EIR contractor trying to put wires across my house

does this apply to cables installed to provide electrical service to the house next door ? have the esb the right to install new cables to say provide service to house no6, eg they can just run electric cables along no 5 without asking the owner of no 5,s permission to do so. i,m curious can the esb just install cables along the front wall of a house without asking permission ?

In a similar vein, a guy called around a few months back asking about installing Eir FTTH. His first suggestion was bringing it from the pole outside ours and our neighbour's house, across to the shared chimney between our houses and down to the front of the house (bungalows), as other wires are doing , where they'd install a small box between us. I agreed and thought no more of it. A week later the fella arrives back asks to put the cable on the front of our house (black cable against white wall and guttering/soffit/facia) which I said no to, as it'd just look bad. No big drama, I just wanted it done a bit cleaner. But I didn't want to be a pain in the arse for them so I then offered for them to take it from the lamp post on the other side of our house and then fish the cable through our soffit and across, or failing that, through our attic. He said he'd try that and then didn't bother. He also said they can't put it in gutters as it'd cause gutters to collapse in the rain (?).

He then started trying pretty forcefully to persuade my elderly neighbour to agree to put a pole on the front of their house, which would raise well above roof level and take it directly from the top of the lampost down to that as apparently people spend their days suing Eir for a new roof after work (why was never made clear) and they won't work above a roof like ours. My neighbour asked my opinion and said I thought a wire coming down at the house at a less than 45 degree angle like that would look dreadful and would be in her eyeline out her sitting room window, but it was her choice. She said no.

I then offered again for them to take it from the lamp post on the other side of our house and then fish the cable across, either through the soffit or attic. He tried that, half-heartedly, gave up and said the blokes installing FTTH on the day would do something. Haven't heard a peep in a month or so, even though he said they'd be back that week.

Odd business altogether.

The point I am making, is that a cable on the front of a house, does not devalue a house.

I get that (A house not being able to get a fixed wire internet connection is one less type of internet connection that house can get, for whatever reason - but again, I don't think it necessarily devalues the house as much as some would think)

However the point being made that I am responding to is that a cable on the front of a house devalues the value of THAT house - ie if the OP allows KN to run a cable across their house, the value of their house goes down and as such the OP should get compensation from someone to allow for this.

A cable on the front of a house does not devalue that house.

Most houses in urban areas would have covenants allowing cable TV, etc, across the house. So in that case a homeowner would not have the right to refuse or obstruct.

@brophs that sounds totally ridiculous. Do they not have a phone? How is the phone wire connected to their house? The openeir fibre will go the same way.

I definitely would not buy a house that could not get a fixed wire internet connection.

I would buy a house with a cable running across the front if the house was otherwise suitable to my needs.

All things being equal I don't think a cable across the front would be a deal breaker for most buyers.

I assume the house is in an estate.

Some service providers are feeding the service across the houses replacing the old cabled tv systems.

There maybe an easement in place but the service provider may not enforce it as it could lead to ongoing issues with a non-consenting property owner.

If I were in this situation I would speak with the contractor's manager. They are well used to dealing with these type of issues. An amicable agreement could easily reached unless the OP is adamantly refusing access.

The installation of a broadband cable on the property would imoh enhance the property value.

Older tv cabling work was pretty shoddy but, from what I see, today's multi service installations are professionally carried out.

The Gardai? not think they have enough to be doing with out the likes of eir trying to fit 1 single cable.

Depending on how it is done and the nature of your walls (old stone or brick) there can be damage.

Just tell him no until Circet call you and ask their planning team offer you a reasonable recompence. Often they will reduce monthly bills or offer extra channels.