Install outdoor light

csgohan4

£70 pounds to install a light in my backgarden. The light is 10w LED which I have provided.


This will be installed into the wall with a run through wire from a socket on the other side.


Based in Ashford, Kent

HaydenB

Sounds reasonable. Half a day of a job including sundry materials. OK, it probably wont take half a day, but its probably a minimum charge for a sparky.

brightontraveller

Not a sparks or if they are a bodger? But as the correct way of doing externals would be dedicated circuit, rcbo, rcd protection etc and cost 3 - 4 times as much many clients go with cheaper option?

Risteard

There is no requirement for outside lights fixed to the building fabric to be RCD protected. (Nor is there anything wrong with feeding it from existing lighting circuit.)

Hasbeen

csgohan4 wrote: »

£70 pounds to install a light in my backgarden. The light is 10w LED which I have provided.


This will be installed into the wall with a run through wire from a socket on the other side.


Based in Ashford, Kent

If you have a drill? buy long masonry bit, correct diameter about £9 and DIY drill wall etc push cable through fit plug, insert into socket, screw light to ext wall.
If not ask friendly neighbour to do and give case of beer

I would be doing it with fixed FCU spurred of socket to give power but if happy with sparky's way save 50-60 pounds

brightontraveller

Risteard wrote: »

There is no requirement for outside lights fixed to the building fabric to be RCD protected. (Nor is there anything wrong with feeding it from existing lighting circuit.)

There not feeding from lighting circuit ???? "wire from a socket" Also op states "installed into the wall" not fixing to it [FONT=&quot]so [/FONT][FONT=&quot]reassessed external lighting tends to be whole new ball game than you bog standard surface mounted external
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Risteard

I would take "installed into the wall" to mean fixed to the wall. Missed the bit about the socket, although it's not entirely clear what was meant.

brightontraveller

Risteard wrote: »

I would take "installed into the wall" to mean fixed to the wall. Missed the bit about the socket, although it's not entirely clear what was meant.

Yes helps to read all of what op have written and understand it before posting :rotfl:

Risteard

True, but many people refer to everything as a socket so it isn't always clear what non-technical types mean, e.g. you often see reference to "light sockets" - and they don't mean 2A or 5A socket outlets - they mean light switches.

Hasbeen

Op has not bothered to come back and clarify even though on again today at 11:28 so why bother! 8 days later?