ᐅ No Quote for Electrical Work – Does Construction Need to Be Halted?
Created on: 17 Sep 2018 10:49
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ivenh0
Hello everyone,
We are building with an architect using separate contracts and have just started the structural shell phase. Unfortunately, we are already facing a dilemma. So far, we have received multiple quotes for all trades except for electrical work. Since we have no time pressure regarding moving in, this wasn't a big issue for us, as we planned to leave the shell, including windows, to dry for four weeks. However, our architect now says this won’t really work because some electrical conduits need to be cast into the concrete ceiling. Since the electrician is missing, this would mean stopping the entire structural shell work.
Questions:
- I assumed that electrical cables would be laid on top of the concrete slabs below the screed. Do some conduits really have to be embedded in the concrete ceiling, or are there alternatives?
- Does anyone have experience with nationwide electrical contractors? Are there companies that would travel several kilometers for a single-family home project?
Do you have any advice on how we can best resolve this situation?
Thanks in advance
We are building with an architect using separate contracts and have just started the structural shell phase. Unfortunately, we are already facing a dilemma. So far, we have received multiple quotes for all trades except for electrical work. Since we have no time pressure regarding moving in, this wasn't a big issue for us, as we planned to leave the shell, including windows, to dry for four weeks. However, our architect now says this won’t really work because some electrical conduits need to be cast into the concrete ceiling. Since the electrician is missing, this would mean stopping the entire structural shell work.
Questions:
- I assumed that electrical cables would be laid on top of the concrete slabs below the screed. Do some conduits really have to be embedded in the concrete ceiling, or are there alternatives?
- Does anyone have experience with nationwide electrical contractors? Are there companies that would travel several kilometers for a single-family home project?
Do you have any advice on how we can best resolve this situation?
Thanks in advance
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Obstlerbaum17 Sep 2018 14:51Drilling through the ceiling afterward is outdated, but of course cheaper than using 180mm (7 inch) Halox boxes with a large transformer channel. Personally, I also have these Kaiser universal ceiling outlets embedded in concrete for planned pendant lights. You can screw the fixtures directly onto them without having to get out the rotary hammer for each lamp.
It may be old-school, but this way I was able to determine the exact position of all the lights, etc., during the shell construction and didn’t have to finalize it on the plan.
We made small changes to walls and such during the building process, so the lights would have ended up in the wrong places.
Besides, the point is that the original poster currently doesn’t have an electrician, so I wanted to show that it’s not absolutely necessary to install the electrical wiring on the precast concrete ceiling.
We made small changes to walls and such during the building process, so the lights would have ended up in the wrong places.
Besides, the point is that the original poster currently doesn’t have an electrician, so I wanted to show that it’s not absolutely necessary to install the electrical wiring on the precast concrete ceiling.
ivenh0 schrieb:
Recessed spotlights and outlets, as well as ceiling openings, are planned by the architect.Then I would say: wherever a cable can be installed, a conduit can also be installed.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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If it’s just about light fixtures that do not necessarily require mounting boxes (e.g., spotlights), then it is perfectly acceptable to run wiring on the ceiling and drill through the ceiling. This only becomes a problem if ventilation ducts are embedded in the concrete ceiling 😉
Alex85 schrieb:
That only goes wrong if ventilation ducts are cast into the ceiling 😉 Well, let’s just hope the architect didn’t only design the spots and leave the HVAC stuff to chance and improvisation.
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