In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
We are in the process of doing this and dividing it between 4 houses.
The go ahead has been given, our money has been paid but the lines are still there.
5 months later!!!!!!!:mad:
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
This is something we want to do with our property as well. The geometra says everthing is 'no problem' and 'possible' but is very vague about costs.
Any idea of costs?
Marco Mando
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Marco I sippose every one is an individual case and depends on what is already available.
We were lucky in that our builder had already thought ahead (didn't do many other things the way I wanted but here he was on the button) and so had laid the tunnel underground for the enel cables to pass.
So all they need to do is come and run the cables along the track which has already been prepared.
It is costing us approx 400 euros per house and there are 5 involoved int eh area who are going along with the project.
The 5 th house which wasn't part of the new build is digging their own tunnel to link up with our, don't know what that is costing them though.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[QUOTE=tlough]Hi All,
I'm a newbie to this site, so apologies if I've chosen the wrong forum for this. Myself & partner are looking at a plot of land in Abruzzo with a view to building, but there are 2 sets of power lines running parallel to the road that run across the property.
does anyone have any knowledge or experience as to whether it's possible to bury these? and if so roughly how much?
Thanks
Tom[/QUOTE]
Just a few bits of techie stuff here. ENEL will probably advise the same anyway.
Cables burried under ground should be buried at a depth of no less than 600mm. This is because the current carrying capacity of the cable changes with temperature. Putting them higher means that they are in a layer of earth which is affected more by the sun and cold weather. Cold is alos an issue, because copper wil start to crack if disturbed by vibrations and stuff if it is below zero degrees C. This also helps by meaning that general gardening works etc will not uncover them. If you are going across fields which will be ploughed, they need to be deeper.
Andy
PS: My experience with ENEL is they take ages to do anything. We waited four months for a new meter (Cables and everything were already there!) They also charged an awful lot to turn up and do it.:mad:
You should ask ENEL (the electricity power company) through your geometra whether it is possible, or affordable, to bury these lines.
If they are low tension lines only serving a couple of houses, and you are willing to pay for excavating the trenches, and the cabling costs, it might be worth your while doing it.
If they are high tension lines - basically, you cannot afford it.
Good luck