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Going up or out, no matter how big or small we do love our homes but sometimes they’re just not big enough! Whatever plans for an extension you have they are likely to need electrics of some kind be it lighting or sockets etc but Planning Electrics in an Extension is not always easy so let Tyne Electrical Services in Axminster take the shock out of it for you!
Electrics in an Extension
Planning Electrics in an Extension can’t be that hard… can it?
Well not for our fully qualified electricians at Tyne Electrical Services but it’s not as straight forward as just saying you want a ceiling light there and sockets here there and everywhere. It is crucial to plan the electrics in your extension carefully in your new space according to what that space is intended for.
For example if we are creating a new kitchen space for your home in Axminster there will be all manner of things to consider than if you were looking at a bedroom for example. In your kitchen you may need to hard wire your oven, ensure you have enough sockets for all your white goods and appliances and suitable lighting maybe recessed etc whereas your bedroom it’s likely to only need a ceiling light and a handful of wall sockets so you can watch a television and charge your phone at night. The last thing you want in your brand-new beautiful extension is to have unsightly extension leads to trip over because you didn’t plan properly.
Tyne Electrical Services electricians will also need to calculate the load your existing consumer panel can take and whether it can cope with all the additions your extension will bring safely.
We will then need to systematically create a wiring plan for you to include all electrical installations needed alongside the routing for the cables be it in walls, under floorboards or above ceilings to ensure they avoid any interference with other supplies such as pipework or beams.
Building Regulations for Electrics in an Extension
So alongside the planning permission you may have been required to seek you may also have to comply with Building Regulations. These are in place to cover the construction and extension of buildings. If faulty work is carried out and these regulations not adhered to your local authority could make you pay to have the faulty word fixed. Here at Tyne Electrical Services in Axminster we are fully aware of these regulations and will ensure your extension is safe and compliant every time. If not approved you will not be issued with a certificate of compliance there therefore will prove challenging if you ever look to put your home up for sale.
Electrical Design in an Extension
Future Proof your Planning!
As part of Planning Electrics in an extension Tyne Electrical Services would like to leave you with a final thought. Future proofing. Now by this we not only mean consider a greener approach to your electrics be that solar heating or air source heat pumps etc but ensuring you have enough sockets so that in another 5 years when maybe your children have their own iPad, mobile phones, EarPods etc that all need charging at the same time you can do so with ease and not one at a time. If in doubt as to the number you should have installed…double it!
Call Tyne Electrical Services today on Axminster 01297 807125 and let us design your and install your extensions electrics to save you blowing a fuse!