Hello everyone,
We received a quote for our electrical network connection about a week ago. The total cost is approximately €6,500. Honestly, we were surprised since we had expected around €2,500. The quote includes the following items:
1) Network connection costs for: cable network connection for electricity with house connection cable 35 - 50 mm² (0.054 - 0.077 in²), house connection box NH00 3 x 50 A; about €2,000.
2) Services for: one piece extension of existing pit due to other trades, 30 m (98 feet) extension of existing house connection trench due to other trades; about €1,750.
3) Service for house entry: 120 m (394 feet) flexible protective conduit, non-buildable area; about €1,750.
Plus VAT of course, bringing the total to approximately €6,500.
Our questions now: Does this all seem reasonable? Especially with items 2 and 3, I’m not quite sure what to make of them.
Thank you.
We received a quote for our electrical network connection about a week ago. The total cost is approximately €6,500. Honestly, we were surprised since we had expected around €2,500. The quote includes the following items:
1) Network connection costs for: cable network connection for electricity with house connection cable 35 - 50 mm² (0.054 - 0.077 in²), house connection box NH00 3 x 50 A; about €2,000.
2) Services for: one piece extension of existing pit due to other trades, 30 m (98 feet) extension of existing house connection trench due to other trades; about €1,750.
3) Service for house entry: 120 m (394 feet) flexible protective conduit, non-buildable area; about €1,750.
Plus VAT of course, bringing the total to approximately €6,500.
Our questions now: Does this all seem reasonable? Especially with items 2 and 3, I’m not quite sure what to make of them.
Thank you.
H
hansi123428 Jun 2020 13:25danixf schrieb:
And Telekom/cable providers often charge a fixed standard price regardless of the distance.
You can save several thousand euros through self-performed work. Renting a mini excavator for a weekend might cost around 250€ (about $270). It’s not that difficult.Can anyone tell me when I am supposed to do the self-performed work? Does that happen during the excavation for the house?
I’m wondering if the crew digging the basement could do it, or maybe a landscaper? Or perhaps I could do it myself with a mini excavator.
Statement from our construction company:
We start once the construction access road is in place because it provides a path for excavators, excavation work, fill sand, concrete pumps, construction vehicles, and deliveries of materials like stones, roof tiles, and roof trusses to reach the site. Nothing is carried more than 60m (197 feet) from the street.
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We start once the construction access road is in place because it provides a path for excavators, excavation work, fill sand, concrete pumps, construction vehicles, and deliveries of materials like stones, roof tiles, and roof trusses to reach the site. Nothing is carried more than 60m (197 feet) from the street.
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hansi1234 schrieb:
Can someone tell me when I need to provide the labor myself? Does it happen during the excavation for the house?
I’m wondering if the crew digging the basement could do it or maybe the landscaper?! Or maybe I could do it myself with a mini excavator. It really depends on the conditions of your property. If you only have a 3m (10 feet) driveway that all construction vehicles need to use, it might not be practical.
If there’s enough space, I would call your utility provider and ask them directly. But don’t forget that the trench needs to be properly sealed afterward, which ideally shouldn’t wait until the landscaper arrives. Just one poorly placed stone could damage a pipe—or in the worst case, a cable. Although you can manage a temporary fix with a shovel at first.
If you offer the excavator operator 50€ (about $55), they’ll likely agree to dig the trench for an hour... That’s usually cheaper than having the utility company do it.
Call them first. Everything else will become clearer then.
The civil engineering contractor’s offer from the construction company was: demolition and construction road €22,000, paved walkway €30,000, rectangle 6cm (2.4 inches), 70m (230 feet) x 2.8m (9.2 feet). After the initial shock, we took care of it ourselves and proceeded with EL on the package mentioned above.
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Nida
Our pipes and conduits were installed, and the construction access road was closed when the building company started work. The trench extended up to the utility room, and the access road reached up to 2m (6.5 ft) in front of the future foundation slab. The pipes were sealed, and the electrical connection was at the temporary power supply box.
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