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Sod Cutter - Do I need to put in a One Call request?
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:11 am
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:11 am
Since the sod cutter isn't really going to dig, do I need to make a request? I'm about ready to resod the torpedo-pit in my front yard, so I'm getting my ducks in a row.
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Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:12 am to Jester
Probably not, but it's a free call. Just do it. The last thing you want is a nosy neighbor or ever zealous cop writing you a ticket.
ETA: Once they spray their lines, it's good for something like 28 days.
ETA: Once they spray their lines, it's good for something like 28 days.
This post was edited on 3/11/19 at 8:50 am
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:13 am to Jester
if you have time, why not? it's free
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:21 am to SpeckledTiger
Cops can give a ticket for that? i didn't know that.
I always do one-calls for anything more than a shovel deep but i have seen lines burred less than that so it's worth it especially considering that it's free. I thought that the only enforcement was that if something was hit you could get popped; i didn't realize they were out there looking for it.
I always do one-calls for anything more than a shovel deep but i have seen lines burred less than that so it's worth it especially considering that it's free. I thought that the only enforcement was that if something was hit you could get popped; i didn't realize they were out there looking for it.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:30 am to poochie
I'm not sure how it is enforced, but I had a fresh faced kid in a Sheriff's unit stop at my house one day when I was planting a few shrubs. He asked if I had made the call and I showed him the markings in the yard. He said good, because it's a big time fine blah blah and drove off.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:31 am to CoachChappy
i would, a lot of times the cable companies lay the coaxial only inches below ground.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:37 am to Jester
It's worth it. Only shite thing is how long it takes some of the companies to respond. I made the call last fall when I was getting ready to till my garden, and those companies have so long to respond if I'm not mistaken.
A couple of them came out a few weeks after they were supposed to have responded, and both had marked lines (thankfully no where near my garden area). Pretty sure one of them was a company that had already responded saying they had nothing in the area.
A couple of them came out a few weeks after they were supposed to have responded, and both had marked lines (thankfully no where near my garden area). Pretty sure one of them was a company that had already responded saying they had nothing in the area.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:39 am to Jester
The fines are more civil in nature rather than criminal. The practice is that you should limit mechanical means when digging in the area of the marks and hand dig. The only lines that you may have that shallow would be cable or phone but having them marked will more than likely get you a free replacement should you happen to cut one, without they could charge you a service call.
My last dig was for a sewer line that required a phone drop to be cut. We notified the carrier ahead of time and they proactively ran a new above ground drop and told us to dig away, tearing up years of old lines.
My last dig was for a sewer line that required a phone drop to be cut. We notified the carrier ahead of time and they proactively ran a new above ground drop and told us to dig away, tearing up years of old lines.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:39 am to Cowboyfan89
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It's worth it. Only shite thing is how long it takes some of the companies to respond. I made the call last fall when I was getting ready to till my garden, and those companies have so long to respond if I'm not mistaken.
they have 2 working days. After that if you hit something, it's on you. I'm pretty sure any line that could be legit danger (gas, electricity) will respond in a few hours. Those are always the first for me. Fly-by-night local cable provider probably doesn't care.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:47 am to Jester
Move to Home and Garden board
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:56 am to Jester
IT’S THA LAWWWWW!!
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:08 am to bayou choupique
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cable companies lay the coaxial only inches below ground.
I've skinned up a phone line that was only about that below the ground.
Lazy arse installer imo.
Give em the call. I think technically the phone/cable co can make you pay for the repair but typically they just do it for free.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:12 am to Chuker
AT&T buried my fiber cable about only 6 inches. Gas and power lines are 4 feet down.
I actually recently had to get AT&T to come reconnect my fiber cable because my neighbor was doing some yard leveling on the side of their house and snagged it. I really wish they’d bury them deeper.
I actually recently had to get AT&T to come reconnect my fiber cable because my neighbor was doing some yard leveling on the side of their house and snagged it. I really wish they’d bury them deeper.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:22 am to poochie
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they have 2 working days. After that if you hit something, it's on you
i think you mean after 2 days if they do not show up and you hit something it is on them because they did not mark in a timely fashion
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:24 am to PillageUrVillage
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AT&T buried my fiber cable about only 6 inches
Same, mine had to run under the street and through the ditch. The city has severed the line twice already when digging the ditches out. I told AT&T both times to go deeper.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:34 am to bayou choupique
quote:fiber too. I was shocked when they came to bury my line and they just pushed it down with a modified shovel. like an inch.
i would, a lot of times the cable companies lay the coaxial only inches below ground.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:35 am to PillageUrVillage
quote:from your box to your house? 6 inches is a good bit down.
AT&T buried my fiber cable about only 6 inches
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:38 am to CarRamrod
Well, that’s what they told me. But somehow my neighbor ripped it out of the ground with a box blade. 
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:41 am to PillageUrVillage
quote:my guess is they did the same thing as they did at my house and just pushed it in the ground. no more than an inch.
ell, that’s what they told me. But somehow my neighbor ripped it out of the ground with a box blade.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:42 am to Jester
Call or make the request online. It’s a free way to CYA. If the lines aren’t marked within the given time frame, you can’t really be held liable for damages, but you still don’t want the headache of dealing with broken lines. And I wouldn’t count on any line being at any certain depth as posted above. I work for an underground utility and we find stuff all the time that is nowhere near as deep as it should be.
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