ᐅ How many electrical outlets do you usually have? Do we need to install more?

Hello everyone,

We will soon have a meeting with the electrician (I believe initially to discuss penetrations through the precast concrete slab (?)). Nevertheless, we wanted to address the topic of electrical outlets.

According to our building specification, we have a total of about 85 outlets (give or take) for approximately 190 m² (2045 sq ft).
In the children's rooms (~15 m² / 161 sq ft), for example, there are 7 outlets (1 single, 3 double) plus one outlet for telephone (LAN) and one for TV. Is that sufficient? I think my childhood bedroom only had 3 outlets (which was not ideal).

The living room has 12 outlets (plus telephone and TV), the kitchen 10 (including appliance connections), the dining area separately another 8, the bathrooms have two double outlets, and so on.
What do you usually have plugged in the living room? TV, media player, speakers, telephone, 2 cabinets with lighting, a floor lamp, 2 laptop chargers, a phone charging, vacuum cleaner, music system… you can easily reach 12 without much effort.

How much does an additional outlet typically cost? I’ve seen a wide range from €50 to €150.

Thanks for your input,
Best regards

While I’m asking here: is one ceiling outlet enough for, for example, the children's rooms, or should there be two, or maybe an additional one on the wall?

BeHaElJa schrieb:
Hello everyone,

we will soon have a meeting with the electrician (but I think it will be about penetrations through the precast ceiling first (?)). Still, we wanted to discuss the socket outlets.

We discussed our sockets with the electrician during the shell construction before the ceiling was concreted. Then a second time upstairs. I found that very practical because he could share his experience and we didn’t have to plan everything just on a piece of paper.

BeHaElJa schrieb:
According to our building specification, we have a total of around 85 sockets (give or take) for ~190 m² (2,045 sq ft).
In the children’s rooms (~15 m² (160 sq ft)) there are, for example, 7 sockets (1 single, 3 double) plus one outlet for telephone (LAN) and one for TV. Is that okay? I think my childhood room had maybe 3 sockets (which wasn’t enough).

The living room has 12 sockets (+ telephone and TV outlets), the kitchen 10 (including appliance connections), dining room separately another 8, bathrooms have two double sockets, etc.
What do you usually have in the living room? TV, media player, speakers, telephone, 2 cabinets with lighting, a floor lamp, 2 laptop chargers, charging phone, vacuum cleaner, music system... you’re already at 12 without trying too hard.

That really depends on the layout of your rooms and your personal needs.
I can’t really say how many sockets we have in total.
We have a double socket in almost every corner of the living room. Behind the TV, we have 4 plus network and antenna outlets. Also, some near the roller blind/light switches. Then a double socket inside our sideboard where the phone will go eventually, and another double socket next to it for charging phones.
Also think about outdoor sockets with switches and outdoor lighting, plus a cable you can use later to supply power to a garden shed or similar.
In the hallway we put sockets in all important spots. We also considered where to plug in the vacuum cleaner and so on.
The children’s rooms were the trickiest. We planned two or three possible furniture arrangements because kids tend to rearrange things often. For all likely places, we installed sockets (sometimes single). Also, at potential desk and TV locations, we added network, antenna, and a triple socket.
We placed sockets generously in the utility room and basement/technical room as well, with at least one double socket in every corner.
Also important: a three-phase power connection in the garage.

BeHaElJa schrieb:
How much does an additional socket cost? I’ve seen everything between 50 and 150 €.

Nothing extra. We have a fixed price. The electrician wasn’t stingy and actually recommended adding an extra socket here and there.

BeHaElJa schrieb:
While I’m asking here: is one ceiling outlet enough for the children’s rooms, or should you have two or maybe one on the wall as well?

We only have one ceiling outlet. But that also depends on the room layout. Our children’s rooms are just simple rectangles.

Based on negative experience (we had to install splitters and de-splitters at a high cost), I can only recommend installing TV connections with two cables and outlets, so you can watch and record on a different channel at the same time.

It is also advisable to have a LAN connection next to the TV outlet (for NAS access, etc.).

Sylvia

BeHaElJa schrieb:
According to our building specification, we have a total of about 85 pieces (give or take) for approximately 190 m² (2045 ft²).

As the previous poster said: It depends on the layout – you can’t generalize.

For 195 m² (2097 ft²) of living space (plus utility areas), we planned nearly 170 power outlets... 44 LAN and 14 satellite connections. Everyone has different requirements...

May I ask what you plan to do with 44 LAN outlets?