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Pull fiber optic cable through garage floor
It's now time to install fiber in the house. In certain municipalities, the property owner is responsible for trenching on their own land. I will be laying a 50mm conduit between the property boundary and the building myself. It is stated: "Leave the pipe ends visible at the property boundary as well as at the house wall, the rest can be refilled directly."
I would prefer a completely concealed installation, with nothing on the outside of the wall. I would like to bring the fiber in through the floor of the garage just inside the exterior wall next to the door. The floor is a cast concrete slab on the ground. The municipality, which is building the fiber network, has no objections to this execution.
Here comes the question: Is it sensible to dig the cable trench under the slab and then drill a hole from inside to outside? How difficult will it be to refill under the slab? How would you do it?
I would prefer a completely concealed installation, with nothing on the outside of the wall. I would like to bring the fiber in through the floor of the garage just inside the exterior wall next to the door. The floor is a cast concrete slab on the ground. The municipality, which is building the fiber network, has no objections to this execution.
Here comes the question: Is it sensible to dig the cable trench under the slab and then drill a hole from inside to outside? How difficult will it be to refill under the slab? How would you do it?
Can't you drill a 16-20 mm hole angled from the garage to the cable ditch where you end the 50 mm ducting, so that it ends up below ground level. I guess the fiber company will pull a 7 mm duct (max 14 mm) which they then pull into your drilled hole. Digging under the slab is overkill.
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