Plan temporary power alongside the site layout and build programme. The useful question is when each trade needs an energised supply, rather than simply when a pole can be delivered.
Our temporary power pole page compares the available configurations and current hire prices. This guide focuses on the decisions specific to a new home build.
Before site establishment
Ask the builder which equipment needs site power and when. Have the required supply assessed, including any three-phase equipment. Confirm whether the street network is overhead or underground and send the site plan with access photos.
Keep the proposed pole position outside the future building footprint and driveway work. Stayed poles need room for supports throughout the hire. Do not plan to remove or move stays when landscaping or scaffold starts.
Before slab and early trade work
Track the network connection and metering separately from pole installation. Arrange the application and retailer requirements early enough to establish the provider appointments for your site. There is no single booking window that guarantees live power before every slab pour.
If the schedule depends on power being available on a specific day, discuss that dependency with the builder and electrical contractor before committing equipment and crews.
As the house takes shape
Review the pole and access area when scaffold, material storage and vehicle routes change. Keep access to the meter box available and tell us about excavation or other work near the pole. The site's electrical checks and records must continue during the hire.
The temporary-power site checklist helps identify who is responsible for those tasks.
Plan the handover to permanent power
Ask the builder and electrician when the permanent installation will be ready and what the network and metering providers need. Building completion and electrical readiness are different milestones. A temporary hire pole is not automatically a permanent pole purchase.
Once the temporary supply has been safely transferred or disconnected and the service wires and meter removed as required, contact us to confirm off-hire and collection. Do not assume the pole will be picked up automatically after the minimum term.
What to include in your enquiry
Send the address, site layout, assessed supply needs and requested dates. Mention restrictions such as narrow access, a busy road or planned scaffold. We confirm the quoted configuration and installation arrangements; the external providers confirm their appointments.
Use the connection process guide to follow the provider stages alongside your build programme.
About the author
Doug, Owner & Director
Doug and Deb purchased Poles and Holes in 2002 as its third owners. Doug is the owner and director of the Capalaba business, which was established in 1960 and supplies temporary power poles, portable toilets and site security cameras.
