Maria.

I need power putting into my garage on my new pad!

How hard/expensive is this?

mackers

All depends Maria, you would need someone to look at it to know, usually isnt hard but sometimes more awkward than others and more wrecking to get the cable out. All depends, Im in Ireland so no use to you. Sure someone will help.

burnzy

i'll put piccies of a piece of string up shall i

honestly though if someone is going to do you a good price they need to have a look where is the meter/fuse board in the house and where is the garage i.e is it at the bottom of the garden next to the house down the street

Dangerous Malcolm..

If you have lighting in there then you have a power feed, so should be fairly straightforward!

Maria.

No need to be sarcastic... i genuinely havent got a clue... hence why im asking.

Moonstone Steve.

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So how far from the house is the garage hun.

Steve

burnzy

depends on what she wants and what cable has been laid into the ground to put power to the light i can quite imagine if someone had put power into it with a light they would of asked for a socket to be put in aswell

i wasn't being sarcastic maria it was an honest answer said in a funny way, with what you have said it could be any amount, where about is your fuse board and garage cos thats going to be the two main factors and people can give a "guidline" price for you, sorry if you took it wrong my humor is very dry at times, try living at my house

Maria.

The garage is slap bang next to the house


Just to the very left of this picture is the door access from the garden


And the nearest room to the garage is the kitchen!


There are lights in the garage, but i couldnt find a switch for them

Mike C

iTrader: (1)

Should be straightforward enough. I know a newly-qualified electrician in Essex looking for work, lol

Looks a tidy house by the way You certainly like your decking!

burnzy

is there a switch in the kitchen that you haven't found out what it does yet (clue)

that is if the garage is empty and it's not hiding behind something.

also where is the meter is it under the stairs or at the front of the house i'm guesisn it's a semi detached house i can't see a white box outside with your meter in, so must be inside.

Maria.

Mike.. it means i dont have to mow anything! lol. I just need to bunnyproof the garden!! I can see her now disappearing under the decking!!!

Burnzy - i flicked every switch in the kitchen, and yes the garage is empty and no couldnt find a switch!

Lee Reynolds

If you were close Maria, id come and do it FOC if you bought the gear. Im sure someone off PF is in your area and willing to help out! It really wont be that big a job

wirralphil

OFF TOPIC.

That house layout looks like number 10 Brookside Close, check under the decking.

Mike C

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Lee Reynolds

Although i fail to see how it looks like number 10 with number 3 on the bins but good one anyways

Cragrat

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have seen brand new houses with lights fitted but not connected up before


oh and when he is there connecting the power have him clip up thst coax its a disgrace

would have thought a contact in ya previous job could put you in the right direction of someone decent to do the job

Lee Reynolds

Who built it Maria? Strata or something?

Maria.

Thanks Lee! Bless ya!

Crag - i only dealt with major contractors really, so they wouldnt entertain something like this!

Maria.

Lee - i have no idea!

its about 10 years old though. i think.

wirralphil

Twattin number 3 robbed her bin

Lee Reynolds

Ah i thought it looked fairly new, was gonna suggest contacting them and asking who the electrical contractor was with there being lights in there....see what the crack was like!

Looks a nice house anyways Low maintainence rear garden...

Cragrat

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didnt you get pally with any area reps that go into branches

failing that ask your neighbours anyone they had to do work and are happy with will have a grounding on how the houses on your estate are built/wired and will have less surprises and probly cheaper in that way,just ask more than one tho

also a neighbour may know how to switch ya garage light on

Lee Reynolds

Theyre bastards round that way mate, theyve even graffitied a number 3 by the front door too! Cunts

Maria.

Thats one of the things that attracted me! its goes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back too!

i just need to figure out a way of stopping bertha getting under the decking!

Maria.

Crag - good point ill ask the neighbours!

burnzy

Hmm! strange only other thing i can think of is an outside switch next to the door to the garage somewhere, it looks quite bushy around the garage, any chance it's hidden behind something there.

just checking you did check that every switch actually did something in the kitchen, being a new house the wiring shouldn't be messed about with so it would be very unlikely that you'd have a switch that doesn't do anything, if there is you could have a breaker turned off at the fuse board that takes power the garage lights, or the bulbs have gone and thats why they seem not too work, thats all i can think of with your garage light problem atm.

i'd get someone off here that seems nice and friendly to come round and give you a quote, and work from there.

Mike C

iTrader: (1)

Looks very high maintenance compared to mine, lol!

Gardens and Gardening are a hot topic which seems to follow Maria around this week, lol

Mk1-stu

this might sound like a silly suggestion, but would it be worth getting said sparky to install a security light in the drive too ?

Lee Reynolds

Bertha? Do you sometimes think she a dream?

Mk1-stu

Gardens are a piece of piss to deal with (just don't look at ours) !

Mike C

iTrader: (1)

I agree. Completely slab the rear, knock down any walls and dig up any plants at the front, hire a digger, dig up the lawn and tarmac the front to make the drive more than twice the size.

Bish bash bosh, job done, no more gardening ever.

wirralphil

a know, cunts ain't they. for me LOL

Maria hope you get the light situation sorted.

Lee Reynolds

It could have worked

Maria.

Possibly yeah! dependant on how much they charge!

Eh? Shes very real!

Lee Reynolds

Dont you remember Bertha Maria?

Bertha, lovely Bertha,
Sometimes I think you're a dream!
And when we work out what you have to do,
You can always churn the goods out,
Always churn the goods out,
We can depend upon you!

Mike C

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That brings back memories!

Was my favourite, but you won't see it now 'cos it's "too racist"

Mk1-stu

if it suits you fella, why not!! i personally love pissing about in the garden, all the different plant scents to make my heyfever go apeshit !!

Maria.

Oh i seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

orion_crazy_carl

iTrader: (3)

hi maria, my mate is a sparkie and is local to u, hes a top bloke and wont sting u, PM me if u want his number

Maria.

Cheers! no need to pm you... just pm it to me!