Hello forum community,
I’m feeling a bit taken advantage of at the moment. First, the building authority in Brandenburg increased the fees for building permits by 40%, then the utility company requires the construction power supply to be installed only with a prior meter cabinet, and now there’s the next issue. During the construction start meeting, the topic of gas- and watertight building penetrations came up. These are required for electricity and now also for telecom. I still need to clarify the requirement for water. The single-service building penetration is supposed to cost 500€ (about 540 USD). Multi-service penetrations cost even more, but then it gets cheaper per service.
I’m really frustrated right now because building a house is already expensive enough. This topic seems like a money-making scheme for the providers of these building penetrations. My question is: just out of interest, where does this requirement actually come from? How do you see the cost situation? Is this the responsibility of the general contractor or the homeowner? The general contractor might argue that the telecom connection can be installed externally on the house wall or that the meter cabinet for electricity can remain in place, so perhaps the building penetration isn’t needed. I don’t want to start a dispute about costs right at the beginning, but it annoys me that I carefully calculated all additional costs and yet another extra charge emerges due to the latest regulations.
Best regards, Redsonic
I’m feeling a bit taken advantage of at the moment. First, the building authority in Brandenburg increased the fees for building permits by 40%, then the utility company requires the construction power supply to be installed only with a prior meter cabinet, and now there’s the next issue. During the construction start meeting, the topic of gas- and watertight building penetrations came up. These are required for electricity and now also for telecom. I still need to clarify the requirement for water. The single-service building penetration is supposed to cost 500€ (about 540 USD). Multi-service penetrations cost even more, but then it gets cheaper per service.
I’m really frustrated right now because building a house is already expensive enough. This topic seems like a money-making scheme for the providers of these building penetrations. My question is: just out of interest, where does this requirement actually come from? How do you see the cost situation? Is this the responsibility of the general contractor or the homeowner? The general contractor might argue that the telecom connection can be installed externally on the house wall or that the meter cabinet for electricity can remain in place, so perhaps the building penetration isn’t needed. I don’t want to start a dispute about costs right at the beginning, but it annoys me that I carefully calculated all additional costs and yet another extra charge emerges due to the latest regulations.
Best regards, Redsonic
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HilfeHilfe6 Jan 2017 12:52What was agreed with the general contractor regarding the additional costs?
Unfortunately, this is a typical example of what happens when the budget is calculated too tightly to cover such expenses. Also, you should avoid choosing the cheapest general contractor.
Unfortunately, this is a typical example of what happens when the budget is calculated too tightly to cover such expenses. Also, you should avoid choosing the cheapest general contractor.
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Username_wahl6 Jan 2017 14:17Is a multi-utility entry not standard by now?
Passivhaus schrieb:
Is multi-utility conduit installation not standard by now? In our area, the municipal utilities prohibited it again a few years ago, apparently due to negative experiences (probably related to coordination effort). I have also heard this from homeowners in neighboring communities.
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