ᐅ Finding a Skilled Trades Contractor for Owner-Performed Work
Created on: 30 Nov 2020 09:16
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marco72
We are currently in the planning phase for our single-family home in the south of Hamburg.
We are designing a somewhat more complex electrical installation for our house:
* KNX bus system
* DALI bus system for the lighting
* Control of the underfloor heating
* Control of the shading
* ...
The planning for the locations of switches, sockets, motion detectors, etc., as well as the routing of cables and the design of the distribution cabinet, is already quite advanced.
To save costs and out of personal interest, we want to carry out a large portion of the electrical installation ourselves. Due to my degree in electrical engineering, I feel confident handling many aspects on my own.
Since we are building with an architect, we are generally quite flexible, but I am still wondering how to best find a contractor who is open to partial DIY work?
Maybe someone here even has a recommendation for a company in our area?
We are designing a somewhat more complex electrical installation for our house:
* KNX bus system
* DALI bus system for the lighting
* Control of the underfloor heating
* Control of the shading
* ...
The planning for the locations of switches, sockets, motion detectors, etc., as well as the routing of cables and the design of the distribution cabinet, is already quite advanced.
To save costs and out of personal interest, we want to carry out a large portion of the electrical installation ourselves. Due to my degree in electrical engineering, I feel confident handling many aspects on my own.
Since we are building with an architect, we are generally quite flexible, but I am still wondering how to best find a contractor who is open to partial DIY work?
Maybe someone here even has a recommendation for a company in our area?
marco72 schrieb:
Perhaps someone here even has a recommendation for a company in our area? ypg schrieb:
Buchholzer Raum? Will there be any further information?
So this is how we did it.
All cables, pipes, nails, etc. were provided by the electrician. Installation was done by ourselves. Switchboard from Voltus. KNX components, sockets, lamps, etc. were ordered online.
Meter cabinet, heat pump connection, relocation of street lamp were handled by the electrician.
Completion report from the electrician.
Of course, the electrician didn't earn much from it, but he also had very little work.
Regards
All cables, pipes, nails, etc. were provided by the electrician. Installation was done by ourselves. Switchboard from Voltus. KNX components, sockets, lamps, etc. were ordered online.
Meter cabinet, heat pump connection, relocation of street lamp were handled by the electrician.
Completion report from the electrician.
Of course, the electrician didn't earn much from it, but he also had very little work.
Regards
Mycraft schrieb:
That’s almost hopeless then. Unless you know someone who knows someone.It’s a pity, really. You can save a lot on electrical installation. We also managed to arrange the materials ourselves. There were a wide range of offers just for that...Otherwise, our situation was/is similar to ivenh0’s.
For a proper company with several employees, these self-performed projects are completely unattractive.
I also wanted to do my own electrical work, with the meter box and inspection handled by an electrician. Every company I called declined. No interest. All of them. Well... I did get one offer: €8,000 plus VAT for a standard meter box plus inspection of my installation. Without KNX or anything similar. No, thank you.
However, using the big comparison portal on the internet for finding tradespeople was totally easy and straightforward. Meter box plus inspection of my installation for about €2,500. In the end, the tradesperson was also allowed to carry out the installation, but in hindsight I think I would have done it better as a layperson. I just lacked the time back then (a year ago) 🙁
All of them were already questionable bunglers through the portal... 😱 A world of difference compared to the well-known companies in the neighborhood.
I also wanted to do my own electrical work, with the meter box and inspection handled by an electrician. Every company I called declined. No interest. All of them. Well... I did get one offer: €8,000 plus VAT for a standard meter box plus inspection of my installation. Without KNX or anything similar. No, thank you.
However, using the big comparison portal on the internet for finding tradespeople was totally easy and straightforward. Meter box plus inspection of my installation for about €2,500. In the end, the tradesperson was also allowed to carry out the installation, but in hindsight I think I would have done it better as a layperson. I just lacked the time back then (a year ago) 🙁
All of them were already questionable bunglers through the portal... 😱 A world of difference compared to the well-known companies in the neighborhood.
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Sparfuchs772 Dec 2020 08:02Tassimat schrieb:
Meter + inspection of my installation cost about €2,500. In the end, the electrician was allowed to carry out the installation as well, but in hindsight, I think I would have done a better job myself as a non-professional. Find the mistake. You get what you pay for. Just my meter cabinet without KNX already cost more than 2,000 euros (about 2,000 USD). That leaves nothing for the electrician. It’s no surprise then that only poor-quality workers come around. Or did I misunderstand something?