To provide a simple answer, the risk associated with electrical work is always present and can potentially be impactful both to your family’s well-being and your dwelling’s structural integrity. Sure, nobody says you can’t change a lightbulb all by yourself or power off your appliances from your in-house switchboard. However, tasks like changing up the wiring inside the walls, replacing power plugs, changing sockets, or investigating the principal causes of power fluctuations should be left to the professionals.