ᐅ Have the sewer connection from the house carried out by a civil engineering contractor?

ONeill schrieb:

Marc: The water utility provided a rough estimate of 2,000 euros. I mentioned that the distance to the house is about 7 meters (23 feet).

My water supplier quoted us 8,000 euros. I’m still hoping that was a mistake.

Exactly 4500 euros for water, electricity, and telecommunications.

MarcWen schrieb:
My water supplier quoted us 8,000 euros. I still hope this was a mistake.

OMG, that price would be harsh.
I also hope it was a mistake.

8,000 just for water?

I thought Velbert was already extremely expensive.

Water was charged as a flat fee plus an amount per meter of pipe length, as well as a construction cost surcharge(?) depending on the length of the street frontage, totaling just over 3,000€.

Electricity was a flat fee of just under 2,000€.

T21150 schrieb:
OMG, that price would be harsh.
I also hope it was a mistake.

Only for water 8,000 liters (2,113 gallons)?

I already thought Velbert was extremely expensive.

Yes, just for water... I assume the main part is the construction cost surcharge, which includes apartment units with a 10% surcharge and the land area.

MarcWen schrieb:
Yes, only for water... I assume the connection fee makes up the largest part, as the housing units are considered with a 10% surcharge along with the plot area.

Steep prices.

Civil engineering.
Foundation.
Access road.
Drainage.

Critical cost items in every house construction. I know them all too well.

The deviations from our construction cost forecast were significant here. I had many sleepless nights and had to cut many things later on. When the municipal utilities quoted me the price back then, I thought I’d jump out the window. 5000, over budget... just a few days earlier, another item related to BSFM cost 10,000 in 3 days—simply gone. And the entire inspection shaft and tapping work cost another 5,000. That’s why I have a poor garden and no carport for our cars. We’re still alive.

But that’s how building is. Exciting, and it always turns out differently than you think.