Steve Firth wrote:

Ed Sirett wrote:

Meanwhile the cable TV company blithely fixed their junction box to the
corner of the house breaking up on of the bricks, loosening the mortar
leading subsequently to the loss of a whole brick!

Oh yes, been through that as well. In the middle of our struggle with
the LBO BT arrived and told me they were going to fasten a galvanised
metal eye to the wall of my house. I told them to push off and was
served with a notive telling me that I had no right to refuse. I
contacted the LBO who told me that BT could do what they liked to the
house, no permission required. It took major negotiations to prevent
them fixing the damn thing into a rubbed brick arch.


BT have been fairly responsible on this one. They used nails with a lead
loop into the mortar to secure the phone lines.

I presume the CATV people also believe they are exempt or actually are?


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