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What would you do ?

select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,453 ✭✭✭✭
edited July 2005 in General Discussion
My new home WAS suppose to be stress free for me. I am in a district where 2 electric company's exist. I notified the one that will be hooking me up that I needed electric yesterday so the builders can go to work. The electric company now needs easement rights from someone besides myself ( I believe the other electric co )to provide power to me on a temp pole. They have to go over the top lines of the other electric co. I just talked to the supervisor building the home and he said electric must be in or they will charge me $100 day to build it. How would you handle it?
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    fishermanbenfishermanben Member Posts: 15,370
    edited November -1
    I would call somebody who has political pull, or who knows somebody who has political pull. Think hard: Mayor, County Superintendant, somebody that may have pull w/ the electrical companies.

    ben

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    gagirlgagirl Member Posts: 5,408
    edited November -1
    First building a house is NEVER stress free. Second I would wait until the temp is placed before I let the contractor started.

    its all about pucks and bucks
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    jdyerjdyer Member Posts: 795 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What does your building contract say about the $100 per day threat?
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    BT99BT99 Member Posts: 1,043 ✭
    edited November -1
    Pay It. I have had three houses built in my lifetime. I have gotten
    quite used to hearing, "there will be a fee connected to this" Around here there is only one electric copany. They will run 500 feet for nothing. After that it gets quite expensive. Friend of mine built about 1/4 off the road. Electric company billed him $6500. to run the poles and wire.
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    select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,453 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Contract says I provide electric service.. via my electric co. If not I have to pay the $100 day . No problem with them getting it to me FREE.. approx. 700' off the road and down the drive, but WHEN? After further thought I guess I will let the builders use my generator if the electric isn't there on a temp pole. I just might bill the electric co. for the inconvience or send them a letter stating I need power or will bill them.
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    gagirlgagirl Member Posts: 5,408
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    Contract says I provide electric service.. via my electric co. If not I have to pay the $100 day . No problem with them getting it to me FREE.. approx. 700' off the road and down the drive, but WHEN? After further thought I guess I will let the builders use my generator if the electric isn't there on a temp pole. I just might bill the electric co. for the inconvience or send them a letter stating I need power or will bill them.


    Are you trying to make them take longer? Be nice it will get you ALOT further in these situations.

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    select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,453 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cripe the electric co. has had 30 days already to get me electric. Gagirl, I want the home built yesterday. Anyone who drags their feet are in for a rough ride.
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    fugawefugawe Member Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bury the line.

    99% of all lawyers make the rest look bad.
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    select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,453 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gonna be overhead till the last pole then buried to the home.
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    tajjntajjn Member Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cut down the other companies pole.[}:)]

    Not now, I'm busy reloading!!!!
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