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would you consider to build/buy a house not too far away from the high voltage power line?
There is such a power line runs through weatherstone, coles creek, highland oaks area. Coles creek is the only place still has available lots...
How close is close? I wouldn't want to be right underneath one, but I wouldn't mind if it were further away say at least a few blocks. Will it be highly visible or is it hidden by trees?
How close is close? I wouldn't want to be right underneath one, but I wouldn't mind if it were further away say at least a few blocks. Will it be highly visible or is it hidden by trees?
The lots are about 100-150 feet away.
The power line is clearly visible in coles creek, but it is hidded by trees for highland oaks and weatherstone
No way would I. There's plenty of research which shows it's "safe." There's other research suggesting higher cancer rates. I would not take that risk. Whether hidden or not, I would not live near one.
Also our realtor in Chapel Hill, when we were buying, showed us several homes which were not on top of, but fairly close to high voltage power lines. I asked why there seemed to be so many. She said b/c they are very difficult to resell, so were sitting on the market for a great price for the house/neighborhood if you didn't mind.
Also our realtor in Chapel Hill, when we were buying, showed us several homes which were not on top of, but fairly close to high voltage power lines. I asked why there seemed to be so many. She said b/c they are very difficult to resell, so were sitting on the market for a great price for the house/neighborhood if you didn't mind.
It's a good way to buy into a neighborhood below the market price if you can accept both the fact that your house is near power lines and the home will never appreciate on a par with homes in the neighborhood that don't have compromised locations.
It's a situation not unlike Olde Weatherstone Way in Glenkirk.
I vote no on this one also. I don't even like seeing them when driving through a subdivision. I remember looking at some homes that had them visible either from the house or from a couple blocks away and I can't handle that.
best,
toodie
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