When is land development? Before construction road or after removal

Ypg has already mentioned it, the whole when and how doesn’t actually depend on how you imagine it as the builder, but on when the companies come and can connect the utilities. Here the builder really plays the smallest role. But yes, he has to pay for everything.

It is also completely irrelevant whether the builder finds the procedure rational or sensible. If the electricians or plumbers can only come after the topping-out ceremony, then that’s just how it is. It doesn’t help that you would have preferred to have everything beforehand. Additionally, most people are reluctant to appear on the construction site twice. So either everything is done at once with the meter or not at all. The meters must, however, be installed according to regulations, in a warm and dry place. Sometimes you simply don’t have the chance to connect anything beforehand, but only once the shell of the building is standing and sealed.

In other words, if the construction road has to be opened three times, then it will be opened three times. Or you wait until everything is finished.

Construction water and construction electricity are obtained one way or another. Houses have also been built with IBC containers, etc.



Connection pillars are still up to date nowadays and are indispensable especially in more or less larger construction areas. They also offer, for example, the advantage that the electricians no longer have to come outside and that you first get construction electricity here and later the executing electrician can also install the final connection including the meter in the house (if he is allowed to). And thus, after setting the pillar for the utility company, the job is done. This can take place directly after purchasing the plot, even before the first digger arrives.

Ok, but you have only considered Telekom now.

Well, the reasons mostly apply to electricity and water as well. I don’t want to deny that it is cheaper outside or can be, and it is also clear that connections are partly compensated based on length, but connections outside would still not be an option for me. I fully agree with the planning factor of .

However, this

Connection pillars are still up to date nowadays

I really cannot understand at all, but maybe that is also some kind of Berlin thing ...

but maybe it's one of those Berlin boxes ...

Berlin is notoriously broke.... Every cent counts here, and if something can be saved with a column on the outside, why not.

Poor but sexy!

Yes, bringing all the utilities in at the same time is difficult or almost impossible. Telekom, for example, ideally wants the move-in date and writes in the same text that it is best if all utilities are inserted into the shaft simultaneously... We will call a few companies regarding the construction road and obtain quotes. The construction manager mentioned that it could possibly cost up to 15k because the construction road still needs to be reinforced. The problem is definitely the basement of the front house, which is very close to the driveway and was apparently only built with aerated concrete blocks (they are said not to be very stable?!). If I understand correctly now, it seems it is not uncommon for the shell construction to be completed first and then the utilities to be connected later?! We also need to connect to the neighbor's sewage connection at the front.

The Berliner Wasserbetriebe also mentioned that the standard texts for the pedestrian-vehicle pipeline right of way are no longer sufficient and that something involving inspection shafts would now have to be included? If that's true, does anyone know on what basis this is founded?

Thanks to everyone for the numerous responses.

Best regards, Spike

That can probably be told to you best by someone from Berlin. I only know the Berliner Wasserbetriebe from the water carbonator in the office. However, no special registration other than the mentioned rights was necessary here (NRW).