Buying a house and wondering about the electricity to the garage

adidas

Hello all

I am about to get a homebuyers survey for a house I wish to buy. I'm pretty sure it will flag up the electricity supply to the garage that I noticed to be a bit precarious when I went to view.

I will be getting a professional opinion but wondered about general ballpark figures of how much something like this might cost to put right.

I'm trying to remember exactly how it looked when I viewed the property. Property built in mid-1970's. The single garage is about 4 metres from the house and has a wire coming from somewhere on the top floor. The house is 2 storey. The wiring almost looks like a flat telephone cable (about 1-2cm thick) that seems to float loosely between the house and the garage (?!) I don't think this would be safe and is likely a DIY job by past owners. There is a double socket in the garage that I think runs a tumble dryer at the moment.

I have limited experience in this area and wondered if you could help with pricing. If not, then what sort of things should I looking for to find out a quote for this sort of work?

Thanks

Owain_Moneysaver

The main expense is in trenching, so if an overhead supply is acceptable then an external cable can be run supported by catenary wire.

This would be subject to minimum height requirements of 3.5 metres over garden or 5.2 metres over driveway so a small mast/bracket might be needed to raise the garage end.

I'd expect about £700-800 all in, maybe more if in an expensive area or if ironwork has to be welded up.

adidas

Thanks for your advice. How much would something like this cost to 'make safe' as it were, i.e. stop any electricity coming to the garage? I imagine it would be a lot cheaper.....

sparkiedave

just a case of find out where it's connected in then disconnect it, shouldn't be much of a job

macman

If it's got it's own circuit from the CU, just isolate that circuit for now. Remove the fuse or trip the MCB.