Digging a trench, and discovered an electric supply coming into our Victorian house. The supply is about a foot under the ground level and was just in soil - it looks about 30mm diamater and initially I thought it was the roots of some ivy (it's got some sort of thick black sheath wrapped around it). There was a wall on top, which I am rebuilding, and am digging the trench for foundations, as there wasn't any before. I've had to dig around and under the cable to get the depth for the foundations. It's now in "mid-air" and enters the ground either side of the trench.
Readymix is on order to fill the trench, but how do I treat the cable - should I place some sort of plastic over it to identify it for the future and cover it in soil before piling in the ready mix, just pile in the ready mix, or box it in/put plastic pipe around it?
Readymix is on order to fill the trench, but how do I treat the cable - should I place some sort of plastic over it to identify it for the future and cover it in soil before piling in the ready mix, just pile in the ready mix, or box it in/put plastic pipe around it?