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(Shabs) wrote in message . com...
I am currently in the process of building 2 small sheds in the garden.
I would like these to have an electric supply, 1 with a switch for a
lightbulb, and the other for both a lightbulb switch and an electrical
socket.

How would i go about getting a supply to these sheds from the house
permanently and not having to use an extension lead?

You will require a spare fuseway in the consumers unit and to run
whats known as a "submain" cable from the consumers unit to the 1st
new shed into a say 4 way consumer unit with a 30mA RCD and 2x 16a B
type breakers and a 6a B type breaker.
From the board in 1st shed run a submain to a 2way board in 2nd shed
thus making provision for both lighting and sockets.

The cable run from the house should be made in SWA cable which
requires some skill to fit the glands on each end as will connecting
up the submain into a spare way in the consumers unit.
Size of this cable depends on the lenght of run from the house and how
much current you will draw in both these sheds.
The SWA cable should be burred underground with warning tpae placed
over it.

If you are unsure about any of this work you will require a qualified
electrician. Although running the cable and wiring the circuits in the
sheds would be easy enough for you to carry out.

Jon.