Drilling in the balcony floor / ceiling

[Jansson69]

What does it say about what other conditions exist than drilling a hole in a balcony that one does not own?

What other conditions do you need to give advice on how TS can drill into the balcony slab?

 

[Purre]

There may be electricity, heat, and water there. It could have a sandbed or just plain concrete. No one here can answer that. But why not just fold around the balcony?

 

[Jansson69]

There may be electricity, heating, and water there. It can have a sandbed or just bare concrete. No one here can answer that. But why not just fold around the balcony?

Heating and water I have not encountered in a balcony slab!
Electricity is very rarely drawn in a balcony slab...

 

[Ottosven]

There may be electricity, heat, and water there. It can be with a sand bed or just plain concrete. No one here can answer that. But why not just fold around the balcony?

Visible on the outside and requires a building permit
No electricity, heat, or water in the slab

 

[Purre]

What other conditions do you need to give advice on how TS can drill in the balcony slab?

Maybe not drilling into something you don't own is a good start? Right now, it's not possible to say that drilling in the apartment is a better or worse solution than the balcony. There are always alternatives, but right now, it's drilling in the balcony that you don't own that seems to be the only solution being considered. And yes, if that's how it is, then just drill away and deal with the consequences later... You'll manage with an 8mm hole or something like that.

 

[Purre]

I haven't encountered heat and water in a balcony slab!
Electricity is probably extremely rarely routed in a balcony slab..

Now I was thinking about inside the apartment.

 

[Purre]

Visible on the outside and requires planning permission

Pulling a cable does not require planning permission regardless of whether it is visible or not. It would be if the house is heritage listed. Visible, sure, but it is a cable about 8mm, it can't be that noticeable anyway...

 

[Jansson69]

Now it was inside the apartment I was thinking.

I'm responding to the thread's topic and it's the balcony slab!

 

[Ottosven]

Maybe not drilling into something you don't own is a good start? I mean, right now it can't be said that drilling in the apartment is a better solution or worse solution than the balcony. There are always alternatives, but right now it is drilling into the balcony that you do not own that seems to be the only solution being considered, and yes, if that's the case, then no, just go ahead and drill and deal with the consequences later... You can still manage with an 8mm hole or something like that.

Drilling in one of the rooms is obviously an option too if there are risks with the balcony.

 

[Jansson69]

Drilling in one of the rooms is obviously an option too if there are risks with the balcony

Don't do it for both fire and sound!
Also, indoors you have no idea what you might end up drilling through in the concrete slab, water pipes, etc..

 

[Ottosven]

Don't do it for both fire and sound!
Also indoors, you have no idea what you might accidentally drill through in the concrete slab, water pipes, etc.

Makes sense. Also why I was thinking about the balcony in the first place.

 

[Purre]

I'm responding to the thread's topic, which is the balcony slab!

and I'm trying to find a better solution than starting to drill into things you don't own. It's fun if the association or property owner takes it to court and you have to bear a lot of costs there, as well as restoration because you think it's fun with a server and LAN. Hard to dodge that and believe you would somehow get away with it.

 

[Jansson69]

and I'm trying to find a better solution than starting to drill into things you don't own. It would be great if the association or property owner starts taking it to court and you have to cover a lot of costs there as well as restoration because you think it's fun with a server and LAN. Difficult to dodge that and think you would somehow get away with it.

Oh, come on! Drill, say, a 10mm hole in the balcony slab, and you're talking about court—what are you thinking, oh right, not at all...
When TS moves out, you fix that hole and no one will notice anything...

 

[Purre]

But please! Drill a 10mm hole in the balcony slab and you're talking about court, what are you thinking, oh right, not at all..
When TS moves, just repair the hole and no one will notice anything..

What are you thinking, finding it okay to damage other people's property?

 

[[SKPG]Zamora]

I would have placed the fiber in a conduit and then just "bent" it over the edge. Drilling through the balcony feels unnecessary, but without a picture, it's not possible to give proper advice.