Garden room & outbuilding electrics in Irvine
Garden room & outbuilding electrics in Irvine for home offices, workshops, garages and sheds. We run a safe armoured supply from the house, fit the sockets and lights you need, and test and certify it.
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Garden room & outbuilding electrics for Irvine
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Running power from the house
The supply usually comes from your consumer unit through armoured cable, buried in a trench or clipped along a wall or fence. Buried cable needs to be deep enough to avoid garden tools and marked with warning tape, so anyone digging later knows it's there.
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A small board in the building
Most garden rooms and workshops have their own small consumer unit, so lighting, sockets and heating are on separate circuits with RCD protection. Depending on the earthing at the house, the outbuilding may also need its own earth rod driven into the ground.
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Sizing for heaters and tools
A home office with a heater, a workshop with power tools or a hot tub nearby all need more power than a few sockets. We size the cable for what you plan to run now and later, because upgrading a buried cable means digging it all up again.
What to expect from garden room & outbuilding electrics
We look at where the building sits, the best route for the cable and what you want to use inside it. We check your house consumer unit can supply it, then give you a free quote. If a trench is needed, we agree who digs it, as some customers prefer to do that themselves.
Once the cable is in, we fit the outbuilding's board, sockets, lighting and any outside lights, then test the supply and every circuit. You receive an Electrical Installation Certificate, and we show you where the cable runs so it isn't damaged in future.
What's included
- Cable route planned with you
- Armoured supply cable
- A small board in the building
- Sockets, lighting and heater circuits
- Earthing checked and fitted
- Electrical Installation Certificate
How it works
Call or send a message
Tell us what the problem is or what you'd like done. We aim to respond the same day.
We visit and quote
We look at the job and give you a free quote, with no obligation and no call-out charge.
Done, tested and certified
We carry out the work, test everything we've worked on and leave you the right certificate for the job.
Garden room & outbuilding electrics questions
Can I use an extension lead to power my shed in Irvine?
Not as a permanent setup. Extension leads aren't designed to be left outside, can be damaged by doors and weather, and are easy to overload. A proper armoured supply with its own protection is safer and gives you reliable power for lights, sockets and heating.
How deep does cable to a garden room in Irvine need to be?
The wiring regulations don't set one fixed depth, but cable should be buried deep enough that digging and garden tools won't reach it, often around half a metre or more, with warning tape above it. Under driveways it may need extra protection.
Can a garden office in Irvine run an electric heater?
Yes, as long as the supply is sized for it. Heaters, kettles and computers together can draw a lot of power, so we plan the cable and circuits around everything you'll use. Insulating the building well also makes it cheaper and easier to heat.
Do you wire garages and workshops around Irvine?
Yes. Detached garages and workshops often need more sockets, good lighting and sometimes supplies for heavier tools. We plan the circuits for how you'll use the space and can add outside lighting or a supply for an EV charger at the same time.
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