If nothing else, negotiating with the intervening owners would cost a packet. In my area, to put a power cable across a short piece of someone's land, they're likely to start with a minimum expectation of £5k and possibly go up from there if it was more than a few yards.

My suggestion, for lights, is solar panels on the roof charging a battery. For very limited 240v supply, solar panels charging a 12v battery & a small 12v to 240v inverter.

Beyond that, forget it would be my advice.

Regards

Richard.

You omitted to mention details of where the owner resides. (You mention 'owners' and not 'renters&#39. Simplest might be to power it from another property and fit a power usage meter? Maybe the full details/story would help?

Or have the electricity charge combined into the rent if the owner lives on the or the same property as the garage .

Still going to cost you to get a sparky to wire it up thought .

It also depends on what you need there – just some lights ? Light and basic power ? 3ph power?

If it is just lights for occasional usage a cheap 4 stroke generator is what i would use .

Ian

Before you do anything check the terms of your rental, Used to have a garage to store a car and were not allowed to work on it eg its a garage not a workshop.

Sods law says that if you wire it all up then another neighbour will complain about noise/use and you will have to rip it out which may be why it was ripped out before

Edited By JasonB on 26/06/2017 14:46:56

if the neighbouring garage has power ask if he would attach a coin operated slot meter(they are fairly cheap to buy) in some external wiring box – he has keys to slot meter, both of you have keys to external box – that way he doesn’t have to trust that you will pay him – he can set the rate to cover any overheads/inconvenience etc – then get a sparkie to wire up a small distribution box and a few sockets for you – 2kW as a drop off a 13A spur/ring should be easy, 6kW probably depends on what feed he has to garage but suspect you might be pushing too much here.

Hi Rainbows, your cheapest option may well be a generator, maybe something like this **LINK** doesn't say what noise level is, but at least it is diesel, so will be less of a fire risk hazard which, you may get issues with insurance etc. with having a petrol one.

As has been said, laying in a new cable and all that goes with it, will be very expensive and you can retrieve some money if you decide to move on or don't require it any longer.

Regards Nick.

P.S. Should have mentioned that I was thinking of the KC6, which is the blue canopied one. 

Edited By Nicholas Farr on 26/06/2017 18:10:19

For what you want you can get away with 6mm/2 3core swa/pvc. That gives a 4.7% voltage drop at 65mtrs clipped direct or buried. Fitted in free air should be similar to clipped direct. Not vastly expensive if you fit the run yourself and are not living on pensions, it should cost about £2.80/mtr and £4.00 per gland pack. Nathan.

Forget the welder is my advice. Btw, what do you call 'big'? Modern rotating field generators don't like welders.

'Small' – again too subjective. Would 2kW cover your needs? Clarke Power would be my last choice for a generator, I think. Is your current generator 2.8kW or 2.8kVA? Maximum, continuous or peak? Machines with VFDs are likely a better bet than hard start motors

I would be considering a Honda inverter generator – a quality product which only makes the power you need, so not so noisy all the time, and light enough to take home – yes, a genny is a nickable item! Do think security while you are at it.

They are also 'stackable' so power could be doubled at a future date.

A mains connection is the obvious simple, and probably best, route, but paying for a meter connection might be a downer. Some DNO's will supply with no daily charge but the unit rates tend to be high. With houses all around at least you have a choice of 'wire slingers'?

I think you should check this out FIRST.

Part P applies to electrical installations located in outbuildings such as detached garages, sheds and greenhouses. Notifiable to Local Planning.

My workshop is about 100 yards from my house, and the cost of installing mains power is beyond my means. Power comes from a 6 kw Honda-powered petrol generator. The system works well, but is expensive on fuel. I've never dared work out the economics of it, except to know that I have, on occasions, got through a 5 litre can in a day. I am not qualified to advise on electricity, but if you do take this route, then I'd say get the biggest generator you can afford, and go for something powered by a Honda engine. I've no association with Honda, but experience tells me they start easily on cold, damp days and, touch wood, seem to be super-reliable.