[Penguin]

Any Ideas on what I might do with this situation. As you can see this transformer on some other thing is around 4 feet from the back of my new house. I'm so mad right now I cant think straight. Any help would be appreciated.

[Happinow]

Well I guess you'll have to make lemonade out of lemons! Plant some nice greenery around it...if they'll let you. Have to disguise it somehow. Didn't you see this prior to building?? It could be worse but not what you wanted in your back yard. Sorry....

[angiefox10]

There have been several threads about this. It's been referred to the "ugly green thing". I have no suggestions. If it was me, I think I would in fact plant some sea grass around it.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Penguin, sorry to hear about that.

Re: any plantings - Refer to the following parameters from SECO:

http://www.secoenergy.com/planting.html

Bill

[graciegirl]

I don't understand why you are mad.

Ya have to have them.

[getdul981]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I don't understand why you are mad.

Ya have to have them.

But haven't you heard, Gracie? NOT IN MY BACK YARD!! Both houses we've had have had them in our back yard. We planed some Mewliegh Grass around the first house. Haven't done anything here yet. Waiting for the lot behind us to have a house built before we do any landscaping back there.

[bkcunningham1]

I showed my husband and he said you had better be very careful digging around that you may get electrocuted. Please be careful and call MissUtilities or whom ever it is that located utilities before you dig. I'd be upset too though it that makes you feel any better.

[bkcunningham1]

Also, according to my husband, if you aren't happy now; you are going to be a whole lot more unhappy when they set the other transformer on top of the pad. The photo shows a pad where another green transformer will be set.

[quiltsheddy@aol.com]

Every house has some kind of underground utility box or boxes in their yard. We planted a beautiful butterfly garden surrounding ours. Hibiscus, lantana, firecracker plants, verbena. We put the bird feeder there along with a small bird bath. It's really quite lovely. The utility man was here this week and he commented on how nice it looked. He had no trouble getting into it for inspection even though the plants are quite close. The frost did get some of our plants, so I think I'll go with some grasses to supplement.

[getdul981]

When I said "we planted", I meant to say McGowan's planted. I'm sure they know the depths and hazards of digging around the transformers.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I don't understand why you are mad.

Ya have to have them.

Are you serious. Would like that thing 4 feet from your back door, not somewhere in the backyard. 4 FEET FROM THE BACK DOOR

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by quiltsheddy@aol.com

Every house has some kind of underground utility box or boxes in their yard. We planted a beautiful butterfly garden surrounding ours. Hibiscus, lantana, firecracker plants, verbena. We put the bird feeder there along with a small bird bath. It's really quite lovely. The utility man was here this week and he commented on how nice it looked. He had no trouble getting into it for inspection even though the plants are quite close. The frost did get some of our plants, so I think I'll go with some grasses to supplement.

I totally understand about the utility boxes in the back yard and agree that disguiseing them with plantings is a great idea, but as I said its way too close to the exit door of the Lanai and it seems too close to even plant shrubs around it. Thats my dilema. Does anyone know of some kind of a code saying how close it can be to a dwelling?

[The Village Girl]

There is one between every other lot line. You don't have any back yard and it has to go somewhere. If you look at the other homes, everyone will have somewhere on their lot or close to their lot.

If you didn't want something like that close to your home, you would have to have paid for a larger lot.

Or built a smaller home.

[getdul981]

Did you get a copy of the survey or th drawing of the layout of the house on the property? I'm betting they are within the code guide lines, but you could probably call the county zoning office or building permit office to see what the minimum is.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by getdul981

Did you get a copy of the survey or th drawing of the layout of the house on the property? I'm betting they are within the code guide lines, but you could probably call the county zoning office or building permit office to see what the minimum is.

Yes Greg I looked at the platt of survey and it shows the utility box 11 feet from the dwelling.