Electricity to Kitchen Island

DaveRs7

HI,

I have a new built house and the kitchen floor is just bare concrete at the moment. I would like to run a cable to the kitchen island from the nearest wall to have power for at least 1 socket. I cannot get in touch with the builders of the house to do this. If I call an electrician would they do the job of making a trench for a conduit in the concrete floor and pour back in again or is this a specialised job? The conduit is only 25mm in size. I was thinking of drilling the concrete floor myself (30mm wide x 40mm deep trench) then fill with cement/concrete again ,what can possibly go wrong?

Thanks,

smuggler.ie

Do you have underfloor heating there?

Padre_Pio

Cut the trench with angle grinder and chisel it out. Only if you don't have underfloor

DaveRs7

no underfloor heating . i might do it using a 30mm masonry drill bit with a depth stopper then chisel... then pour with ready mix cement.

DaveRs7

good idea. i was also thinking of drilling the path with a masonry drill bit.

cnocbui

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121912076#Comment_121912076

I have done this job, except I laid both copper pipe for gas and a heavy power cable for combi gas/induction hob. Your intended approach is not a good idea. Cut two parallel grooves with a diamond disc on an angle grinder and chisel out between them. My concrete contained hard stone agregate which a masonry drill will have a tough time with.

The angle grinder approach will require fully enclosing goggles and a good mask and you need to shut all doors, because the room will absolutely fill with cement dust. I had to spend a good while vacuuming and cleaning windows and walls and floor of all the dust created.

Moose1

Rent an electrical wall /floor chaser as this will allow a better finish to the floor and can then be chiselled out. they can also supply water/dust extraction too

Lidl also do them from time to time

LambshankRedemption

Not what you asked, but in the OP you said "at least one socket". Can I advise, you install at least 4. I know 4 might sound like overkill, but you will be surprised how they can get used up. For the amount of work involved in getting 1 socket, you might as well do 4. Just wanted to add my 2 cents.

ec18

has the house been handed over to you? if the builder is still there then you might have issues if it isn't officially your house yet. (which sounds like it mightn't be if the kitchen isn't in and the floor is concrete

DaveRs7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121912616#Comment_121912616

yea house has been handed over.. the builder doesnt like doing extra work for the houses and has been avoiding the tenants of the estate.

DaveRs7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121912188#Comment_121912188

thanks man. i forgot this tool existed! this is what i was looking for

DaveRs7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121912218#Comment_121912218

yea will install a twin socket and a retractable pop up socket built onto the surface of the counter top.