OUTBUILDING ELECTRICAL ELECTRICIAN GOLD COAST

Underground cable to a shed, cabana or carport has to go in at the right depth with mechanical protection - conduit or cable armour, depending on the run - rather than just buried straight in the ground, because a shovel through an unprotected cable a few years later is how outbuilding jobs go wrong retrospectively. We plan the route around what's likely to change later - garden beds, retaining walls, future landscaping - not just the shortest line from the house.

Whether an outbuilding gets its own sub-board or just a couple of circuits back to the main switchboard depends on how much you’re putting in it - a shed with a few power points and a light doesn’t need a sub-board, but a workshop with machinery or an outbuilding you’ll keep adding to down the track usually does. Every outdoor circuit gets RCD protection and weatherproof-rated fittings, since standard indoor gear isn’t built for the exposure.

Servicing homes across the Gold Coast, Logan and Scenic Rim. Call Bonus Electrical for a free quote.