And that's exactly what we don't all know. Utter BS.

Have you read any of the posts in this thread?

In reply to a post by MHC:

Correct and been there for three years at least, including the 40c days in 2022.

You have Typhoons in your loft?

In reply to a post by MHC:

Why do you keep posting false information?

Openreach WILL install in lofts - as I and other know full well.

My brother did ask OR to put ONT in the loft but they refused so it a big no.

In reply to a post by adslmax:

In reply to a post by MHC:

Why do you keep posting false information?

Openreach WILL install in lofts - as I and other know full well.

My brother did ask OR to put ONT in the loft but they refused so it a big no.

You are wrong.

They will make an individual risk assessment every time. If it meets these criteria then the installer may go ahead.

Clearly your brothers loft wasn’t deemed suitable.

In reply to a post by MHC:

Why do you keep posting false information?

Openreach WILL install in lofts - as I and other know full well.

Indeed. They pulled my cable through the loft, and fixed their customer service point up there on the bare brick chimney stack inside the loft, and brought the fibre cable into a cupboard underneath.

I'd already installed some of my own ducting and a drawstring to pull it down into a tall built in cupboard on the landing where the ONT was to be installed with a suitable power point installed by the previous house-owner for old VDSL router. The Openreach engineer was very happy that I'd installed this ducting for them, and he just fed the fibre cable from the service point through it to the ONT.

We didn't even have an installed loft ladder either. We have one, but I never fully installed it, and I as I recall he used his own, which he had in his van.

The old master socket was in the loft and the old copper cable was run through there too, so they must also have been up there before I moved into the house.

Edit:
PS It is all heavily and safely boarded out up there, everywhere.

Edited by shaunhw (Fri 01-Mar-24 11:52:04)

Result ... which again proves that loft runs and installs do happen.

I wish I did some research before ordering fttp, then I would of seen this topic.

Ordered fttp on the 21st June, Install was due 12th July.

Master socket is in the loft, with network cables going off to different rooms, and the double socket for power.

MJ Quin subcontractor turned up to install this morning, said he's not going in the loft because it's not fully boarded. (I rarely go in the loft, only partially boarded).
I offered to go in the loft and run the cables through for him, as the master socket/ONT location is on the side of the loft hatch. MJ Quin engineer again refused on the grounds that it would look like he's been in the loft.

He advised he wanted to put it on the front wall of the house, but I don't have room there, TV furniture is in the way and unavailable spare sockets, and I would have move all the network cables as well.

His final advise was to stay on copper, and pstn/copper switch off not happening to 2030. So cancelled fttp install.

Edited by woohookid (Fri 12-Jul-24 17:52:55)

PSTN switch off was scheduled for 31 Dec 2025, but that was slipped by a year to 31 Jan 2027 - so the suggestion of 2030 is wrong. Copper will be there for a while after that though but only with digital services.

At least the installer checked the loft and decided he could not do it - at one time, they would not go anywhere near them at all, even fully boarded and lit.

If you want FTTP, invest in some decent interlocking chipboard loft flooring and make a good sized area from hatch to end wall and to the point of entry. Then fit a decent light - could be plug in. Then order again.

In reply to a post by woohookid:

I wish I did some research before ordering fttp, then I would of seen this topic.

Ordered fttp on the 21st June, Install was due 12th July.

Master socket is in the loft, with network cables going off to different rooms, and the double socket for power.

MJ Quin subcontractor turned up to install this morning, said he's not going in the loft because it's not fully boarded. (I rarely go in the loft, only partially boarded).
I offered to go in the loft and run the cables through for him, as the master socket/ONT location is on the side of the loft hatch. MJ Quin engineer again refused on the grounds that it would look like he's been in the loft.

He advised he wanted to put it on the front wall of the house, but I don't have room there, TV furniture is in the way and unavailable spare sockets, and I would have move all the network cables as well.

His final advise was to stay on copper, and pstn/copper switch off not happening to 2030. So cancelled fttp install.

You should go back to whoever you ordered the service from. It's up to them to find a way of delivering the service, not for the contractor to cancel it because it's too difficult.