ᐅ By when do you need to arrange temporary construction power?

Speaking of cranes. One of the suppliers told me to first check whether a crane will actually be used. This is not necessarily the case for a single-family house. I am clarifying this now.

Sometimes diesel-powered mobile cranes are used, or large telescopic forklifts with crane functions. These are much more flexible. However, you will likely need temporary construction power earlier for the vibratory plate compactor, aerial work platform, radio, angle grinder, electric kettle, and similar equipment.

Construction power supply doesn’t cost a fortune nowadays. For us, it was 3 euros per day plus the electricity consumed. There was no electrician on site anymore; the setup stayed outside during autumn. After the house was enclosed, they fed the cable through the utility duct and installed the construction power box in the laundry room.

I just don’t understand spending over 400,000 euros and then worrying about 500 to 800 euros for the construction power supply.

I find the argument difficult. If you can easily save a few hundred, you should do so. With the high construction costs, it's easy to lose sight of the value of seemingly small amounts that you might otherwise have spent on a week's vacation...

Alex85 schrieb:
I find this argument difficult. If you can save a few hundred easily, you should do it. With high construction costs, it’s easy to lose sight of the value of what might seem like small amounts—money you might otherwise have spent on a week’s vacation...

Yes, but some also lose track of what is actually necessary. In those cases, it’s often the umpteenth LAN outlet or an overpriced induction cooktop that takes priority over the temporary construction power for the builder.

ypg schrieb:
Yes, some people do lose track of what is really necessary. Often, it’s the umpteenth network outlet or an overpriced induction cooktop that stands out more than the temporary construction power for the homeowner during building.

Well, would you agree if I said that the necessity of the umpteenth network outlet and an overpriced induction cooktop (what is the benchmark for overpriced) is rather subjective, but an idle, _unused_ electrical charging station objectively wastes money?

I would start by reducing costs where it’s obvious, meaning the latter, since I gain nothing from it later. The network outlet could certainly add value, and so could the induction cooktop – even if it’s "just" the enjoyment of daily use.

But yes, I can understand your point of view and tend to side more with Alex.