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  1. J

    Electric service feed up foundation

    I think I am just going to add the 3.5” to the wall and play it safe
  2. J

    Electric service feed up foundation

    I plan on using poured concrete for the foundation, I am not a fan of stacking blocks for a foundation. Since the footings need to be 2” wider that the foundation wall, I need to know how thick to set the forms. I really don’t want to pour a 10” foundation if I can put it in a 6” foundation...
  3. J

    Electric service feed up foundation

    Here is a link to the power companies underground feed requirements page. https://ghpud.org/about-us/legal-department/project-bidding/standards/264-standards-for-underground-residential-service/file I’m not too worried about that part, just maintaining the strength in the foundation while...
  4. J

    Electric service feed up foundation

    They allow it, they have drawings for it on their website. There just aren’t any numbers for foundation thickness or anything like that. I figure that will have more to do with building codes.
  5. J

    Electric service feed up foundation

    i am trying to figure out the best way to keep the outside of a building clean and thought about running the electrical service feed up the foundation, keeping it in the wall, using a flush mount meter base. I cannot find any requirements for the thickness of the foundation if I do this and I...
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