ᐅ Conduits on the Property – Any Ideas? – It’s Not Too Late Yet :)
Created on: 24 Apr 2019 13:15
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EdStark
Hello house building enthusiasts,
My civil engineer is starting the groundwork now (gravel slab for the house and garage). Since he is making the gravel slab up to the property boundary, I’m concerned it might be tight for running electrical cable to the front and back gardens. Additionally, I’m planning an irrigation system, and the water hoses will need to be routed accordingly.
Would it make sense to have the civil engineer install conduits directly, so I can later lay underground electrical cables and PE water pipes without having to dig again? I’m thinking especially about areas without topsoil cover, like the garage and driveway.
Do you have any other tips on what I could implement at this stage?
The house is built without a basement, and the garage has strip foundations without a slab.
Thank you all.
My civil engineer is starting the groundwork now (gravel slab for the house and garage). Since he is making the gravel slab up to the property boundary, I’m concerned it might be tight for running electrical cable to the front and back gardens. Additionally, I’m planning an irrigation system, and the water hoses will need to be routed accordingly.
Would it make sense to have the civil engineer install conduits directly, so I can later lay underground electrical cables and PE water pipes without having to dig again? I’m thinking especially about areas without topsoil cover, like the garage and driveway.
Do you have any other tips on what I could implement at this stage?
The house is built without a basement, and the garage has strip foundations without a slab.
Thank you all.
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hampshire24 Apr 2019 21:49Of course, it makes sense to install conduits underground beneath the garage or driveway if you know you will need electricity or water there in the future. Anything that is buried in the garden can be installed frost-resistant by yourself, though it can be hard work. We have conduits behind the boulder edges because we might want to use lighting there later. Additionally, there is a conduit on the downhill side of the driveway for running electricity for lighting in the future. For water, we decided on three outdoor taps on the house, one of which is supplied by the cistern.
Thank you for trying to explain this to me.
However, I am not satisfied with the answer when I read it, because the question concerns what the original poster has in mind.
They are thinking of cables or pipes that will be installed later from the distribution point (house) and not right now. And if they run anywhere, it is around the house, not underneath it!
So these have little to do with the work the groundworker is doing NOW and would only get in the way. They are done later, so the original poster should not worry about them at this stage. At least, that was the case for us: the electrician installed everything later—the utility connections, of course, were done by the utility company.
But I will voluntarily raise my hands and say: I don’t know it any better. It may have been simpler for us because we don’t have paved surfaces.
However, I am not satisfied with the answer when I read it, because the question concerns what the original poster has in mind.
They are thinking of cables or pipes that will be installed later from the distribution point (house) and not right now. And if they run anywhere, it is around the house, not underneath it!
So these have little to do with the work the groundworker is doing NOW and would only get in the way. They are done later, so the original poster should not worry about them at this stage. At least, that was the case for us: the electrician installed everything later—the utility connections, of course, were done by the utility company.
But I will voluntarily raise my hands and say: I don’t know it any better. It may have been simpler for us because we don’t have paved surfaces.
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hampshire24 Apr 2019 22:07If I build a garage NOW and later want to have electricity and water on the other side, it is practical and cost-effective to quickly lay a 100mm (4 inch) PVC pipe under the garage now and prepare the connection.
Of course, many things can be done later.
Of course, many things can be done later.
rick2018 schrieb:
You need to install the pipes (electricity, water, control systems) under the areas that you won’t be able to access later.
Only you know where you’ll need electrical supply or separate circuits since we don’t have any plans.
It’s important to plan the necessary conduits from the house to accessible points.
Regarding your irrigation system, you’ll have to do some digging anyway. Do you already have a detailed irrigation plan (number of zones, number and position of manifolds, number and location of sprinklers, drip and root irrigation, etc.)? How will the irrigation be supplied? Does the pump provide sufficient flow? Where will the irrigation controller be located? You’ll need to run control lines from each manifold to the controller—make sure to plan those conduits as well.
Since you’ll be loosening the soil after construction, you can also use a trenching machine to dig the trenches.
I recommend Hunter rotators with pressure-compensated bodies. Please avoid Gardena.I don’t have a detailed irrigation plan yet, just a rough idea. It will be a Hunter system. The valve box will be installed in or near the garage. The solenoid valves will be controlled via a KNX switching actuator. Water supply will come either through a water line from the utility room passing through a wall opening, across the garage floor to the valve box, or simply from the frost-proof outdoor faucet. From the valve box, lines will distribute to the front and back gardens. I have attached the floor plan. The garage is on the property boundary, so I can’t extend further north from there. That’s why I’m considering a conduit from the middle of the garage toward the front garden in the north, and another from the middle of the garage toward the garden, so I don’t have to dig up the gravel slab again.
I’m not yet sure if frost will be an issue inside the garage...
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hampshire24 Apr 2019 22:16If the dashed lines mark the property boundaries, you can save on empty conduits. Frost protection valves outside and in the garage are sufficient.
hampshire schrieb:
If the dashed lines represent the property boundaries, you can save on conduit pipes. Frost protection valves on the exterior and in the garage should be sufficient.Can you explain the reasoning behind this?
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