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Nominal Depth for Buried Elec Line and Cable
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:01 am
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:01 am
I need to run a drain pipe from a french drain along my house to a drainage ditch behind my house. I know there is an electrical line as well as cable running the full width of my yard so I cannot go around it. Is there a standard typical depth that each of those would be buried? Trying to figure out if I will need to trench under either of them. I'm thinking electrical should be deep enough to not be an issue but not sure about cable.
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Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:16 am to Boudreaux35
Electrical usually at least 18". Cable... a few inches. At least up here. I'd imagine it's roughly the same everywhere, is it not?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:23 am to Boudreaux35
Electrical: ~18" deep, but I've seen it much deeper
Cable: Anywhere from laying on the ground to 16-ish inches
All you can do is dig. When they spray it, the lines aren't exactly in that spot. The only thing I've had them be right on damn near every time is gas lines
Cable: Anywhere from laying on the ground to 16-ish inches
All you can do is dig. When they spray it, the lines aren't exactly in that spot. The only thing I've had them be right on damn near every time is gas lines
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:37 am to Hammertime
Comcast had to lay a new cable for us a few years back. Yard was marked and everything.
They STILL cut the telephone line and said... well, you'll have to call the phone people for that, nothing we can do.
They STILL cut the telephone line and said... well, you'll have to call the phone people for that, nothing we can do.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:41 am to Boudreaux35
Our cable was an inch deep...I definitely chopped through ours
Posted on 4/24/19 at 11:21 am to Boudreaux35
Just have 811 mark it and use a shovel when you get there.
Cable is going to be whatever they want.
Electrical should be 18 or more.
Cable is going to be whatever they want.
Electrical should be 18 or more.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 12:11 pm to kengel2
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Just have 811 mark it
The only utility that showed up when I called 811 was Atmos Gas
Posted on 4/24/19 at 6:20 pm to Boudreaux35
It’s not worth it to risk it. Call 811 before you dig anything. My neighbor builds pools for a living. He was working in Kenner and hit underground fiber optic cables. If he wouldn’t have called he would’ve been on the hook for over 100k of repair bills.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:31 pm to Boudreaux35
I'm about to start the same sort of project or pay someone to do it for me. I had some trees removed last month so those guys called 811 to mark my utilities. Well my electrical runs parallel with my street across the front of my yard about 3ft from the sidewalk. I wanted to run my line all the way to the sidewalk and end with a pop-up. I had two landscapers simply suggest to end the line short of the electrical so I wouldn't even need to deal with it. I still have enough fall that it will continue to drain towards the street. Might be something to consider.
This post was edited on 4/25/19 at 8:37 am
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:25 am to GCTigahs
Power line, 3' down. You can call the power company you get power from and they will tell you how deep a under ground service has to be.
Cable, 2"- as deep as a foot.
Before digging, you better call 811. They will contact all people involved. They give them 48 hours to mark out lines.
Cable, 2"- as deep as a foot.
Before digging, you better call 811. They will contact all people involved. They give them 48 hours to mark out lines.
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