I'm in the very early stages of building a small home on an undeveloped rural lot. Power and telephone are both at the boundary of our property, but must be extended up to our building site (~600-700' up the driveway).
The terrain and driveway cut limit trench placement, which will be underneath the edge of the finished driveway. To complicate things a bit more, we need to lay rough rock on the driveway after we fill the trench, but before we begin heavier construction to ensure trucks have sufficient traction. Our local POCO has been excellent in helping with the project, but the telco (Centurylink) refuses to assist until the property is within 90 days of completion -- well after I've closed the trench and laid a driveway.
I only want to pay for trenching and a driveway once. The power trench will be deep enough to allow us to lay a phone cable or conduit with sufficient separation. Since I have no other choice, I plan to run empty conduit up the driveway for the telephone company to use later.
What diameter conduit do most people lay in these situations? Given the long length, are access ports needed at intervals, or is a single continuous section from a 1000' roll preferable?
Thanks in advance for what will undoubtedly be the first of a long line of questions as we go about the process!
The terrain and driveway cut limit trench placement, which will be underneath the edge of the finished driveway. To complicate things a bit more, we need to lay rough rock on the driveway after we fill the trench, but before we begin heavier construction to ensure trucks have sufficient traction. Our local POCO has been excellent in helping with the project, but the telco (Centurylink) refuses to assist until the property is within 90 days of completion -- well after I've closed the trench and laid a driveway.
I only want to pay for trenching and a driveway once. The power trench will be deep enough to allow us to lay a phone cable or conduit with sufficient separation. Since I have no other choice, I plan to run empty conduit up the driveway for the telephone company to use later.
What diameter conduit do most people lay in these situations? Given the long length, are access ports needed at intervals, or is a single continuous section from a 1000' roll preferable?
Thanks in advance for what will undoubtedly be the first of a long line of questions as we go about the process!