Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

I have no idea how he calculated that. I consider it very non-transparent. That would be about 10k for a current house. The roof truss alone already costs that much more, according to statements from my acquaintances. And there are a dozen other trades with price increases. I am aware of a value of about 5 to 10%.

The statement from our main contractor is: "I hope/assume to be able to keep the price. If anything, it will be moderately more expensive." No idea how he calculated that.

In many work computers, Wifi is disabled for security reasons.

Then you probably don’t really know that many.:rolleyes:

Yeah, no idea, I've never heard of that either. I think he’s confusing Bluetooth with WLAN.
WLAN is basically always enabled.
LAN only comes in pairs and costs about 150 euros per socket. We have 6, but only use 2 of them.

I’ve never heard of that either and it doesn’t make sense to me from a security perspective... but whatever. We have a LAN socket in every room (except WC/bathroom), even in the hallway, but only use two of them. I installed MESH instead.

I’ve actually never experienced that either. It’s technically nonsense, it doesn’t prevent the user from building a WLAN bridge via cable and access point. You use VPN, then the further transmission path doesn’t matter. That includes usage on trains, in hotels, and at the client’s.

Ditto, see above. I only know it as that they can connect to WLAN everywhere, but only via VPN. From a security perspective, it doesn’t matter whether the connection is via WLAN or cable; it’s about encrypting the data transmission.

So I have 18 sockets just in the kitchen and 32 in the living and dining area. And in the kitchen I do have some spare, but most sockets are occupied. I really did not expect that at all. Anyway. You should never install too few sockets. Because it’s always nice to have one nearby. And 20 years ago no one would have thought that you would have to charge mobile phones, tablets, and watches at night.

But you don’t have to overdo it either - sockets aren’t that beautiful after all!

So I have 18 sockets just in the kitchen………And although I still have some spare sockets in the kitchen, most of them are occupied.

How is that supposed to look?
Coffee machine, toaster, egg cooker, blender, food processor, knife, sandwich toaster, handheld vacuum cleaner, kettle +? are permanently plugged in?

For us it’s just the coffee machine and kettle, the rest is put away.

And no, at night you don’t have to charge anything at all anymore, because nowadays 90% of all devices are fully charged within 1 hour.
Wake up in the morning and plug in, usually full when leaving the house. But with HO currently it doesn’t matter anyway.

in the living/dining area 32 pieces

We don’t have 90 sqm living/dining area :D

So there are 3 sockets on the back wall. Connected to them are a TV, the Chromecast stick, and the refrigerator. 3 at the kitchen counter. Connected to them are a coffee machine, a kettle, and usually one free. It is then used temporarily for devices like a blender, toaster, or other kitchen appliances. For that, I would have preferably installed 5. Under the sink is a double socket for dishwasher and instantaneous water heater.

Above the cabinets is a 4-row socket for the lighting transformers of the kitchen. On the side a 5-row power strip for laptop, phones, tablet, etc. On another wall I have again 2 x 2 sockets for vacuum cleaner, ironing board etc. Then 3 more extra, which are mostly free. Usually the WLAN extender goes there. As said, the kitchen is about 30 sqm and there are not many free sockets left. I think 18 sockets are not enough at all. I believe there were even 24. At least 18 are visible.

We permanently have more and more electrical gadgets and devices. A socket costs 5 euros from Busch & Jäger. I don’t need to save on that. Of course, if you have to pay 150 euros per socket to your general contractor, then you have a problem.