Hello everyone,
My wife and I recently purchased a subdivided existing plot of land. The plot is 450 square meters (4,844 square feet) and is located in the southern Rhine-Main area.
We would of course like to start building on the plot as soon as possible, but we still need to connect the plot to utilities, and these costs must be included in our financing.
The connection costs will be significantly higher than usual, so we are considering how to approach this most effectively and cost-efficiently.
Currently, the following service lines would need to be installed with the approximate lengths:
- Potable water: about 56 meters (185 feet)
- Wastewater/sewer: about 6 meters (20 feet)
- Electricity: about 25 meters (82 feet)
- Telecommunications: about 25 meters (82 feet)
- Gas: about 25 meters (82 feet) — which we would likely not install due to our plan to use a heat pump as the heating system.
Before purchasing, we spoke with the authorities and obtained rough cost estimates. We expect the total for a “standard” connection to public utility networks to be around €70,000. The main cost driver will be the potable water line, estimated at around €40,000 to €50,000 because of the 56-meter length. Our question is, how can we reduce these costs?
Idea 1: Connect to the potable water supply through the neighboring plot. We have not yet spoken to the neighbors, but the authorities informed us that about three years ago they connected to their other neighbor’s supply. The complexity and costs of the potable water connection should be known to them and perhaps they would be open to this.
Idea 2: A well plus filtration system. This is known in technical terms as a domestic well or small installation for self-supply. Has anyone here had experience with a domestic well? We are aware that this entails certain obligations under drinking water regulations. Unfortunately, there is little information about this topic online. Based on my research, a filtration system costs between €8,000 and €15,000. On top of that comes the well drilling. I estimate that everything could be done for about €20,000, which is only half the price of connecting to the public water supply. The savings would allow me to send many water samples for testing.
I would appreciate any further ideas or information.
Regards,
Jochen
My wife and I recently purchased a subdivided existing plot of land. The plot is 450 square meters (4,844 square feet) and is located in the southern Rhine-Main area.
We would of course like to start building on the plot as soon as possible, but we still need to connect the plot to utilities, and these costs must be included in our financing.
The connection costs will be significantly higher than usual, so we are considering how to approach this most effectively and cost-efficiently.
Currently, the following service lines would need to be installed with the approximate lengths:
- Potable water: about 56 meters (185 feet)
- Wastewater/sewer: about 6 meters (20 feet)
- Electricity: about 25 meters (82 feet)
- Telecommunications: about 25 meters (82 feet)
- Gas: about 25 meters (82 feet) — which we would likely not install due to our plan to use a heat pump as the heating system.
Before purchasing, we spoke with the authorities and obtained rough cost estimates. We expect the total for a “standard” connection to public utility networks to be around €70,000. The main cost driver will be the potable water line, estimated at around €40,000 to €50,000 because of the 56-meter length. Our question is, how can we reduce these costs?
Idea 1: Connect to the potable water supply through the neighboring plot. We have not yet spoken to the neighbors, but the authorities informed us that about three years ago they connected to their other neighbor’s supply. The complexity and costs of the potable water connection should be known to them and perhaps they would be open to this.
Idea 2: A well plus filtration system. This is known in technical terms as a domestic well or small installation for self-supply. Has anyone here had experience with a domestic well? We are aware that this entails certain obligations under drinking water regulations. Unfortunately, there is little information about this topic online. Based on my research, a filtration system costs between €8,000 and €15,000. On top of that comes the well drilling. I estimate that everything could be done for about €20,000, which is only half the price of connecting to the public water supply. The savings would allow me to send many water samples for testing.
I would appreciate any further ideas or information.
Regards,
Jochen
First of all, I have to praise you for trying to provide a proper site plan update – and for not making it harder to help you by blacking out areas, which unfortunately is common elsewhere. Still, I can’t fully follow your descriptions or locate all the mentioned objects in the plan excerpt. As a result, I can’t offer you better assistance than before, but I still wanted to acknowledge your additional input. 🙂
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