Hi,
I've recently moved into a new house (new for me, but not a new build). The house has a garage at the end of the rear garden that I'd like to converting into an office.
The garage was built in the late 70s, it was originally supplied with 2.5mm T&E which was run underground in a metal pipe. the garage had an old wire type fuse board which I'm guessing at the time so would the house of had. This supply has been disconnected at both ends some point.
What would be the best way of supplying power to the garage/office?
The CU in the house doesn't have any spare space for connecting the supply and the CU is in a cupboard where with only a couple of centimetres of room on either side so probably couldn't fit a larger CU. Would splitting the tails with a Henley block and fitting a second smaller CU below the main CU, then running SWA to a new CU in the garage be the way to go?
The garage is about 30m-40m from the location on the CU in the house.
I'm going to be doing most of the building work myself ie bricking up the old garage door and insulation. I will be getting a electrician in to do that side of things, but was just looking for some advice on what the electrician should be doing. as with all fields their are good and bad workers, and I'm just looking for the correct information.
Thanks
I've recently moved into a new house (new for me, but not a new build). The house has a garage at the end of the rear garden that I'd like to converting into an office.
The garage was built in the late 70s, it was originally supplied with 2.5mm T&E which was run underground in a metal pipe. the garage had an old wire type fuse board which I'm guessing at the time so would the house of had. This supply has been disconnected at both ends some point.
What would be the best way of supplying power to the garage/office?
The CU in the house doesn't have any spare space for connecting the supply and the CU is in a cupboard where with only a couple of centimetres of room on either side so probably couldn't fit a larger CU. Would splitting the tails with a Henley block and fitting a second smaller CU below the main CU, then running SWA to a new CU in the garage be the way to go?
The garage is about 30m-40m from the location on the CU in the house.
I'm going to be doing most of the building work myself ie bricking up the old garage door and insulation. I will be getting a electrician in to do that side of things, but was just looking for some advice on what the electrician should be doing. as with all fields their are good and bad workers, and I'm just looking for the correct information.
Thanks