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Got a few question out of interest please.
I have a detached garage about 10 metres from the house. There is an electric supply which is beneath the ground and I remember that there was a duct in place for this purpose as the house/garage was being built.
I was never entirely happy that the cable came out of the ground and through the wall of the garage, looked a bit scruffy. My nose got the better of me and I decided to see if the finish of the duct was anywhere near as I would have prefered it to have come up through the garage floor, as it does in the main house. I was surprised to see that the cable is only about 4 inches under the ground and leads to the end of the duct about 2metres away, the end of the duct is only about 8 inches under ground.
I have no idea how far underground it is actually buried on route to the house.
Q1 Is this something that should be of concern?
I will be getting an electrician in as I need an electric supply to my log cabin which is very close to the end of the duct and was hoping that once I had found this he would be able to create a junction at that point for the cabin supply; I don't know if that's doable.
Q2 Given that the cable is only about 8 inches below the surface is an electrician liable not to engage in this work?
I have a detached garage about 10 metres from the house. There is an electric supply which is beneath the ground and I remember that there was a duct in place for this purpose as the house/garage was being built.
I was never entirely happy that the cable came out of the ground and through the wall of the garage, looked a bit scruffy. My nose got the better of me and I decided to see if the finish of the duct was anywhere near as I would have prefered it to have come up through the garage floor, as it does in the main house. I was surprised to see that the cable is only about 4 inches under the ground and leads to the end of the duct about 2metres away, the end of the duct is only about 8 inches under ground.
I have no idea how far underground it is actually buried on route to the house.
Q1 Is this something that should be of concern?
I will be getting an electrician in as I need an electric supply to my log cabin which is very close to the end of the duct and was hoping that once I had found this he would be able to create a junction at that point for the cabin supply; I don't know if that's doable.
Q2 Given that the cable is only about 8 inches below the surface is an electrician liable not to engage in this work?