Category: electricity

After an initial disapproval on two points, the new utilities pipes got connected through the earlier dug ditch. The missing points were that there needed to be a door closing the meter cupboard. One with holes in it so gas would be able to get out of there in case of a leak. The second thing was that there needed to be a foundation blocking gas from potential gas leaks to run onder the house. There needed to be some concrete. for the pipes to run through. Things people did not really care about 50 years ago.

The whole process is fairly easy. Create a request for all utilities at one website, get a quote from one company that you have no choice but to accept and then wait until they com ’round. Only the water is a bit of a problem apparently. The pipes needed a longer detour than expected apparently and ‘they’ are thinking of what the best way will be.

That felt pretty weird. Digging through the poured concrete and underneath the wall of the house.

The new pipes for the all connections had to be dug in. As the current connections do not live up to now a days standards and the meter box will be moved, everything has to be done according to new standards. Heavy duty pipes at specific depths etc. into a standard template meter box floor. Almost gone with the four different entry points for all the different pipes.

Freed some erratic boulders from the clay while I was at it. Guess they had not seen the light of day in a few thousand years…

The plumbing and electricity is done. Well. Part one, so all the wall panelling can be put into place. Still on gas sadly as solely electric (‘of the gas’, a hot item in the Netherlands) is still rather expensive. Next iteration…