SWA on fencing in the garden...

[AndyTheSpark]

Hi folks,

I hope you can please help... I have been asked to run SWA cable from a house to two external garden buildings. The customer doesn't want her garden dug up to bury the cable so it must be run above ground. I can run most of it along a fence high enough to keep it out of harms way (the rest I would insist on burying as it cuts back into the garden). However, the fence is your standard wooden panel affair, supported by the grey concrete pillars - is this suitably sturdy enough and is there a recognised way of fixing the cable to the fence/pillars??

Thanks.

 

[fredrico]

I would not put it on a fence, what happens if a panel blows down in the wind, and the neighbour comes to fix it, and does not realise that there is a cable there. The posts wont fall down, but the panels could do over time.

 

[Guitarist]

Depends on the fence really. Cheap and nasty feather edge, I wouldn't risk it. Nice, sturdy closed board I would cleat to.

 

[AndyTheSpark]

Thanks...I had thought of the wind factor but rationalised it by thinking if I had secured the cable to the posts as well as the fence then even if the fence took off, the cable would be stronger than the clips attaching it to the fence so it would stay in place. This doesn't help the unsuspecting neighbour though!!

 

[Strima]

What about decent sized batons between the concrete posts and clip the SWA to this?

 

[Marvo]

I would only bury it. If she's worred about her garden then I would offer to get a professional landscaper to do the trenching and filling back in....obviously charged accordingly.

 

[Knobhead]

One question, "who does the fence belong to?"

It's a minefield!

 

[Engineer54]

One more thing to consider, ...those concrete posts are literary full of steelwork, drilling into them will generally just take lumps out of them, exposing the steelwork!! Same goes for those precast concrete panel garages, absolute nightmare to drill those things to get fixings!! lol!!

 

[Guitarist]

One more thing to consider, ...those concrete posts are literary full of steelwork, drilling into them will generally just take lumps out of them, exposing the steelwork!! Same goes for those precast concrete panel garages, absolute nightmare to drill those things to get fixings!! lol!!

Agree, you have to take care. I have found a 5mm bit, drilled slightly deeper than a yellow plug works best.

 

[Engineer54]

Agree, you have to take care. I have found a 5mm bit, drilled slightly deeper than a yellow plug works best.

Depends if your 5mm masonry bit hits the steelwork or not, ...some of these precast fence posts the steelwork can be just 5mm to 7mm into the post!! lol!!

 

[Octopus]

Lay it on the ground at the base of the fence.

 

[Mr.Ian]

Surely it'd be better to bury it? Depends on how much they want power in the outbuildings in relation to how much the don't want the garden trench cutting. What kind of garden is it? lawn? crete? path? if so couldn't the majority of the trench for the SWA be covered over and hidden after?

 

[Mr.Ian]

Or yes bury it at the base of the fence with yellow marker tape showing where it is.

 

[truckster]

One question, "who does the fence belong to?"

It's a minefield!

Where is he? Iraq?

 

[ackbarthestar]

One question, "who does the fence belong to?"

It's a minefield!

I think it will be Ok as long as nobody takes 'offense' ........ doh

Better to lay the SWA along the bottom of the fence in polypipe and tie it with cable ties to the posts.
There is no way you will be digging a trench next to the fence because you'll soon hit concrete.

 

[Guitarist]

I think it will be Ok as long as nobody takes 'offense' ........ doh

Better to lay the SWA along the bottom of the fence in polypipe and tie it with cable ties to the posts.
There is no way you will be digging a trench next to the fence because you'll soon hit concrete.

I grow runner beans up my fence

 

[ackbarthestar]

I grow runner beans up my fence

I must remember that when I'm planting SWA along a fence.

 

[swparksey]

Don't see the problem, just lay it on the ground around the fence, thats what SWA is for

 

[crish]

Hi dear there is no doubt that fencing is now become essential need for every garden and tho's places which have chances of crowed and it's secure garden's from animal's influence and other criminal activities...

 

[trev]

Hi dear there is no doubt that fencing is now become essential need for every garden and tho's places which have chances of crowed and it's secure garden's from animal's influence and other criminal activities...

Hi dear, but fencing not stability in event of winds which strong, places having chances of crowded have people leaning and animal eat or chew through. Other criminal activities can jump or climb or use ladder so not good for SWA in lots of cases

 

[telectrix]

trev. that post could be classed as criminal.LOL. :54:

 

[Guitarist]

trev, I'm glad you understood Crish's post, as I sure didn't...
Not sure who "dear" even is.

 

[trev]

Who told you I understood it dear

 

[Richard Burns]

Trev, your career as a forum troll should go well:laugh3::laugh3:! You have got it down to a t.

 

[Knobhead]

Have we been posted on an international TROLL board? Their showing up daily.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Re: SWA on fencing in the gard...................en...

Hi dear am newbie here and i want to say that every garden need it's fence necessary because it's protect it from destruction and other animal influence i also make a fence in my home garden which secure it from all damages incurred by animal's and criminal's/....

:74:..............................................I have a feeling this is not going to end well

 

[kingeri]

Oh dear.....

 

[Geordie Spark]

Who told you I understood it dear

If yecn unnerstand Geordie ye c'n unnerstan owt.

 

[trev]

If yecn unnerstand Geordie ye c'n unnerstan owt.

Wheyyebuggaman Aa aaluss knaa yows crack tho but bonny lad