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Posted by Reed Hurtt on August 4, 2007, 10:54 pm
Looking for a "ballpark" cost to have a residential service line re-routed.
Situation is a 45 year old house with overhead line from pole at rear
corner of lot. The line angles across the yard at almost 45 deg angle to
corner of house. A tree has grown in the middle of the yard that we do
not want trim to the extent that would be called for because of the
line. Would rather move the line, possibly using the garage roof as
intermediate point. (Garage is free-standing in corner of back yard
opposite to the power pole.) Lot is 60 x 100, line is about 60' long now.
Any ideas what a typical local power co. in large metro area would
charge to do such a thing ??
Would rather not call the co., as they would probably be out cutting the
tree before I could hang up phone ;-(
TIA, Reed
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Posted by Bob on August 4, 2007, 11:27 pm
Reed Hurtt wrote:
> Looking for a "ballpark" cost to have a residential service line re-routed.
>
> Situation is a 45 year old house with overhead line from pole at rear
> corner of lot. The line angles across the yard at almost 45 deg angle to
> corner of house. A tree has grown in the middle of the yard that we do
> not want trim to the extent that would be called for because of the
> line. Would rather move the line, possibly using the garage roof as
> intermediate point.
This would involve work that is not normally performed by the utility --
moving the service entrance on your dwelling(s). Start out by calling
an electrical contractor. You may need to relocated the service
entrance to the garage and have it branch out to the main house.
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Posted by aemeijers on August 4, 2007, 11:43 pm
> Looking for a "ballpark" cost to have a residential service line
> re-routed.
>
> Situation is a 45 year old house with overhead line from pole at rear
> corner of lot. The line angles across the yard at almost 45 deg angle to
> corner of house. A tree has grown in the middle of the yard that we do not
> want trim to the extent that would be called for because of the line.
> Would rather move the line, possibly using the garage roof as intermediate
> point. (Garage is free-standing in corner of back yard opposite to the
> power pole.) Lot is 60 x 100, line is about 60' long now.
>
> Any ideas what a typical local power co. in large metro area would charge
> to do such a thing ??
>
> Would rather not call the co., as they would probably be out cutting the
> tree before I could hang up phone ;-(
>
If you are gonna be throwing money at it anyway, I'd seriously look at
buried service. A pipe down the side of the pole, buried cable, and a pipe
up to the meter base. Never have any tree-trimming or local-drop related
problems ever again, and no problems carrying ladders around. If phone and
cable are fed from same pole, they can go in same trench, as long as the
minimum distance from the power feed is maintained. House looks a lot
cleaner, too, IMHO. Just route the trench around the drip line of the tree
you are worried about. Might not even be that expensive, if you have the
energy to dig the trench yourself, or can cheaply obtain the use of a ditch
witch somewhere.
My father insisted on this setup in 1966 on the family house he built in
central Indiana. Power company took some convincing, but went along with
him. Since then, on high-end houses, buried service has become the norm,
although in new subdivisions it is fed from pad-mounted cubes, not
pole-mounted pigs. Can't remember the last time I saw a new-work aerial
service go in, other than trailer or temporary poles. It costs more up
front, but lasts a lot longer with fewer service calls, so the per/year
lifecycle costs can actually be lower. Any competent electrical contractor
that does new construction can give you a pretty accurate estimate after a
5-minute walkthrough, and probably tell you have customer-friendly the local
utilities are about making said changes.
aem sends....
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Posted by Puddin' Man on August 5, 2007, 12:09 am
>Looking for a "ballpark" cost to have a residential service line re-routed.
>
>Situation is a 45 year old house with overhead line from pole at rear
>corner of lot. The line angles across the yard at almost 45 deg angle to
>corner of house. A tree has grown in the middle of the yard that we do
>not want trim to the extent that would be called for because of the
>line. Would rather move the line, possibly using the garage roof as
>intermediate point. (Garage is free-standing in corner of back yard
>opposite to the power pole.) Lot is 60 x 100, line is about 60' long now.
Assumptions:
a.) The overhead line eqpt. belongs to the local power co.
b.) What you'd like is for local power co. to
1.) Disconnect, discard old line.
2.) Run new line attaching to other corner your house and
routing from there (and attaching to your exterior wall)
to your old service entrance (pigtails, etc).
>Any ideas what a typical local power co. in large metro area would
>charge to do such a thing ??
I can well imagine lots of variability from 1 area to another. Most
of 'em don't much like such special jobs. If you're lucky enough
to have an elec. utility that is oriented to customer svc., perhaps
$250-300. But that's truly a seat-of-the-pants estimate.
>Would rather not call the co., as they would probably be out cutting the
>tree before I could hang up phone ;-(
Not around here. If tree is on private property, they let it alone.
Puddin'
"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller
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Posted by RBM on August 5, 2007, 8:00 am
As others have said, the solution to your situation depends upon lots of
variables, like who owns what. In my area the utility would have you do
what's necessary to protect "their" service drop from "your" tree branches.
I would think that the most sensible thing to do would be to relocate the
service underground. The cost of that can vary wildly as well. In my area,
there are two electric utilities. One allows direct burial cable to be
installed. For me to run 100 feet 4/0 direct burial cable from meter box on
house to riser on pole including trench, would probably cost about $2000.
The other utility requires a 4 inch HDPE conduit to be run, so the same job
would be another $500. In your area the utility company may do it themselves
and charge a per foot fee. I'd suggest calling either a local electrician or
the utility and ask some questions
> Looking for a "ballpark" cost to have a residential service line
> re-routed.
>
> Situation is a 45 year old house with overhead line from pole at rear
> corner of lot. The line angles across the yard at almost 45 deg angle to
> corner of house. A tree has grown in the middle of the yard that we do not
> want trim to the extent that would be called for because of the line.
> Would rather move the line, possibly using the garage roof as intermediate
> point. (Garage is free-standing in corner of back yard opposite to the
> power pole.) Lot is 60 x 100, line is about 60' long now.
>
> Any ideas what a typical local power co. in large metro area would charge
> to do such a thing ??
>
> Would rather not call the co., as they would probably be out cutting the
> tree before I could hang up phone ;-(
>
> TIA, Reed
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