One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.

I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I have 
been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
telephone line close to that post.

I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot away 
from it.

Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my house?

Thanks, 

Freckles wrote:
> One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.
> 
> I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I have 
> been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
> telephone line close to that post.
> 
> I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot away 
> from it.
> 
> Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my house?
> 
> Thanks, 
> 

Around here, you call the the locater service before you dig
anywhere in the vicinity of buried utility lines. Here you
dial 811 to request that the buried services be marked. It's
a possible $10,000 fine if you don't contact them. If you hit
a line away from their markers, you're not at fault. I found
the number on the inside back cover of the AT&T Yellow Pages.

TDD

"The Daring Dufas" <t...@peckerhead.net> wrote in message 
news:gsh3ge$br9$1...@news.motzarella.org...
> Freckles wrote:
>> One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.
>>
>> I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I 
>> have been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
>> telephone line close to that post.
>>
>> I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot 
>> away from it.
>>
>> Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my 
>> house?
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> Around here, you call the the locater service before you dig
> anywhere in the vicinity of buried utility lines. Here you
> dial 811 to request that the buried services be marked. It's
> a possible $10,000 fine if you don't contact them. If you hit
> a line away from their markers, you're not at fault. I found
> the number on the inside back cover of the AT&T Yellow Pages.
>
> TDD

I have already done that and they will be here Wednesday. However, that was 
not really my question.

Thanks anyway. 

"Freckles" <f...@tx.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:R...@giganews.com...
> One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.
>
> I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I 
> have been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
> telephone line close to that post.
>
> I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot 
> away from it.
>
> Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my 
> house?
>
> Thanks,

Yes, if you hit those lines there can be a big problem.  OTOH, a foot away 
is a large gap.  Find out where the lines are.  Most states have a free 
service, such as Dig Safe, paid for by the utility company. 

"Freckles" <f...@tx.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:R...@giganews.com...
> One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.
>
> I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I 
> have been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
> telephone line close to that post.
>
> I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot 
> away from it.
>
> Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my 
> house?
>
> Thanks,

Not sure what kind of problem you're anticipating, but regarding possible 
buried wires, I just did the hole with a small hand shovel, very carefully. 
 >
> 

"RBM" <r...@noemail.com> wrote in message 
news:49ec5317$0$22543$6...@cv.net...
>
> "Freckles" <f...@tx.rr.com> wrote in message 
> news:R...@giganews.com...
>> One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.
>>
>> I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I 
>> have been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
>> telephone line close to that post.
>>
>> I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot 
>> away from it.
>>
>> Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my 
>> house?
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> Not sure what kind of problem you're anticipating, but regarding possible 
> buried wires, I just did the hole with a small hand shovel, very 
> carefully.
> >
>>
>
>

If you call the utilities they will come to your house and mark their lines 
or pipes at no charge to you. 

Freckles wrote:
> One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.
>
> I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house.
> I have been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable
> and a telephone line close to that post.
>
> I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a
> foot away from it.
>
> Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my
> house?
> Thanks,

You lose the ability to anchor the post to the house. In fact, you need not 
dig a hole at all. Simply bolt the (shortened) post to the building and 
carry on. 

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:48:57 -0500, "Freckles" <f...@tx.rr.com>
wrote:

>One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.
>
>I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I have 
>been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
>telephone line close to that post.

"Told"?    If it is right near your house, there should be some
hints-- like that's where they enter your house.

>
>I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot away 
>from it.

Any guarantee that *that* isn't the exact route that one of those
utilities takes?      
>
>Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my house?
>

Your fence won't reach the house?  IMO that is a good thing- but I'm
not one for decorative fences.    OTOH- if you're trying to keep
livestock in, you might want the fence to make it to the house.

If it was mine I'd be done already.   Dig with a hand shovel & dig
carefully.  It's a post hole, right?    It shouldn't take 2 hours with
a hand trowel.

Jim

Freckles wrote:
> "The Daring Dufas" <t...@peckerhead.net> wrote in message 
> news:gsh3ge$br9$1...@news.motzarella.org...
>> Freckles wrote:
>>> One of my fences was blown down by a strong wind storm.
>>>
>>> I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I 
>>> have been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
>>> telephone line close to that post.
>>>
>>> I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot 
>>> away from it.
>>>
>>> Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my 
>>> house?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>> Around here, you call the the locater service before you dig
>> anywhere in the vicinity of buried utility lines. Here you
>> dial 811 to request that the buried services be marked. It's
>> a possible $10,000 fine if you don't contact them. If you hit
>> a line away from their markers, you're not at fault. I found
>> the number on the inside back cover of the AT&T Yellow Pages.
>>
>> TDD
> 
> I have already done that and they will be here Wednesday. However, that was 
> not really my question.
> 
> Thanks anyway. 

I was thinking, put your post several feet away and use the gap
for a gate. The latch can be mounted on the house. No post near
the foundation.

TDD

> I have dug out all the broken post except the one next to the house. I 
> have been told there is most likely an electrical line, a TV cable and a 
> telephone line close to that post.
>
> I have decided to leave that post alone and dig a new hole about a foot 
> away from it.
>
> Can anyone foresee a problem if I dig that hole that far away from my 
> house?

> Thanks,

A foot away is not much distance from where a burried line "should"
be. Often the margin of error on these kinds of locations is + or - a
couple of feet.