How To Power Your Shed Or Garden Room
10 March 2023
Category: General
If you really want to get the most out of your summerhouse, garden shed or garden building then an electricity supply is a must. A garden room with electricity means that it can be enjoyed all year round, but it also gives you many more options in terms of adapting it for different uses in the future. Let’s discover what options you have to power your garden room.
Laying electric cable in the garden
The work involved in running electricity to your shed is fairly straightforward, but you need to consider how you use the room before any kind of cabling, fixtures and fittings are installed.
- Is your summerhouse a gym?
- Do you use your summerhouse to relax and entertain?
- Would you like a garden office with electrics to give you the peace and quiet that you need to work?
If you want a summer house with electricity, consider these questions
Planning ahead of time is key to having electricity in the garden. If you want a summer house with electricity, consider these questions:
- Will you need plug sockets installed? If so, how many?
- Are you considering installing solar panels to power your shed?
- Do you need internet access ports?
- What sort of lighting do you need?
- Do you need slimline heater panels to keep it cosy and warm?
- Would Dyson Airblades be useful to keep it cool?
- If you’re planning on using your shed year-round, would air conditioning be a good idea?
- Maybe electricity isn’t the answer – would you prefer to have a log burner to heat your shed?
- Is your summerhouse/shed/contemporary garden room watertight and weatherproof?
Remember, the more electrical appliances you need in your garden room, the more work is involved in the initial installation. If you have any questions about the logistics of installing these types of appliances in our sheds, just ask our sales team who’ll be happy to help.
Summer house with electricity
Adding an electricity supply to your summerhouse opens up the possibilities of how you use it. The process is simple enough and fairly inexpensive, but it would be ideal if you have your electricity supply installation completed during the initial landscaping for your summer room. A trench will likely be required to lay the cables in from the house to the location, so it’s best to do this whilst the ‘dirty work’ is taking place and whilst you have the equipment and manpower to complete the additional work.
Choose Olympian to build your summerhouse with electricity
Adding an electricity supply to your summerhouse just opens up the possibilities of how you use it. The process is simple enough and fairly inexpensive, but it would be ideal if you could have your electricity supply installation done while the initial building of your summer room is taking place. If you are considering adding an electricity supply to a contemporary garden room that you’re purchasing from us, let us know ahead of time.
Powering garden building FAQs
Request a callbackAll electrical work must be carried out by a qualified electrician. They will run an armoured cable underground from your main electricity supply to a fuse box in your summerhouse office or garden building. If the installation is going to be a major one, you’ll need to get permission from your local authority’s building control before undertaking any work.
Yes. All electrical installations are required to have a certificate to prove they have been carried out by a professional electrician. All electrical work carried out on your summerhouse will need to comply with Part P Electrical Safety work regulation specifications.
Definitely. The same principles apply in terms of planning everything first and then getting a professional to install all your equipment, but you can definitely use solar power for garden offices, guest rooms, photography studios and anything else you can think of.
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Gary Earp
The quality of the whole building is amazing and very cost effective too. Its worth every penny for what it gives us. It was so easy to erect as it came in kit form and didn't need a builder to put it up.
We would certainly recommend Olympian from our experience with them."
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After visiting their site and talking to Nick, we decided to go with Olympian and can honestly say that the whole experience has been pretty near perfect.
On-site during the build, the team were punctual and hard-working, Ian and his team were a pleasure to have here.
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