"Zen83237" wrote in message
...
Not a diy question but I am sure that I can get an answer here.
If I am going to cable telephone installed what route does the cable take
from the street into the existing telephone system in the house. Is it the
shortest route underground to the front of the house then around the
outside wall into the existing land line cable into the master box or is
some other route possible. My front garden is currently excavated pending
a block paving drive being fitted.
The ground is covered with hardcore and the MOT layer. Can they bring the
cable in by excavating the MOT diagonally across the front garden then
bring the cable under the floor of the porch then go into the existing
cable into the master box.
That would avoid clipping cable to the outside wall of the house but would
the cable company do anything else.



If you phone BT New Developments dept .. they will give you grey Telecom
ducting and bends for free .......... put them in place with a pull string
in ducting ... you can go any route you like .... put a marker tape above it
during backfill.

Usually you stop short of BT manhole and then put in the final piece of duct
into manhole and pull cable through.

I run mine to appear inside my comms cabinet in study ....... BT happy to
pull cable through to that .......... no need for any cable affixed to wall
if you put the duct in place.