A new socket is either a faceplate or a new circuit
There is no S$55 socket price in this catalogue. A dedicated appliance circuit is S$220 to S$450 on the DB page when a new way is required. A faceplate on a sound existing point is quote on inspection. An electrician does the electrical work.
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Photo: Texas Lane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The faceplate in the photo is not a Singapore 13A socket.
How it works
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Send one photo per task on WhatsApp, with the block and whether the home is HDB, condo, or landed.
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We match each task to a published band, or we say quote on inspection.
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You confirm the scope before anyone comes. Licensed work and permit work are named, not folded into the hour.
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The fitting is repaired and tested. Parts that a row does not include stay off the invoice.
What this job actually is
Socket searches want one number. The work is two different jobs. A faceplate that is cracked on a cable that already exists, and tests sound, is maintenance. This site does not price that faceplate. Quote on inspection. A new socket that needs a new cable from the board is a dedicated circuit when it matches the DB page, S$220 to S$450, done by an EMA licensed electrician. Calling the faceplate a circuit, or the circuit a faceplate, is how both prices get misused. The photo of the outlet on this page is not a Singapore 13A socket. It is a picture of the idea. Your faceplate will be the local one.
The glass splashback page prices a diamond hole and faceplate stress relief at S$160 to S$280 so the glass is not bearing on the screws. That is a hole in glass. It is not the price of a new radial and it is not a ceramic tile. Kitchen hobs that need 20A or 32A are the induction guide, not a 13A socket with an adaptor. A warm adaptor is the thing to unplug, not to trunk.
Bathrooms and outdoor points need the right enclosure. An indoor faceplate on a wet wall is refused. A bidet seat that needs a new point is already priced with the seat at S$260 to S$480. Do not add a second socket price on top of that row. A washing machine that only needs the existing point checked is the washing-machine page. A dryer that trips the board may be the circuit conversation.
We will not bridge an RCCB so a dead socket comes alive. The device visit is S$160 to S$280 when one 30mA device is the fault. SP Group, 1800 778 8888, is the number when the whole block is dark. A private socket visit will not restore the estate. HDB and condo residents share that rule. Landed houses with a hot distributor board are the DB upgrade bands, not a new double socket.
Send a photo of the existing point, the DB schedule if you can do that without removing the cover, and what appliance must run. Do not remove the DB cover yourself. Say if the wall is tiled or glass. Chasing the cable inside an HDB wall is a permit. Surface trunking is the cable-management page and is quote on inspection. It does not turn an illegal spur into a legal circuit.
Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K), 27 Mandai Estate, #06-10 Innovation Place, Singapore 729931, invoices the permit-exempt visit. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H), on the HDB Directory of Renovation Contractors, invoices hacking, a new layout, windows that are not exempt, and the household shelter. Homey Furnishing is not a MOM-licensed employment agency and does not place helpers, nannies or caregivers.
What to do first
- Photo the point and name the appliance.
- Say whether a cable already exists.
- Do not open the DB cover.
- Use S$220 to S$450 only for a real dedicated circuit.
- Leave a plain faceplate as quote on inspection.
| What you see | Safe check | Stop |
|---|---|---|
| Cracked faceplate, same cable, same place | Quote on inspection | Not the circuit band |
| New point for a dryer or oven | DB page if it is a new circuit | S$220 to S$450 when that sentence fits |
| Glass splashback in the way | Glass hole row | S$160 to S$280 for the glass, electrician separate if the cable is new |
| Whole block is dark | SP Group | Not a socket visit |
HDB, condo and landed
Licences do not change by town. Access and the MCST do.
| Question | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | A new cable is not a handyman spur. Pre-1985 flats still need 30mA protection. | EMA rules apply in every block, including older ones. | No hourly electrical rate is published. |
| Condo | A new point may need management to know. The circuit band is unchanged. | Management may want notice. The band does not become a mall night rate. | A deposit is the MCST’s. |
| Landed | A kitchen or workshop load is sized, not doubled with an adaptor. | Outdoor points need the right enclosure. | A workshop circuit is designed, not tapped off a socket. |
How you're charged
How you're charged
These four lines are the published handyman charges. A job that already has its own band uses that band. The hour is not added on top of a band unless the written scope says so. There is no fuel surcharge.
| Charge | What it covers | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Per hour | Permit-exempt handyman time | S$45/hr |
| Minimum charge | One task on one visit | S$55 |
| Call-out | The same single-task visit. No separate trip fee | S$55 |
| Materials | Parts, unless a job row says they are included | quote on inspection |
Small, medium, and large visits
Times are planning estimates for the work itself. They are not a promise of when someone arrives.
| Size | Example tasks | Planning time |
|---|---|---|
| Small | One generic hinge, tap labour on the existing outlet, or a socket on an existing circuit | Often under an hour |
| Medium | An exposed cistern siphon, one silicone zone, or two or three small tasks on the same visit | About 1 to 3 hours |
| Large | A typical HDB bathroom regrout, a dishwasher bay, or an exposed storage-heater labour visit | Half a day or longer |
What a handyman can't do
What a handyman can't do
Permit-exempt fittings stay on the Homey Furnishing invoice. These do not:
- A new cable, a new circuit, or a consumer unit. That is an EMA licensed electrician. A socket on an existing circuit is the S$55 row. A dedicated appliance circuit stays S$220 to S$450.
- A new or relocated water point, or a hacked chase. That is a PUB licensed plumber. Tap labour on the existing outlet is S$55.
- Piped gas. That is a Licensed Gas Service Worker.
- Hacking, a new layout, or the household shelter. That is an HDB renovation permit through V On Construction Pte. Ltd. UEN 201611708H.
- A hole in a fire-rated door that the fire detail does not allow.
- Common-corridor lights, stacks, and letterbox banks. Those follow the town council on the S&CC bill, or the MCST in a condo.
Handyman vs licensed contractor
| Work | Who does it | What this site prices |
|---|---|---|
| Existing fitting, no new cable or pipe | Handyman visit | S$45/hr, or the job band |
| One small task | Handyman visit | S$55 call-out |
| New circuit or DB | EMA licensed electrician | S$220 to S$450 for a dedicated circuit, or the DB bands |
| New water point | PUB licensed plumber | quote on inspection |
| Hacking or a new layout | HDB permit, V On Construction | quote on inspection |
Ways to keep the bill smaller
Ways to keep the bill smaller
- Put several tasks on one visit. The S$55 call-out is one task. Extra permit-exempt time is S$45 an hour, not a second trip.
- Buy the part when the row is labour only. Tap labour is S$55. Toilet-bowl labour is S$168. Instant-heater labour is S$108 to S$260. Exposed storage-heater labour is S$188 to S$380.
- Send the photos first, so the reply can use a published band instead of a vague hour.
WhatsApp the photos to +65 8561 0630.
Price, or quote on inspection
A faceplate is not a rewire. A new circuit is not a faceplate.
| Scope already published | 2026 band in the repo | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated appliance circuit | S$220 to S$450 | DB box page |
| One 30mA RCCB or MCB | S$160 to S$280 | DB box page |
| Socket hole in a glass backsplash | S$160 to S$280 | Glass splashback page |
| Bidet seat plus a new bathroom power point | S$260 to S$480 | Bidet installation |
| Like-for-like faceplate | quote on inspection | No catalogue row |
Anything not in that table is quote on inspection. A second trade, when the law requires one, is named. It is not folded into a handyman hour.
WhatsApp the photos to +65 8561 0630. The reply uses a band already printed on HomeySG, or it says quote on inspection. It does not invent a third number in the chat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a new socket?
A dedicated circuit is S$220 to S$450 when the DB page’s sentence matches. A like-for-like faceplate is quote on inspection. There is no flat S$55 socket price in this catalogue.
Can a handyman add a spur?
A new cable is an EMA licensed electrician. We will not describe a handyman hour as a new circuit.
What about a socket in a glass backsplash?
The glass hole is S$160 to S$280. The circuit, if it is new, is separate.
The RCCB trips when I use the socket.
Do not bridge it. One 30mA device is S$160 to S$280 if that is the fault. If the block is dark, call SP Group on 1800 778 8888.