Hmm, not too sure if the work was carried out.
It was down to start from the 6th to 8th of May on roadworks however yesterday it was changed to start on the 6th to 7th and then disappeared.

Not gone out yet to check if it was done yet, but I haven't seen anything turn up let alone heard any digging.
My guess is they decided on cancelling the work due to the rain and wind, no wonder the fibre install is taking so long

Paul

Well it did seem that they didn't do this work that time round due to I took a look and no change to the pit/chamber, could of been down to the weather being very rainy and very windy.

I have now seen it showing up on roadworks again and is down to be done for 27th to 29th of May, so hopefully it gets done this time due to I think this is holding up our FTTP rollout.

As before its the same work even with the end of the description cut off.

Build 1 concrete chamber 915mm x 445mm x 965mm deep in Footway,Build 1 precast jointing chamber (725mm x 225mm) 600mm dep

So fingers crossed

Paul

Question, How long does it take to do the following work:

• Build 1 concrete chamber 915mm x 445mm x 965mm deep in Footway.
• Build 1 precast jointing chamber (725mm x 225mm) 600mm dep.

The reason I am asking is it was down to start today and nothing has happened, not even markings on the pavement.

I am hoping its just a late start and not another cancelling of the work again like last time.

Paul

Guess bl**dy what, its been removed again, that's twice they job was down and twice its been removed.

WHY BT WHY?

SIGH

Paul

In reply to a post by mlmclaren:

Well good luck to you... I hope it is for Fibre Jointing and that the completion is soon..

Well 4th try was a charm, I have seen 3 other lots of work for this just appear on roadworks to either just disappear on the day the work was suppose to start or 5 mins after being submitted, so I was rather glad when I heard power saws roaring about 8:30 this morning.

Decided on taking a walk to see, where I saw 2 workers from Conways, one guy in the pit digging and the other sweeping up

Took a couple of pictures shown below of the dug hole and all the cables, fibre tubing, phone and fibre enclosures, oh and loads of blue string that looks rather new.

The blue string may of been put in place ready for the fibre tubing by BT the other day.

Anyway here is the two pictures:
Whole Pit and Hardware, Close-up of Hardware

I am not too sure what the thin black cable with the yellow plastic wrapped round it is for, but it goes into the fibre enclosure along with the fibre tubing.

Not too sure what the thing enclosure is for, maybe for a few extra phone lines maybe.

Also they was suppose to be doing the following:

1. Build 1 concrete chamber 915mm x 445mm x 965mm deep in Footway
2. Build 1 precast jointing chamber (725mm x 225mm) 600mm dep

Spoke to the Conway workers and asked about whats going into the pit, and was told red bricks, so I gather that was part 1 and maybe somebody else will be doing part 2 of the work, the work is down for the 15th to 17th.

Paul

Edited by PaulKirby (Mon 15-Jun-15 11:03:25)

that cut and dig is very very good.... never seen work so neat... the mess made outside my house for just a smaller one is atrocious...

If you don't mind, could you post a link to pic once it's completed!

Edited by mlmclaren (Mon 15-Jun-15 11:16:00)

In reply to a post by mlmclaren:

that cut and dig is very very good.... never seen work so neat... the mess made outside my house for just a smaller one is atrocious...

That's because they are not British workers LOL

But yeah, it was rather neat and square, even saw them making loads of depth measurements

What makes me laugh was BT insisting that there wasn't any fibre hardware in these pits and that was why we cannot get fibre yet LOL.
I told BT that we have everything apart from the fibre tubing and the actual fibre in them.

BTOR (Fibre Enquiries team, Openreach) told me via email "I have checked the details of the FTTP upgrade in your vicinity and all being well you should be able to order your FTTP at the beginning of July.", so hopefully its not long now

I tell you what, its been a long frustrating wait seeing and knowing all the fibre hardware has been there since 2011 when they started the fibre install down our road.

*** update ***

In reply to a post by mlmclaren:

If you don't mind, could you post a link to pic once it's completed!

What when all the chamber lid has been put on, knowing when exactly before the lid is placed will be hard to know due to its at the bottom of my road and I cannot keep popping down there.

Paul

Edited by PaulKirby (Mon 15-Jun-15 11:28:15)

Isn't the Yellow/Black the Power feed ?

Yes I agree with you there... polish guys did the ducting work to my property and did a good job too... everything else was done by British bodge masters.

Yes if you could get a picture when it's all built and resurfaced.... not in any rush at all so don't worry too much, just when your passing.

In reply to a post by Pgre:

Isn't the Yellow/Black the Power feed ?

What on the FTTP Enclosure?
I thought this at first, I should of got a clearer picture, hard to see via the pictures where the other end goes, also I didn't think the Fibre Enclosure required power due to it being fibre all the way.

I also thought it might of been just a patch cable to cover up the connectors on the enclosure.

Paul