I am looking for a tall wooden post to buy for conecting electrical from the house to the barn?

Question

I am looking for a tall wooden post to buy for connecting electrical from the house to the barn. My old post is very deteriorated. I would say it is around 20 feet or so. I live in Rockford IL.

Answer 1

Here is Arkansas we have ice storms in the winter and lots of electrical poles are replaced. The Electric company takes these used treated poles and sells them for so much per foot. Some people build entire shop buildings out of them. Maybe IL. Electric company does the same. You should call them. Also you might find an old broke down trailer or house around and the owner may sell you the pole with the meter loop and everything. Lowe's or Home Depot have all that stuff. It is nation wide. There must be a lumber yard or building supply store somewhere close by.

Answer 2

You could find one at home depot or Menard's. But I had the same problem and solved it by putting the electrical line under ground. Simply for the fact it was safer due to the tall equipment we were having to pull around the high-line wire all the time (augers, scissor lifts, ladders, tractors etc.) In the long run it didn't cost that much and since we weren't running any heavy electrical equipment in the "barn" it made life easier for us. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Your rural electric cooperative will not only sell you a new pole - you probably need a 35-5 - but you can hire them to remove the old pole, set the new pole, and attach all the wires.

If you have a commercial electric supplier instead of a coop, I don't know if they will sell you the pole and the services you need, but if you talk to their engineering department, they will be able to send you to a company that *does* provide those goods and services.

Answer 4

some day human beings will remark on your manners and say "have been you reported in a barn?" and you will incredibly have a rapid comeback for them. The greater the planks look like a barn the greater tough edges there will be so which you will get splinters on and to snag issues onto. perchance you could purely flow section way up the wall (like a wainscoting) as much as a chair rail and flow away something of the wall soft.

Answer 5

By 20 feet of electrical conduint for about 7.00 per 10 feet sectins....run your wire underground about a foot in the conduint...Here is a link to the basic prices of it...available at all home depots, lowes etc..These prices are 10 foot pieces

Answer 6

You may be able to contact the telephone or electric company and buy one from them. Good luck!

Answer 7

Contact your rural electric coop they usually sell these. The last I hear they were about $360.00 and, they put them in.

Answer 8

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