What to do with this fuse box?

[TimC93]

I'm not expert - but tried to mockup my garage conversion. I'm going to get a sparky in to do some electrics, but ideally don't want to move the fusebox or change much if possible.

I was going to do the work first before he comes, but getting a bit stuck around the plans for studding above where the window is going to go.

I'm a DIYer but not done much internals before, but keen to learn!

[ProDave]

What is the question?

 

Picture close up of CU with flap open might answer more questions, but if it is modern enough to keep, your 2 options are make the studwork deep enough to come forward of the CU and put a door to access it, or make the studwork much less deep and make the existing CU flush mounted where it is 

 

But that all changes if it needs replacing. 

[TimC93]

Thanks that’s really helpful! What about the gas pipe? Would you just cover that?