Ball-park cost to extend power to sheds

Ball-park cost to extend power to sheds

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mikeiow

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Wednesday 26th July 2017
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We have a couple of sheds, and two external sockets with flexible conduit buried by landscaper recently to get cabling to them.

Had problems getting a quote from a sparky for the work: finally came in with quote, sounds a little high to me frown

Work is around 10m cabling one side, maybe 15m the other to sheds, with a double socket (inside the shed) & what I would expect to be half a days work.

Just to sanity check this (& I appreciate this is Part-P certified work etc): any ideas on what the cost ought to be?
(& I know this is PH & I therefore run the risk of "a tenner plus crate of beer" to "£10K" - real estimates appreciated!!)

thx!

mikeiow

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Wednesday 26th July 2017
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GR_TVR said:
I recently had a quote for just over £500 all in to run power to my shed for a socket and light. Think it was a 50/50 split labour and materials. About 30m and was to be done at the same time as some other electrical work.

What have you been quoted?
Yikes!
Half that: sounded a lot to me, clearly it isn't!
Thanks all

mikeiow

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Thursday 27th July 2017
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welshjon81 said:
LOL!
& yup, that is indeed an option

....but having spent £Xk on landscaping (where X>7 !) and had the conduit buried with this in mind, it seems churlish not to expend another £250 getting a couple of sockets to the shed/summerhouse.
What for? Well, who knows....we could charge hedge trimmer batteries there instead of in the garage, we may plug fairy lights in, one day I may get a robotic lawnmower....
Thx for the replies/ideas!