What to do with VM external cable when demolishing house

[bulletbaxter]

We will be demolishing our house soon and building a new one. We have incoming cables for both Openreach fibre (currently in use) and VM (not currently in use), both newly installed in the last 2 years. Openreach is being relocated to our temporary accommodation, but what should we do with the VM cable from street to the external box on the house (approx 30m run)? Can we just disconnect the white internal cabling from the wall box at the house end, and coil up the black incoming cable (with external wall box still attached for safe termination/protection) and tuck out of the way for possible future reconnection to the new house, or does a VM technician have to come out to do that?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[carl_pearce]

If you aren't a current customer VM will unlikey be interested in completing any work.

Just do as you say. There is no high voltage, assuming coax cabling, so nothing to be concerned about when handling.

[jpeg1]

The external VM cable would never be reused, and will become redundant anyway as they update their distribution system to full fibre. So just cut it off at the street end and bin it. 

[goslow]

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@bulletbaxter wrote:

We will be demolishing our house soon and building a new one. <snip>

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If you are rebuilding your house, you could always consider installing a duct underground (and buried at the correct depth) with a draw rope inside and possibly the old VM cable reinstalled in there. Cost of the ducting is small (within overall house building costs!) and it gives you some future flexibility for underground services without significant future digging once your new home is built. (Good forum name BTW!)

[bulletbaxter]

Many thanks folks, appreciate the advice. Given the hassle of getting VM installed in the first place (only two years ago, and in use until they priced themselves out of a customer this summer) I'm minded to keep the cable and tuck it out of the way for now, as it might be a while before fibre arrives in the street and I'd rather keep all provider options open at this point.

[bulletbaxter]

Will also definitely be installing a cable duct to the street! 👍

[Akua_A]

Hi @bulletbaxter 

Thank you for getting in contact with us regarding this cable issue. We are glad to see that the community was able to advise on this. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any further help and we will do our best to assist.

Thanks,