So It’s A Meter Out

Work is cracking on, despite the recent downpours.   

Being a complete novice, I’ve often been surprised how early decisions must be made, and, at times, astounded by the number of people that need to be consulted.

I set about setting up the service connections late last year.  Being advised by my initial builder, building control and fellow self-builders to do so. 

Luckily, in one way I suppose, I won’t have access to natural or piped gas.  This is a blessing as far as this stage is concerned.  I’m led to believe that a gas connection can be the most difficult to arrange and you can sometimes be left waiting for.  Anyhow, just water and electric it is.  As we all know those two go hand-in-hand like nitro glycerin and school buses. 

I believe you can arrange both of these connections via a private contractor, but unless you know an expert, I would suggest that the normal means of contacting your local service supplier makes more sense. 

You can look here for your electric chinas and over here for your water boys.  And useful guides for electric and water/sewer connections.

Both firms have been efficient in dealing with my enquiry, particularly E-ON with the leccy. 

Meter position has been the only little sticking point.  Well it would be more of a big point if I was forced to stick a whacking great white box on the front of me new gaff.   

After two attempts by phone to correct the drawings to a mutually agreeable point, the meter box is now in situ. 

A pedant may argue it is on the back of the house, however I see it as the side, and a walk-by reader will have easy access to it. 

I trust all will run smoothly when the duct is laid shortly.  I’ll just have to check with the local network custodian and my designated electricity supplier.