electricity cables

smudger1946

Morning All, We have overhead cables in our village, ours comes from the pole to the gable end facia then it goes to the neighbours home facia which is only 20 odd feet away, my concern is the weight of the cables just fixed to the facia board which is plastic could in a strong wind do some damage. I understood that cables go from pole to each home! Any information would be appreciated before I tackle the electricity company?

Thanks

Smiffy

Robin9

It is common for overhead service to cables to initially go to one property and then loop to the neighbour )and even neighbours)

Their should be no issue will fascia fixings.

Jonesya

The question which springs to mind is how old are all these bits - the houses, the fascia boards and the existing electricity supply cables?

Also, is it fixed to the fascia, or could it be fixed to a wall through the fascia?

JC_Derby

How long has the plastic facia been up? most probably the service cable has been up that long and before that was there too...


If you want it moved ask your DNO.
More likely an aerial blowing off is going to cause more damage to your property than service cables.

ariba10

Our electricity supply comes off a pole to a strong metal bracket attached to the stonework just below the facscia board.

I cannot see any fascia board ( Wood or Plastic ) being strong enough to hold the weight on its own.

angelin77

We have the same here in west Cornwall and these cables survive winds up to 80 miles an hour. The main wooden poles they hang from are changed every few years. We also have large birds that frequently perch on these cables. Never known one to come adrift.

reeac

Maybe there's a structural timber e.g. a purlin behind the fascia at that point. That's how I'd arrange it if I was doing the job.