Doug Miller wrote:
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Entergy installed a portable powered transformer to energize both
sides of the box and the guy verified that my socket head screws are
tight. He said there is a break between my meter and the underground
box at the back of my neighbor's yard. A crew will be out later this
week to find and fix it.

Later this week??? Is this in a rural area?

If the break is close to the house (likely
because we have some settling), they will probably need to remove part
of a brick over sand walkway; I suppose the edge of the slab may also
be involved.

My wife wants to know what we should expect about them restoring the
yard after they restore electrical service.

The yard should be restored, although that might consist of raking soil and
spreading seed. The walkway should be restored, too, if it's not in the
utility right-of-way. If it is, they probably have no obligation to restore it
after they're done. They might anyway, but don't count on it.

Heads-up - the way a utility restores grass is usually hydro-seeding
(the sickly green stuff, like you see on the side of the road), done by
a subcontractor. The seed loaded in the mix is often not weed-free, and
usually includes fast-grow varieties that may not come up the following
spring. With my crappy yard, I wouldn't care, but if you have a show-off
lawn, you may want to discuss it with them, and have them just rake it
as smooth as they can. You could then handle the finish raking, addition
of the clean topsoil, and hand-seed.

As to walkways and slabs- for brick walk or patio, don't count on a lot
of careful substrate prep, or fine tuning to make the area level. You
may have a lump or a valley come spring, and have to touch things up. If
they can come in from the side or re-route, they will. If house is on a
slab, they probably will not need to disturb that, as long as they can
get to where the conduit comes out underground.

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