04-22-2009, 06:42 PM
Galen,
If you plan to use power tools in the garage, hiring an electrician is a great idea. The typical garage has one light fixture and a couple of plugs. Your lighting will be on a 15 amp circuit and the plugs on a 20 amp. I put in 100 amp service to the house and a 50 amp sub panel to the garage. Then we bought a spa for the back yards and I had to boost the main panel up to 200 amp service. I still have the 50 amp sub panel in the garage.
If you plan to use power tools in the garage, hiring an electrician is a great idea. The typical garage has one light fixture and a couple of plugs. Your lighting will be on a 15 amp circuit and the plugs on a 20 amp. I put in 100 amp service to the house and a 50 amp sub panel to the garage. Then we bought a spa for the back yards and I had to boost the main panel up to 200 amp service. I still have the 50 amp sub panel in the garage.