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Power supply planning

In order to save costs and time, you should carefully plan the power supply of the garden house:

• Which consumers should be operated? Since laypersons almost always underestimate the power consumption, you should seek advice from an electrician.
• Should a kitchen be installed? A high-voltage connection is then often required.
• Who installs the power supply? Since insurance companies do not pay for damage caused by incorrect installation, it is advisable to consult a specialist.

How does electricity get into the garden house?

There are various options for this, which we have listed below.

solar power

If you only want to use a few consumers such as radio, lamps, a cool box or the coffee machine, this very environmentally friendly power supply is ideal. It is also suitable for garden houses that cannot be supplied by the public power grid. Depending on the variant, the panels are attached to the roof or the house wall. Other models have free-standing solar modules.

small wind turbine

It is true that these systems are rarely found in the garden because of the approximately seven meter high mast and the noise level. Far away from the power grid, in a solitary location, small wind turbines can prove to be very useful. Before construction, you must submit a simplified building application to your municipality. Since each municipality has its own regulations for these systems, inquire about this before planning.

power generator

This is probably the simplest option. The generators run on petrol or diesel and have a continuous output of 3.5 kW are equipped with a number of sockets to which you can connect the consumers directly can. However, the noise level of the devices is quite high. Also in terms of environmental friendliness, power generators unfortunately do not fare well.

Underground cable from the private house connection or a separate connection

An electrician can give you a ground wire from your home's fuse box to the garden house(€132.00 at Amazon*) place. You do not need an additional electricity meter for this, so that the costs are kept within manageable limits.

If the summer house is not on your own property and there is access to the public grid, you can apply for a new power connection. The connection fees are slightly higher and amount to around 1,500 euros depending on the region.