Dropped Kerbs / Crossover / lowered Pavement - Do utility (utilities) company (companies) charge?..

[a1]

Hello All,

Does anyone know if; when you want to lower (drop) the kerb / crossover / lower the pavement for a driveway, if the utility companies charge? I know it is to determine details such as position and depth of their equipment etc.

Do they actually come out to check? Do they charge you for a copy of their ordnance map of the location of their item(s), Or do they check their details when you phone them, from their office?

Many thanks,

Admin.

 

[a1]

Yes mate,

Drop kerb, redo drive (usually lowered) and a driveway).

Received permission for drive and drop kerb.

I know that it is advisable to contact the Utlity companies (Statutory Undertakers) to check that their cable and pipes etc won't be affected by the works carried out of the above.

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Does anyone know if there is a legal minimum depth for the following: (All burried within the public footpath / pavement / crossover)...

1. How deep does any cables from British telecom have to be, if burried? (not that it matters as they're overhead, down here. But I would still like to know).

2. How deep does any water pipes (mains) have to be burried (Dwr Cymru Welsh Water)?

3. How deep does any Gas pipes have to be burried (British Gas Wales & West Utilites)?

4. How deep does any main electricity supply cable (WPD) have to be?

5. How deep does any NTL / Virgin Media / or other Cable company cable have to be burried?

6. How deep does any Public lighting cable have to be burried?

 

[Sidewinder]

Check out the NJUG web site mate that should give you an idea.

 

[a1]

Check out the NJUG web site mate that should give you an idea.

Thanks Sidey. You have been scoobed.

The following diagram was taken from the Suffolk.org.uk website...

 

[a1]

The kerb normally has to be put in to council spec and the contractor normally has to be approved and have XX million of public liability etcIts not cheap, i had one done 15 years ago and back then it was around

 

[steptoe]

Round here you must use an approved contractor,

And thats it, about a grand to

 

[Sidewinder]

Round here you have always been able to do your own.

I opened up my drive several years ago, and by the time I got around to dropping the kerb, to the required spec, the council were re-doing the pavements so they dropped the kerbs for me!

FOC

Admin,

You should be able to get a spec from the LA as you will need to use concrete of a certain strength etc. so you may not be able to hand mix.

A friend of mine did his and to meet the council spec, it was easier for him to get ready mix in.

 

[a1]

Sidey,

I have all the specs in the Approval letter, Mate.

Just got off of the phone with all the utility companies.

I would prefer tarmac mate.

To concrete the kerb, I have to:

Have 100mm thickness of well compacted, approved granular material.

The surface of the crossing is to be of concrete composed of 4 Parts of 6mm - 20mm of aggregate, 2 parts sand to 1 part portland cement.

To be laid in one operation to a finished thickness of 150mm (approx 6") - for vehicles of 1.5 ton or less - Vehicles over 1.5 ton and the thickness would go up to 190mm, and falls as indicated on typical drawing (5% in my case).

The concrete is to be worked smooth and even surface. And after it has partly set, the concrete is to be surface grooved with a dimple pavement roller or wire brush.

 

[Evans Electric]

You sure you can do it yourself ????? Working on the public highway etc. ??

Round here you apply to the City Council for permission , they will also quote the job and supply a list of approved contractors for you to ask.

Had ours done ,

 

[a1]

Sandra,

I have just got off of the phone with my local Highways department, and they said that I can have any builder or to do it myself, as long as the specs laid out in my approval letter are adhered to.

I asked if they will do it privately, and they replied that they no longer do them. Unless the pavements are being done in the wholde of my street. Which they aren't - They were only tarmaced about a year or two back. (road and pavements). :_|

Time to get on the blower to builders.

 

[Andy™]

most councils will allow you do DIY (or get your own builder) providing you follow their specs (and they may send someone to inspect)

 

[Evans Electric]

Blimey, don't do it here , they'd throw the book at you TBH. Kerb would be reinstated as it was, by the council and you'd get the bill .

In that case Admin, how about setting up your own traffic lights outside , then switch them to red when you want to pull off the drive.

 

[Sidewinder]

Evans,

It also depends on the road, around here IIRC, you can't do your own on a trunk road I don't think, but in a very quiet almost cul-de-sac residential road then you can.

 

[Evans Electric]

This council has always been somewhat overbearing TBH Not all bad though, if you have to have a tree removed for your drop kerb, you would pay for that and for a tree to planted as a replacement.

Believe it or not Birmingham has more trees than any city in Europe.

 

[Andy™]

well, all the ..... (best not say what i was thinking...)

 

[kerching]

I think you will find that the buried depth of the services are just slightly less than you were expecting +/- depth of your shovel/pick.............. :coat

 

[a1]

The existing kerb is only 3" high.

The council paperwork states that I have to do it 25mm from finished road level.

 

[Sidewinder]

Is that the high bit or the low bit?