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| Thread ID: 67458 | 2006-03-28 12:33:00 | Getting the wires over the path | george12 (7) | PC World Chat |
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| 441473 | 2006-03-29 04:51:00 | The path isn't a road, just an old trail of concrete jointly owned by 5 properties - me, the neighbor, and 3 others who don't mind. I got permission from the phone company, they said it's just the same to them as running an extension within your own home. The water drill idea sounds good to me. I'll just ask the neighbors for definite approval first. Thanks for the help. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 441474 | 2006-03-29 04:58:00 | Since it's probably a typical kiwibloke concrete job, the water drill might not be the best way. The concrete won't have been laid on a proper consolidated base, and you'll wash out a lot of soil. That will leave a big hole under the path. The first time someone wheels something heavy along the path there'll be a collapse. I'd just chip (or diamond saw) out a spade width section of the path, dig down, put in the hose or other ducting, refill the trench with compacted sand/shingle, and pour new concrete. It will then be the best bit of path. ;) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 441475 | 2006-03-29 05:02:00 | Seems rather a bizarre endeavour. *ring ring* "Oh Hi, right, he's next door - hang on" |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 441476 | 2006-03-29 06:06:00 | Ninja, if you carefully read the post you should be able to see that I am running a wire to my house, thus the phone line comes into my house, and I answer the phone in .... my house. Anyway, Telstra has changed their mind and decided my house is in fact servicable and I am getting them to do the work for a mere $50. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 441477 | 2006-03-29 06:43:00 | Thats cheap. what is involved on their end? | Greven (91) | ||
| 441478 | 2006-03-29 11:05:00 | It'll probably cost them 5 times that in labour. They have to dig a 25 metre long trench to put the underground cable in, and run it along 2 telephone poles + the trench. Looks like they think $29.95 a month is worth it... |
george12 (7) | ||
| 441479 | 2006-03-29 11:11:00 | Granted its all now done and dusted, But digging underneath?, Lift the slab, run the cable through, drop the slab back down, could have been done faster then the time it took to ask. | Metla (12) | ||
| 441480 | 2006-03-29 11:17:00 | Ninja, if you carefully read the post you should be able to see that I am running a wire to my house, thus the phone line comes into my house, and I answer the phone in .... my house. I have a small but annoying problem. I'm running a 2-wire cable to my neighbor's house.. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 441481 | 2006-03-29 15:56:00 | . Well said. Well said. Lol |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 441482 | 2006-03-29 17:37:00 | This is kinda cute (in that strange NZ-tongue-to-US-English-speaking-tongue): "Therefore if it's a phone line you'll need the get the 2 pair jelly filled cable . " The phone companies here call this "icky-pick" . . . . appropriate enough! :p |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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