ᐅ Power supply to kitchen island with induction cooktop and three electrical outlets

Created on: 10 Feb 2016 16:22
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nils1985
Hello,

We want to install a kitchen with an island in our new house. What is the best way to route the electrical supply to the kitchen island? The problem is that the connection point is located on the opposite wall in the room. Additionally, the floor structure including underfloor heating is already installed, but the screed over the underfloor heating is still missing.

How can I get electricity to my kitchen island?

I also have a general question. Is it generally possible to lay cables along the wall within the screed? I would like to install a home network and need to run some CAT7 cables for that.

Best regards
Neige10 Feb 2016 17:53
Yes, I got your hint.
Neige10 Feb 2016 17:57
nils1985 schrieb:
how do I solve this problem

Operating kitchen appliances with batteries... just kidding. I can’t think of a better and clean solution than the one already mentioned by @Bieber0815. This should really be planned in advance.

Edit:
The only other idea I have is to run the power (if available) over the basement ceiling.
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Bieber0815
10 Feb 2016 20:24
nils1985 schrieb:
Yes, but electricity also needs to be installed there... how do I solve this problem?
If you answer the questions mentioned above (complete ceiling structure, what is under the kitchen, what is above the kitchen), then perhaps some ideas will come up. Otherwise, you might just have to improvise, but I assume you don’t want that.

What are the boundary conditions? Are you doing the construction yourself? Are there any specialist contractors working for you? Is there a site manager? What is the schedule, when is the screed planned?
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nils1985
10 Feb 2016 20:42
I am purchasing a turnkey new build from a private seller. So far, the shell is completed up to the underfloor heating stage. The walls have also been plastered. Since I have only recently come across the property, I can unfortunately only influence decisions from this point onward. At the moment, I still have a say regarding the flooring, doors, stairs, and similar elements.

Upstairs, there is a reinforced concrete ceiling constructed the same way as on the ground floor, meaning it also has underfloor heating. I want to run cables through the ceiling, which means chipping into it and then replastering.

The screed will be installed once I have finished my preparatory work, such as running cables. I plan to install the missing cables myself.

There is no basement.
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ypg
10 Feb 2016 21:24
nils1985 schrieb:
Yes, but electricity has to go there as well... how do I solve that problem?

In our case, the power connection for the kitchen island was forgotten!
The electrician didn't see a problem with cutting into the screed to lay the cables and sealing the groove again with epoxy adhesive.
I'm not sure if this is common practice or a serious mistake – but having electricity on the island definitely makes us happy.
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Bieber0815
10 Feb 2016 21:43
nils1985 schrieb:
The screed will be installed once I have finished my preliminary work, like the wiring and so on.
Then opening the insulation as described is definitely the easiest and quickest way. You can probably shift the underfloor heating pipes a little. Just make sure to close it properly afterwards, especially covering the vapor barrier and sealing it thoroughly.
ypg schrieb:
The electrician didn’t see any problem with cutting into the screed to lay the cables and sealing the groove with epoxy adhesive afterwards.
Is the conduit running within the heated screed or underneath it in the insulation?