ᐅ Electrical Installation During the Shell Construction Phase

Hello everyone,
I need to finalize the electrical planning for my new apartment construction soon. I have already incorporated many great ideas from the forum, such as bedside lamps that can be switched from the door. Thanks for that.
Now I would like to ask the experts here if they know of any other useful tips. Sometimes a small effort during the rough construction phase can have a big impact, or you only realize after completion what could have been done better or differently.

Basically, the following is planned for our 4-room ground-floor apartment:

• Power outlet in each room below the light switch
• Double power outlets in all corners of the living and bedrooms
• Sixfold power outlets where the TV will be mounted on the wall, plus empty conduit for the wall-mounted TV
• In the living room, two outlets near the entrance will be switchable for lamps (or Christmas lights)
• The same setup in the bedroom for the bedside lamps
• In the bathroom: double outlet by the mirror and in a corner where bathroom furniture will be placed, as well as under the heater and power supply to the toilet to prepare for a shower toilet
• Double outlet on the terrace and a power cable to the back of the garden (where a garden shed will be built eventually) – all switchable from inside
• Outdoor power above the terrace door in case a retractable awning is installed there
• Network cables laid in a star topology to each bedroom and the TV corner, running to the router in the storage room
• Obviously, plenty of power outlets in the kitchen
• Roller shutter switches by each window and one central switch in the hallway for all
• TV connections in each bedroom and the living room
• Telephone and internet connection point in the storage room

Do you have any additional ideas?
Best regards

Are you first-time buyers of a condominium that is still under construction?

You can hardly install too many empty conduits in a house.

The trend towards "smart" living will continue to grow. It is also important (especially when owning property, meaning you plan to stay there for decades) to imagine the rooms being used differently. For example, children grow up and bedrooms or children’s rooms are swapped, or the sofa is moved from the shorter to the longer side, and the TV is positioned differently as well.

Personally, I am also a fan of having speaker cables installed inside the walls.

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I wouldn’t install switchable sockets anymore nowadays with options like Philips Hue, wireless outlets, and similar technology... The idea of having 6 sockets by the TV also seems a bit excessive; power strips with a switch are often a better solution here and can easily be hidden in the cabinet.

First occupancy, exactly.
Empty conduits – what for and where to?
Philips Hue is nice, but I prefer being able to switch the lights the usual way with a wall switch, rather than dealing with remotes or apps. Is there a good solution for that?

Hendrik007 schrieb:

Empty conduits – what for and where?

Empty conduits between all junction boxes and as a bypass alongside all current cable runs, for anything you might want to supply or control in the next decade that you haven’t even considered today.

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11ant schrieb:
Empty conduits between all junction boxes

In principle, a good idea, but that seems a bit excessive and especially too expensive to me. Am I not reasonably safe enough with good network cables? Ultimately, most devices at our home already connect to the network wirelessly...