Hello,
all our walls are made of reinforced concrete. The electrician therefore has a lot of work creating the channels and holes for cables, sockets, switches, etc. Some of the holes have a diameter of 6cm (2.4 inches). Some empty conduits are also present, through which the old cables were routed. However, the electrician says they cannot be used because the diameter is too small. Since we want more power outlets overall and also LAN cables in some rooms, too many cables would have to go through the existing conduits, and for the new sockets he would need a diameter of 80mm (3.1 inches). Is this all normal? Or is it reasonable to ask that at least some of the conduits and holes still be used—for example, in places where no new socket is added, wouldn’t the cables still fit through the conduit? Or would that seem too picky? Overall (it’s a large house), it adds up quite a bit if everything has to be newly drilled, milled, or chiseled out...
Thank you very much for your tips!
all our walls are made of reinforced concrete. The electrician therefore has a lot of work creating the channels and holes for cables, sockets, switches, etc. Some of the holes have a diameter of 6cm (2.4 inches). Some empty conduits are also present, through which the old cables were routed. However, the electrician says they cannot be used because the diameter is too small. Since we want more power outlets overall and also LAN cables in some rooms, too many cables would have to go through the existing conduits, and for the new sockets he would need a diameter of 80mm (3.1 inches). Is this all normal? Or is it reasonable to ask that at least some of the conduits and holes still be used—for example, in places where no new socket is added, wouldn’t the cables still fit through the conduit? Or would that seem too picky? Overall (it’s a large house), it adds up quite a bit if everything has to be newly drilled, milled, or chiseled out...
Thank you very much for your tips!
T
Träumerle9 Nov 2020 11:11Yes, all made of reinforced concrete, so far no trade has been happy about it.
Thanks for the note. Structural engineering checked!
Thanks for the note. Structural engineering checked!