Electrical Power for Building

I decided not to have a builders power pole, but instead put the money towards installing the permanent 240V supply at the time the footings were done (a so-called "temporary-permanent supply"). Here the underground supply comes from a pit in the street to the footing in the bottom right-hand corner. I also arranged for a telephone conduit, and an auxilliary conduit (e.g. garden lights) to be placed in the same trench. These conduits are installed with a draw-wire only. Note the timber board to stop the concrete from migrating out of the footing into the trench for the conduits while it cures (although the conduit trech was backfilled soon after the concrete pour). A steel pole placed into the footing during the pour will eventually support a meter box, and accept the 240V cabling.