Remember that a socket contains screwed cable joints, and so must remain accessible.
canrewireaplug - does the bookcase go all the way to the ceiling?
It is an option, but it is not an option you want to take.
I understand that.
What other options do you have that you prefer?
Have a look at the bookcase and see, also allowing for the skirting board, how far the back will be from the wall.
Have you done that yet?
Are two plugs really going to make the bookcase stand forward that much more than it would have to anyway?
It's easy to find BS1363 plugs with a body depth of less than an inch. Allowing for the fact that the bottom of the bookcase will probably be a fraction of an inch forward from the face of the existing socket because of the baseboard (and the rear of the case may well be forward of the back edges of the frame), it's probably only going to bring the case forward another half inch or so. And whether sockets or an FCU, you'll need to be able to move the bookcase to access them in the future.
Or is the existing double socket on a surface-mounted box, so it's already protruding significantly from the wall? If so, then the easiest solution might be to convert it to a flush socket, even though it will involve some cutting, chiseling, making good, etc.
OK - there are 2 ways to do this.
1) Properly.
2) Not at all.
Get an electrician to extend the circuit from the existing socket by crimping new lengths of cable on, put a socket somewhere else and replace the old socket with a blanking plate.
Could you move the bookcase to another place in the room?
You seem to have ruled out every option except getting an electrician to extend the circuit from the existing socket by crimping new lengths of cable on, put a socket somewhere else and replace the old socket with a blanking plate....I am posting here to find out what #1) is as I have no idea and hopefully I have made that clear.
Remember that a socket contains screwed cable joints, and so must remain accessible.
Remember that a socket contains screwed cable joints, and so must remain accessible.
I think this is the most important issue, that seems likes its being disregarded.
So many times people come here and ask for advice, get told the advice, and just dismiss it.
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