Zapf Prefabricated Garage Cable Entry

Hello everyone,

I made the mistake of having a prefabricated garage from Zapf installed.

Now I want to run a few cables (5x16qmm, ethernet, sat) and I wonder: where? Can I simply cut 2x 32mm core holes into the floor, or will the Zapf garage then collapse? Zapf only provides limited information on this.

Maybe someone has already faced a similar problem?

Thank you very much and best regards Kevin

May I ask why you see the garage from Zapf as a mistake? How is the electricity generally routed into the garage?

The manufacturer explicitly forbids this! You have to go through the wall with successively larger drill bits. Get a cable finder because of the reinforcement and have someone press a board against the opposite side. Better with a rotary hammer than with a hammer drill.

Just google "ZAPF_Datenblatt_Bohrungen.pdf" there is a lot on the subject.

I would also like to know why you are so dissatisfied?

And aren't there "by default" holes in the front of the floor to run cables through?

Hello everyone,

this "ZAPF_Datenblatt_Bohrungen" has already helped me once - meaning, I look for the reinforcement in the outer wall and drill through without damaging the reinforcement. Going through the floor slab just wouldn’t have looked that awkward :D

There are only holes in the floor directly under the sockets (3x1.5mm^2) so that they can be supplied with power - you absolutely cannot get to them afterwards because the cables were fed in when the unit was placed.

About the Zapf topic in general:
Apart from all the money and work I had to burn because Zapf can’t measure and I had to chisel the neighbor’s wall away, the price/performance ratio is really bad. I have the "Großraumgarage," into which no VW bus fits in terms of clearance height - letting the air out of the tires every time isn't really fun either. Then you pay outrageous amounts for "special services," for example, the gate in anthracite instead of white costs just as much extra as the gate alone at the manufacturer costs. Then a truck crane was ordered for the installation and the installer said on site that it could have been saved.. I’m normally not demanding, but that was really bottom of the barrel.

Regards & thanks
Kevin

Hello everyone,

this "ZAPF_Datenblatt_Bohrungen" has helped me before - meaning, I am looking for the reinforcement in the exterior wall and drilling through there without damaging the reinforcement. Drilling through the floor slab wouldn’t have looked quite so bad :D

In the floor there are only holes directly beneath the sockets (3x1.5mm^2) so that they can be supplied with power - you absolutely can’t get to them afterward, because the cables were fed in during installation.


Regarding the Zapf topic in general:
Aside from all the money and effort I wasted because Zapf can’t measure and I had to chisel away the neighbor’s wall, the price/performance ratio is really bad. I have the "Großraumgarage", into which no VW bus fits height-wise - letting the air out of the tires every time is also not really fun. Then you pay outrageous amounts for "special services", e.g. the gate in anthracite instead of white costs just as much extra as the gate alone costs from the manufacturer. Then a truck crane was ordered for the installation and the fitter on site said it could have been saved.. Normally I’m really not demanding, but this was really bottom of the barrel.

Regards & thanks Kevin

Interesting.. for us Zapf is by FAR the best offer. Hundhausen and others are all more expensive..