ᐅ Electrical and Water Connections Before Construction Starts?

Hello everyone,

Our construction start is still not in sight since we haven’t found a builder yet. However, I’m wondering if it makes sense to develop the utility connections on our land now. We would like to have an outdoor electrical box for power, and we basically already know where we want to install it. That shouldn’t cause any problems, right? We would then have electricity available, and later the house and electrical box would be “simply” connected? I’m writing it like this for now, but I’m not an electrician.

Water is a bit less clear to me. Our neighbor has a small pit in their front yard where the water meter is, I think installed frost-free. Can we do the same and already have water available?

Basically, this should save construction electricity and water, aside from the actual consumption. But consumption costs should be the same, right?

I hope you can shed some light on this.
Or maybe this is a completely crazy idea of mine.

Thanks to all of you.

Hi,
this idea isn’t completely unreasonable, but that’s exactly why it won’t work...

Jokes aside:

In most cases, the utility company won’t agree to it. There are also certain safety risks because a temporary power distribution box on a construction site is much more accessible than the outlets inside your home. Also, a water meter doesn’t tolerate freezing temperatures at all. And if some prankster turns on the water tap at night and it runs for three days, that’s definitely not good either.

Best regards,

Andreas

Now in summer, I would also have the cable connection installed at the same time. Public viewing in summer definitely has its charm.

Electricity is not a problem... you can simply have a service pedestal installed in the garden about 5-6 meters (16-20 feet) away from the property boundary... other installation locations may cost extra... but check with the supplier as everyone has their own regulations regarding distance, etc.

Our pedestal was already in place before a cubic meter (35 cubic feet) of soil was moved.

Water is more challenging... because of frost protection and sealing... hardly anyone will want to cooperate on that.

Cable connection is a matter of preference... my satellite dish provides an excellent picture on the projector in the garden... and I am not tied to a provider or have to pay extra monthly fees or anything like that... except for the mandatory public broadcasting fee, of course.

andimann schrieb:
Hi,
something like that wouldn’t be entirely unreasonable, and that’s exactly why it’s not allowed...

Joking aside:

In most cases, the local utility companies won’t agree to it. There are also certain safety risks because a temporary construction power box is much more accessible than the outlets inside your house. And water meters don’t like freezing temperatures at all. Plus, if some prankster turns on the water tap at night and it runs for three days, that’s definitely not good.

Best regards,

Andreas

Well, of course, the water meter will be installed frost-free, that’s clear. But you’re right, it’s less than ideal if someone turns the tap on.
Regarding the power supply, I’m not talking about a temporary construction power box, but a proper house connection box—or whatever those white boxes are called. It’s lockable. My property is also secured, and if a thief wants to break in at night, they could do so even when the house is already built.
So it’s not about a temporary construction power box.

MarcWen schrieb:
Now in the summer, I would also have the cable connection installed right away. Public viewing during summer is quite something.

Are you saying I should watch those boring matches again?
But maybe it will get better...