Is there no code or standard for how deep utilities need to be buried?

[Linflas]

My wife managed to cut our CATV gardening this AM. The cable is not more than 4 inches under the dirt. This seems to pretty ridiculous to me. You would think there would be a building code that at least requires this stuff to be buried deeper than common gardening and landscaping would hit.

 

[KLin]

You should mark where the cable is to avoid this problem in the future.

 

[JDrake]

That does seem pretty ridiculous

 

[BoomerD]

There are codes for electrical, gas and water, but I don't know of any code for the depth of cable. I agree that it SHOULD be deeper than 4", but...
If it's a standard co-ax cable, just go to radio shack or somewhere similar, and get a splce kit and fix it yourself...OR, wait for the cable company to come do it for you, and pay their repair charge...

 

[Evadman]

There is not a code in this area for a CATV line, they can run it right over the grass. Voltage > 12v in this area must be 6' down, or 4' with a 'cap', generally made of a 2x6 or 2x4. Gas must also be 6'.

I burried the CATV line in my yard, because they just laid it on the grass. I looked it up becuase I wanted to yell at them. I was going to use a trencher, but I didnt want to call JULIE. So I just burried it about 6" down.

 

[mchammer]

Figures the CATV people always do shoddy work.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: mchammer
Figures the CATV people always do shoddy work.

Well, they are staffed with people sho couldn't get a job at a telephone company.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: Evadman
There is not a code in this area for a CATV line, they can run it right over the grass. Voltage > 12v in this area must be 6' down, or 4' with a 'cap', generally made of a 2x6 or 2x4. Gas must also be 6'.

I burried the CATV line in my yard, because they just laid it on the grass. I looked it up becuase I wanted to yell at them. I was going to use a trencher, but I didnt want to call JULIE. So I just burried it about 6" down.

When I first moved in here there was CATV cable running across my front yard from the distribution box that sits on the property line between our neighbor and us to one of those little dome boxes 2 houses over. Over the summer I called the cable company numerous times to come and bury it as I had to pick the thing up each time I mowed the front lawn. They always said they would come and do it but never did. I finally got sick of picking it up and going underneath it so I ran it over with the mower. 3 days later it was buried.

Originally posted by: BoomerD
There are codes for electrical, gas and water, but I don't know of any code for the depth of cable. I agree that it SHOULD be deeper than 4", but...
If it's a standard co-ax cable, just go to radio shack or somewhere similar, and get a splce kit and fix it yourself...OR, wait for the cable company to come do it for you, and pay their repair charge...

It was fixed within 15 minutes, internet is an essential. :beer:

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: mchammer
Figures the CATV people always do shoddy work.

Ex McDonalds employees? They are here.