Posted 1 day ago

Power to shed

Hi,

We live in a new build house and looking to get power to our shed which is very close to the house. We would just need one plug socket and a light. The only power supply we have is our outdoor light. Any electricians that could give any advise on how this would be done please? We will be getting a professional in to do the job just wanted to know how big of a job this was. Thank you

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7th May
To do it right you need to have a dedicated run to a distribution box. Depending on the distance involved there's probably around £100~£250 worth of parts. The biggest cost will be labour. I doubt you get a proper install done for less than £1k...
Not worth it for 1 light & power socket - what do you intend to run & will it run 24/7? Could you make do with solar/battery operated lights and an extension lead (fitted with an RCD!)
7th May
If you want to lay the wire along the ground then you could ensure its safety by digging a small trench and installing some scaffold tube to run the wire through. You won't put a spade or lawnmower blade through that, and no chance of the dog digging it up
7th May
The problem with that is you are going to end up with a permanently water logged pipe and you would still need to terminate both ends some how - best to stick with the proper parts for the job. Besides an armour cable run would probably be cheaper in both cost & labour!
7th May
Depending upon the extent of power you need in the shed, you might get away with just having one of them Jackery portable power stations in the shed instead? It may work out cheaper and has the benefit of being portable so you can use it elsewhere.

If you just want lights and something like a radio and basic tool use this should do the job nicely. But if you want to do something like run a heater or high power tools in there for hours then not so much.
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7 h, 43 m ago
Never heard of a jackery. Will look into that, thank you
7th May
The shed at our old place had been powered by plugging into a socket in the house. At the shed end was a single socket. I had single bulb on a regular plug on a doubler , so I could use my drill ,etc. Don't know when it was installed but I lived there 27 years and it was still all good. Current house electrics in the garage have the full works , consumer unit ,etc. fixed lights and 2 double sockets.
7th May
Get some armoured cable and run as a spur from one of the sockets in the house. Ideally, it would be from the board, but that depends on position.
7th May
When done it needs to be tested and checked and certificated by a qualified electrician.
17 h, 33 m ago
The power for our home office comes from a "spur" off a 32 amp feed to a hot tub. We then run a single power socket and light, in another shed, off the same feed for the office's outside lights.

All the power for the two outbuildings comes through an armoured cable which is run through PVC piping which is buried under the patio and garden path
18 h, 18 m ago
Could you drag the shed any closer to the house?
5 h, 48 m ago
I run an extension lead from the garage to our shed for music and power tools - we don't need it on 24/7
6 h, 5 m ago
I dug a trench and laid armoured cable down to shed, placed a suitable ip rated socket there and drilled in behind the washing machine, I was in a new build also, and knew who the electricians were, I got them to check each end ( think I had to use glands from the armoured cable but was 10yrs ago). Do the groundwork yourself and just get a sparky to come finish up, didnt cost much.
9 s ago
I needed power to my shed too for motorbike etc. so I had a guy come in and install armoured cable to the shed connected to the consumer unit from my house to another consumer unit in the shed.