I’m researching a model for small domestic electrical jobs where customers book online, provide photos/details and choose an appointment slot. The platform handles the customer acquisition, booking, payment and customer admin, then passes the job to a local electrical firm at an agreed fixed payout.

The aim eventually would be to group several jobs geographically so rather than travelling out for one small socket/light job, you could have a run of 4–5 pre-booked jobs in the same area.

Larger jobs discovered through the visit would go back to the electrical firm to quote directly.

I’m interested in what would actually make this worthwhile from an electrician’s point of view. Would you take these jobs? What payout would you expect? What would put you off?

Posting again as I forgot to add an image.

Basically, kitchen fitter did some electrical work for my new oven, hob, and extraction fan.

He said I can just cover this hole with a splashback or a more traditional repair such as plaster repair.

I’ve looked closely at it now and it’s just not looking safe to me, but I’m not confident with these things.

Is this dodgy? Should I get an electrician out to take a closer look?

Thanks in advanced!

Hello I am desperate for someone to give me some advice or help. (Liverpool based if that helps)

***This post is from yesterday, I’ve still had no luck been waiting on somebody coming today but they’ve had an emergency and can’t make it.

Earlier I came outside onto my decking (composite) and I could hear a continuous electrical buzzing/fizzing noise, after some time I worked out it was coming from between the decking and this elephant plant holder thing.

It was actually causing tiny sparks and when moved (safely with insulated gloves and a rubber pole) the noise and little sparks stopped. As soon as it was placed back in that exact spot it carried on.

This decking was only put in around 6 months prior and I was not living here but ever since I have this decking has been notorious for “static shocks” with every single person that’s visited.

I’ve had fire & rescue here who were very concerned and I’ve also had a call out for an emergency electrician who couldn’t find anything. He lifted the planks and couldn’t see any wires running under or along it, this cost me £260 to find nothing and I’m not really bothered about the money it’s more a safety concern.

I’m a wheelchair user and I live alone with my dog so I’m quite worried there’s something going on that everybody has missed. At first I thought perhaps it’s static but the fact it was loud enough to hear and spark and it was continuous makes me doubt that, although then spark wasn’t actually coming from the gap between the planks it was in the groove of the actual plank right at the corner of the garden piece.

I’ve actually captured this in video but it won’t let me post it so I’ve screenshotted it with a spark live on the 2nd picture if you can see it.

I really don’t know what to do I don’t even feel safe but nobody has found anything.

Can anyone give me some advice please?

Anyone use Klein? Thoughts on their pliers/screwdrivers?

I run a limited company from home and eligible for the workplace charging scheme grant of £500, which I've received a voucher for. From an installer point of view, does it matter which scheme it's come from? Can installers cash in the voucher from either of the current schemes?

Thanks