ᐅ Water, Gas, and Electricity – Disconnection and Reconnection?
Created on: 14 May 2018 19:49
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Bauherr&-frau
Bauherr&-frau14 May 2018 19:49Dear building community,
We have been silent readers for quite some time and are now becoming active after nearly completing the purchase of a plot of land. We are buying a developed plot, but the existing structure will be demolished. The property already has water, electricity, and gas connections. These are intended to be maintained.
My question is: do we save money because the plot is already connected and the services will only be temporarily disconnected, or does reconnecting cost the same as a new connection? This is not entirely clear to me. The former would seem much more logical in my opinion. We are right in the center of a village, and the plot is still connected. It just needs to be disconnected temporarily for the demolition.
Thank you for your answers and advice!
We have been silent readers for quite some time and are now becoming active after nearly completing the purchase of a plot of land. We are buying a developed plot, but the existing structure will be demolished. The property already has water, electricity, and gas connections. These are intended to be maintained.
My question is: do we save money because the plot is already connected and the services will only be temporarily disconnected, or does reconnecting cost the same as a new connection? This is not entirely clear to me. The former would seem much more logical in my opinion. We are right in the center of a village, and the plot is still connected. It just needs to be disconnected temporarily for the demolition.
Thank you for your answers and advice!
First question: Will you build in a way that fits the existing connections? Probably not.
Second question: What do the regulations or the terms and conditions of your utility providers say?
Here, it would mean a new connection at the new connection price. New service entry, new trench—those will come at a cost. Karsten
Second question: What do the regulations or the terms and conditions of your utility providers say?
Here, it would mean a new connection at the new connection price. New service entry, new trench—those will come at a cost. Karsten
It seems logical to me:
The plot is fully serviced, meaning all utilities are connected.
The utility providers charge for the connection _to the house_. A flat fee usually covers approximately 15 meters (50 feet) of cabling.
Whether you call it a new connection or something else: it is the connection to the (new) house as it is elsewhere – connection fees. The cable itself does not cause the cost.
However, I’m open to being convinced if it is different.
The plot is fully serviced, meaning all utilities are connected.
The utility providers charge for the connection _to the house_. A flat fee usually covers approximately 15 meters (50 feet) of cabling.
Whether you call it a new connection or something else: it is the connection to the (new) house as it is elsewhere – connection fees. The cable itself does not cause the cost.
However, I’m open to being convinced if it is different.
Bauherr&-frau14 May 2018 20:56Thank you for the response.
I agree with ypg and hope for the same!
Maybe I’m oversimplifying, but with an electrical cable, that shouldn’t really be an issue, right? Can’t the civil engineer / groundworker take care of that from the start? Now, about the demolition in general: how should I picture the process? We have gas, electricity, and water each disconnected by the utility providers, correct? Then we plan to roughly strip the property (windows, doors, frames, etc.). After that, the demolition company will come with the excavator. Since the house is old, it is made only of stone, clay, and wood (beams). That way, we can separate construction waste and wood and avoid mixed waste.
BUT: what happens to the cables and gas line? Does the demolition contractor handle that? Do they pull out the cables somehow, or do they remain on the property? How does that work?
There has to be a cutoff point somewhere so that we can reactivate the existing connection at the new house, right? I thought the civil engineer / groundworker would prepare that.
I agree with ypg and hope for the same!
Maybe I’m oversimplifying, but with an electrical cable, that shouldn’t really be an issue, right? Can’t the civil engineer / groundworker take care of that from the start? Now, about the demolition in general: how should I picture the process? We have gas, electricity, and water each disconnected by the utility providers, correct? Then we plan to roughly strip the property (windows, doors, frames, etc.). After that, the demolition company will come with the excavator. Since the house is old, it is made only of stone, clay, and wood (beams). That way, we can separate construction waste and wood and avoid mixed waste.
BUT: what happens to the cables and gas line? Does the demolition contractor handle that? Do they pull out the cables somehow, or do they remain on the property? How does that work?
There has to be a cutoff point somewhere so that we can reactivate the existing connection at the new house, right? I thought the civil engineer / groundworker would prepare that.
You need to cancel your gas and water services directly with the supplier. They will send a subcontractor who removes the meters and shuts off the supply in a street-level access chamber. That’s it. Electricity disconnection in Schleswig-Holstein is handled only by electricians. Find one who will take care of the disconnection for you. Acting on behalf of the network operator, they will also remove the meter and main fuse. Then the network operator sends their own technician to cut and safely discharge the cable.
For telecommunications, contact the builder’s service. They will decide whether the network termination point should be recovered or not. Once everything is separated, demolition can begin. There are specialized companies that handle only this kind of work — disposal, separation, etc. You hire and pay them. The demolition itself should cost less than 10,000 net. Get several quotes, and don’t rely only on internet searches — also check classic phone directories.
A small story: We once needed to dispose of a very old, not completely empty oil tank. The usual suspects found via Google, like P. in Lübeck, quoted around 12,000. Then I found, in the fine print of the phone book, an obscure waste disposal company in the Lübeck harbor area — a bulky guy, asking how big, how many liters, and how accessible the tank was. He came to the site in his old BMW and offered a price of 2,900. Deal done. A few days later, four fearless Afghans arrived and completed the job within a few hours...
PS. Inform the building authority. You are making changes to the land registry. A new survey will be necessary.
For telecommunications, contact the builder’s service. They will decide whether the network termination point should be recovered or not. Once everything is separated, demolition can begin. There are specialized companies that handle only this kind of work — disposal, separation, etc. You hire and pay them. The demolition itself should cost less than 10,000 net. Get several quotes, and don’t rely only on internet searches — also check classic phone directories.
A small story: We once needed to dispose of a very old, not completely empty oil tank. The usual suspects found via Google, like P. in Lübeck, quoted around 12,000. Then I found, in the fine print of the phone book, an obscure waste disposal company in the Lübeck harbor area — a bulky guy, asking how big, how many liters, and how accessible the tank was. He came to the site in his old BMW and offered a price of 2,900. Deal done. A few days later, four fearless Afghans arrived and completed the job within a few hours...
PS. Inform the building authority. You are making changes to the land registry. A new survey will be necessary.
Hello,
It is very important to apply for a demolition permit early on ^^
In our case, the local subcontractor of the utility company handled everything: they disconnected the water and electricity, as well as the telecom cables.
After we cleared out the house completely (all furniture, lamps, and fixtures), the demolition company sent a team to remove ceilings, floors, doors, etc. Then the excavator came in.
The old utility lines were simply extended to the new house, also by the subcontractor of the utility company, but we are in a rural area... The tricky part here is that everything works differently in this country... :/
The advantage was that our costs were at least half of what is usually expected.
It is very important to apply for a demolition permit early on ^^
In our case, the local subcontractor of the utility company handled everything: they disconnected the water and electricity, as well as the telecom cables.
After we cleared out the house completely (all furniture, lamps, and fixtures), the demolition company sent a team to remove ceilings, floors, doors, etc. Then the excavator came in.
The old utility lines were simply extended to the new house, also by the subcontractor of the utility company, but we are in a rural area... The tricky part here is that everything works differently in this country... :/
The advantage was that our costs were at least half of what is usually expected.
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