ᐅ Main utility connection box installed before interior plastering in the utility room
Created on: 30 Jul 2020 22:51
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DerGuteTon
Hello,
Working with the utility providers here has proven to be somewhat challenging. At first, it was slow with long waiting times and a lot of follow-up calls, then mostly quick, straightforward, and solution-oriented. I feel torn about it. However, the following problem has now arisen:
The regional network operator hastily and overenthusiastically moved the scheduled installation of the house connection box including the telecom mounting plate from the property boundary into the utility room. In principle, I’m glad it happened so quickly, but unfortunately a bit too quickly: the interior plaster is expected only by mid to late next week.
The wall where this is installed is an interior wall made of Poroton blocks. Behind it is the kitchen and the combined kitchen/dining/living area.
Do you see any issues besides aesthetic concerns with having it installed directly on this wall, considering the plasterer will have to work all around it?
Working with the utility providers here has proven to be somewhat challenging. At first, it was slow with long waiting times and a lot of follow-up calls, then mostly quick, straightforward, and solution-oriented. I feel torn about it. However, the following problem has now arisen:
The regional network operator hastily and overenthusiastically moved the scheduled installation of the house connection box including the telecom mounting plate from the property boundary into the utility room. In principle, I’m glad it happened so quickly, but unfortunately a bit too quickly: the interior plaster is expected only by mid to late next week.
The wall where this is installed is an interior wall made of Poroton blocks. Behind it is the kitchen and the combined kitchen/dining/living area.
Do you see any issues besides aesthetic concerns with having it installed directly on this wall, considering the plasterer will have to work all around it?
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DerGuteTon31 Jul 2020 10:18danixf schrieb:
This is the problem when utility providers work with sub-sub-subcontractors. There won’t be any further issues, but even just for aesthetic reasons, it’s worth making a call. You can relocate the telecom connection yourself without any risk. However, as a non-professional, you should stay away from the electrical connection. It definitely was the subcontractor of the subcontractor – and even they eventually brought another company in for the civil engineering work outside the building. That’s as much as I could find out.
Regardless of how much I still sort out with the utility provider: Should a personal electrician, who is scheduled to handle the house wiring next week, be able to temporarily disconnect the electrical connection from the wall? They will be working in the same week as the interior plasterer, and there is communication between both. The idea was that the electrician would remove the panel to make it easier for the plasterer and then reinstall it afterward.
For us, the water and electrical main connections (also in Saxony-Anhalt) were installed before the plastering (we took over the house at a later construction stage). Our electrician later relocated the main electrical connection. We installed a drywall partition in front of it because the connection box was designed as an in-wall version. Therefore, it was not an issue visually for us.
DerGuteTon schrieb:
Should an electrician who is scheduled to carry out the house wiring next week be able to temporarily disconnect the power connection from the wall? He will be working in the same week as the plasterer, and there is communication between them. The idea was that the electrician would disconnect the panel to make it easier for the plasterer and then reinstall it afterwards. Yes, nothing will happen if someone experienced does it. He might have to install the meter anyway at the end. Just push it away from the wall as much as needed and ideally build a temporary bracket to hold everything securely. He will know what to do.
That said, Vicky_Pedia is right—technically, the utility provider should handle this.
Hello
it didn’t go perfectly, but it’s not a disaster either.
Unscrew all the screws holding the boxes to the wall. Let the plasterer do his work and then screw the boxes back onto the wall. With some skill and planning, you can reuse the same anchors.
So, I don’t see this as a serious problem.
Steven
it didn’t go perfectly, but it’s not a disaster either.
Unscrew all the screws holding the boxes to the wall. Let the plasterer do his work and then screw the boxes back onto the wall. With some skill and planning, you can reuse the same anchors.
So, I don’t see this as a serious problem.
Steven
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