ᐅ Remove plaster to install electrical wiring

Created on: 18 May 2024 19:26
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HanaLili
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HanaLili
18 May 2024 19:26
Hello everyone,
this is a taken-over new build currently in the shell construction phase. The electrician has already been here and plastering has been done.
However, I am missing a few power outlets and power sources for indirect lighting in the bathroom, power at the ceiling for lamps, washing machine/dryer connections, and so on.
How complicated and expensive is this?
For example, the two bathroom walls are each 3 meters (10 feet) wide – do you have to open up all of it?
I am a complete beginner, so sorry in advance for any “basic” questions.
Attached is an example of how I imagine the indirect lighting; is a single cable enough for the whole wall?
Regards, Hana
Modernes Badezimmer mit freistehender ovaler Badewanne, Pflanze und hellen Oberflächen.

Modernes Badezimmer mit hängendem Steinwaschbecken, goldfarbene Armatur, Spiegel, Körbe und Pflanze.

Modernes Badezimmer mit freistehender Badewanne, Glasabtrennung, Holzfliesen und schwarzen Armaturen.
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Gerddieter
18 May 2024 21:08
Well, it’s no use now – since you just took over, you’ll have to adjust the electrical work as much as possible according to your preferences. I would go through everything with the electrician and ask what is feasible and what effort it requires. Some things are easier (for example, installing a light in a niche with a built-up frame in the bathroom) – others are more difficult, like ceiling fixtures – unless the ceiling is or will be suspended. Of course, it also depends on the construction method – timber framing is easier to work with, concrete is a major hassle.
Gerddieter
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HanaLili
18 May 2024 21:24
Wow, okay… that’s already quite revealing. I think the ceilings are dropped (in the open kitchen, I’ve added a photo), but the walls in the bathroom are still unfinished (probably the open kitchen is a bit further along than the bathroom)… is it possible to extend a cable to the next wall (for a mirror with indirect lighting) (see attached photo), for example? Yes, an electrician definitely needs to take a look at it, but thank you very much for your response!
Unfinished interior: ceiling with exposed cables from an opening, smooth walls, construction site floor

Unfinished interior with glass door, protective sheeting on the floor, blue-marked edge, child on the right.