the bottom of its range.
Electrical jobs we can get quoted
Fuse board and consumer unit upgrades
Replacing an old rewireable or early MCB board with RCBO protection per circuit and surge protection. Usually a single day with power back the same evening. The most common job in Limerick's seventies and eighties housing.
Full and partial rewiring
Older stock around the city still carries rubber or early PVC cable. A proper job is surveyed first, fixed-priced, then phased room by room so the house stays liveable.
EV charger installation
Load assessment, board work where the supply needs it, earthing, the ESB Networks notification and the SEAI grant paperwork. The assessment matters more than the install: a house with an electric shower and an older supply may need board work before a 7kW charger can be signed off.
Fault-finding and repairs
Tripping breakers, dead sockets, flickering lights. Nuisance tripping is very often moisture getting into something external rather than an appliance fault, which is why tracing beats swapping parts.
Lighting, sockets and small works
Extra sockets, outdoor and garden lighting, attic and garage circuits, extractor fans, immersion and shower connections.
Landlord and pre-sale certification
Periodic inspection reports and Completion Certificates for rentals, sales and mortgage drawdown. Only a registered contractor can issue these.
Do you need a registered electrician in Limerick?
For most domestic work, yes, and it is a legal requirement rather than a preference. Controlled electrical works in Ireland must be carried out and certified by a Registered Electrical Contractor on the Safe Electric scheme, which is regulated by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. That covers new wiring, consumer unit replacement and a good deal of fault work.
The practical consequence is the Completion Certificate. Only a registered contractor can issue one, and it is the document your insurer, your solicitor and eventually your buyer will ask for. Work done without it tends to surface at the worst possible moment, usually during a sale.
You can check any contractor yourself on the public register at safeelectric.ie, and you should. Our guide to registration explains what counts as controlled work and what to ask for before anyone starts.
Areas we cover in County Limerick
Limerick city and across the county. Castletroy, Newcastle West, Adare, Kilmallock and Abbeyfeale have their own pages covering what the housing in each actually needs, with more towns being added.
- Newcastle West
- Castletroy
- Dooradoyle
- Raheen
- Annacotty
- Adare
- Patrickswell
- Croom
- Kilmallock
- Rathkeale
- Abbeyfeale
- Caherconlish
Guides to the jobs people search for
Written to answer the question before you ring anyone. Prices are guide figures, not quotations.
House rewiring
€5,000 to €9,000, and how to tell whether you need one or just a new board.
Fuse board upgrades
€350 to €600. The job that makes most other upgrades possible.
EV charger installation
Costs, the SEAI grant, and the supply check that decides your quote.
Inspection reports
€150 to €300. What landlords, sellers and insurers ask for.
Attic conversion electrics
Costs, alarm requirements, and why the board decides the price.
Solar panels
System costs, the grant, the VAT position and whether a battery pays.
Heat pump electrics
The supply and circuit work a heat pump needs, and what it costs.
Commercial work
Three-phase, fit-outs, emergency lighting and inspections.
Electrical emergencies
What is urgent, what can wait, and the check that saves a call-out.
Get your job quoted
Message the job, the rough location and your eircode. A photo of the fuse board answers half the questions before anyone travels, and lets you get a far tighter price without a call-out.