On Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 7:46:04 AM UTC-4, slate_leeper wrote:
On Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:13:44 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 10/19/2016 2:04 PM, slate_leeper wrote:
My new house has a water meter out front that is about 24 inches below
...

Actually, an idea that came later is that this is an issue the builder
should've fixed. Since it's new, lay the onus on them to correct it.


I guess I should have made clear that the "new" house is new to me. My
current house is for sale, and the "new" house is where I will be
moving. It was actually built in the 80's.

-dan z-

Then it's even more clear that the meter box is not yours. It belongs to the city, Public Works or Utility Dept or whatever they call themselves. If you do some half baked DIY construction to "protect" it, they will probably rip it out and charge you a service call. Don't do anything without their approval.