
Garden & outdoor electrics
Garden lighting, weatherproof sockets, power to sheds, summer houses and garden offices, hot tub supplies — designed, installed and certified to BS 7671.




Summer books up fast
From a single outdoor socket to a fully wired garden office, we run armoured cable properly, protect every circuit, and finish it neatly.
What we install

Path, wall and feature lighting on proper outdoor circuits.

IP-rated outdoor sockets where you actually need them.

Full power, light and data to a garden building.

Dedicated, protected supplies for hot tubs and pumps.

Weatherproof & neat
Outdoor electrics take the weather. We use the right cable, glands and enclosures so it keeps working through every Somerset winter.
See garden projects →FAQ
Yes — we run armoured cable from your board to the building and fit sockets, lighting, heating and data as needed, all tested and certified.
Outdoor sockets must be IP-rated and RCD protected. We fit weatherproof units on the correct protection as standard.
We install dedicated, RCD-protected supplies sized for your hot tub, sited safely to the manufacturer’s requirements.
Plug-in garden lights are fine to DIY, but fixed outdoor work that needs a new circuit — such as a supply to a shed or summer house — is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations, and all fixed outdoor wiring must be installed and certified to BS 7671 by a competent person. We design, install, test and certify the work and notify Building Control, so you get a compliant installation with RCD protection and the correct IP-rated equipment.
Yes. We run a buried steel-wire-armoured (SWA) submain from the house to a small consumer unit or sub-board in the building, giving you sockets, lighting and heating. Cable depth, RCD protection and earthing all follow BS 7671. See our sheds & summer houses page for detail.
Yes — all outdoor socket-outlets and fixed lighting need 30mA RCD protection, and the equipment must be correctly IP-rated: IP44 minimum under cover, IP65 minimum for anything fully exposed to the weather. Buried cable must be SWA at the correct depth. We don't fit cheap import floodlights — the seals fail and the units fill with water.
Summer is our busiest season for garden work, so it books up quickly. Get your survey booked early and we'll confirm a firm start date with your written quote — we don't over-promise dates we can't hit.
Every job is priced to its own scope after a survey, with VAT at 20% shown separately. The price depends on the length of the cable run, the ground the cable has to go through and the fittings or equipment you choose. You get a fixed written quote before any work starts — no day rates, no open-ended bills.
More from DS
Summer 2026
Longer evenings, hot tubs running, the summer house finally getting used. We power the lot — lighting, sockets, sheds, spas and garden rooms — properly, with RCD protection, IP-rated kit and full certification. Summer books up fast, so get your survey in early and we'll give you a firm date with the quote.
Low-voltage 12V SELV and mains SWA, IP-rated floods, path & feature lights and Philips Hue Outdoor.
→Weatherproof IP-rated sockets, RCD protection, buried SWA spurs for the patio, greenhouse and garden.
→Armoured submain to a garden sub-board, sockets, lighting and heating in your shed, summer house or garden room.
→Dedicated weatherproof supply, isolator and RCD protection sized to your tub, installed and certified.
→Fully powered, heated and networked garden offices — submain, sub-board, data and lighting.
→Detached garage and outbuilding submains, sub-boards, lighting, sockets and EV charging.
→7kW chargers on a dedicated circuit with Type A RCBO protection.
→Hikvision IP CCTV and PIR security lighting, often wired alongside garden power in one visit.
→What customers say
“I had a brilliant experience using Dan for a full revamp of the electrics ready for the new kitchen. It was a large project and he explained things clearly and gave me options.”
“Dan and his team did a fantastic job upgrading everything in my flat. Professional, tidy, and excellent quality work throughout.”
“Dan arrived on time, completed the job in a professional and speedy way. There was no mess to clean up. I would highly recommend.”
Get a quote
Lighting, sockets, a garden room or a hot tub supply — tell us the plan.
DS Electrical Installations (SW) Ltd will call you back to talk through the job.