Garage electrics - running cable through garden

[Rob Fox]

Hi,

I have asked an electrician to install electrics in my house's garage. I'm happy with the electrical work he has proposed and quoted for, but I wanted to check his approach to running the cable to the garage.

A armoured cable will exit the house through the meter cupboard on a side wall, run down the side of the house, and then across the garden to the garage. Most of the trench will be fairly easy to dig - the problem is that there is a brick path running along the side of the house. My electrician recommends taking up the brick path and its concrete base, digging the trench, and then re-laying the path afterwards.

Is this how all electricians would approach it, or would some electricians have the equipment to tunnel under a narrow (1 metre) path?

 

[telectrix]

agree with your electrician. easiest way is as he suggests. tunneling using a mole is not only expensive, but hit and miss. you could end up supplying you neighbour's chicken farm.

 

[Wilko]

A bit of spade and jackhammer work for a 1m garden path is what I'd be doing. If you internet search on directional drilling and you'll get a flavour of what's involved to bore it.

 

[telectrix]

dig it,plant it.fill it. stamp it .job done.

 

[Octopus]

If the cable is under slabs, then out doesn't need to be deep imho

 

[dinger809]

I think he is giving you the cheapest and simplest option. It is definitely how I would do it

 

[The Ghost]

@Rob Fox I am the electrician doing the work for you. Whats the idea of checking me out on this forum? Don't you trust me???

Joke!

 

[MJPD29]

If this is true it gave me a good laugh, caught out

 

[PEG]

Personally,i would dig two 1m square holes,each side of the path,concrete in two 3.5m poles,and run the cable across a heavy-duty 1m suspension cable.

I would do this work,while the customer was out...

 

[ipf]

Personally,i would dig two 1m square holes,each side of the path,concrete in two 3.5m poles,and run the cable across a heavy-duty 1m suspension cable.

I would do this work,while the customer was out...

........with 3 core flex.

 

[PEG]

........with 3 core flex.

Of course,and let us not forget,as per 18th,the derating factor,applying the mass of a wet blackbird,every 200mm,(it's four),and the middle two are lower...

 

[ipf]

Of course,and let us not forget,as per 18th,the derating factor,applying the mass of a wet blackbird,every 200mm,(it's four),and the middle two are lower...

....or an old pair of trainers, thrown over...

 

[Dave OCD]

I'm sure you could did a small hole either side of the paving slab and beat your way through underneath.

 

[PEG]

I'm sure you could did a small hole either side of the paving slab and beat your way through underneath.

Pure "Allo Allo"...and i love it

 

[Des 56]

Just make sure your aim is good