Telecom lines

[sheph]

Hi, 

 

Got a job on three trees where a couple of telephone lines are impeding the work required to reduce the trees.

 

Anyone got any ideas on what I can do with the lines?  Spoke to Openreach and they say I most likely need a survey as well as the charge to take down the line then replace which seem really expensive. 

 

Any thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated.

[Joe Newton]

If you take out a line it's easier to call bt and claim the tree shed a limb, you were just called in to make the tree safe...

[Thesnarlingbadger]

Now about £350

Wow. I will be a lot more carful when working around lines now. BT have done them for free in the past. Didn’t realise they were charging so much now.

[Thesnarlingbadger]

Have had maximum success putting a line between trees above a fence and felling bits into that to save the fence. I guess it could work with a phone line? Probably best to avoid it altogether though

I’m using that one. Thanks mate. ?