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The wire wasn't covered up. it runs across the original wooden soffits. The contractor has boxed over the exisiting. I called the DNO, they have said that you can't overclad power cables and if we had requested they would have removed foc until the cladding was done and returned to re fix...

100amp fuse before entering into our meter ? fitted in 2000 !! not sure if that changes anything at all ?

I've just been outside to look the cable enters a junction box and then comes down our house wall into our house connect to a 100AMP fuse ?

(I've only known of two fires caused by this locally) Really ? the same thing ?

oh dear ! who to call first : a) the contractor b) network provider c) his insurance d) my insurance ?

What a mess !! So there is a real risk of fire ???? and it's NOT acceptable (legal) to overclad power cables ?

Sure is the house was built in the 30's and the wire was clipped below the soffit. The cladding has boxed the wire in. Thanks Again.

Guy's, Thanks for your help ! the cable is PVC an d pretty new. Could there be a real possibilit of fire ?

John, It's the mains cable from the lamp post ?

Hi everyone, I'm could really do with some advice ! Recently we had a PVC contractor in to relace our fascias and soffits. The contractor drilled through the power supply to our house when he was fitting the soffits. The contractor hit the power cable when fitting the soffits and...