3 power poles surround corner property with lines overhanging home and backyard. What are the health risks?

[Prosze]

Originally Posted by dontaskwhy

Fair enough, but the existence of overhead power lines is not a "problem", only that it is not your preference. As stated earlier, people and power lines have co-existed for more than 100 years and when underground utilities don't exist, it may be your only option. Some people can install solar panels but some feel those are an eyesore just as much as the overhead lines.

I dont think it's a preference of many people. It's ugly to look at and it hurts when it comes time to buy/sell. I grew up in an old neighborhood in Vegas with wood pole power-lines going here there and everywhere.



One of these was a home we really liked but passed on. Nice try with the palm tree to obscure.

[JONOV]

Originally Posted by blue777

No offense....... But I wouldn't buy a home with power poles present.

An absolute eyesore and terrible resale value and always the possibility of a wire hitting your house and causing a fire.

Never totally understood that logic. If all other things are equal, and the house with power lines is less desirable, that's just as true when I buy as when I sell.

[kjg1963]

Originally Posted by Prosze

I dont think it's a preference of many people. It's ugly to look at and it hurts when it comes time to buy/sell. I grew up in an old neighborhood in Vegas with wood pole power-lines going here there and everywhere.



One of these was a home we really liked but passed on. Nice try with the palm tree to obscure.

I believe the OP said utility poles. Usually these are just run of the mill wooden poles with phone lines, cable, and electric running on them. Your photos are showing huge metal power lines. That's a whole 'nother beast. I wouldn't particularly like to live under one of those either.


As for homes resale value, a whole part of my state would be empty and abandoned if no one wanted to purchase a home with utility poles (not major power lines) running up and down the street. They don't have any effect on resale here. However, most newer communities have underground utilities so basically you are really deciding on an older established neighborhood with homes with personality (with utility poles) or a newer cookie cutter subdivision (without utility poles).

[Prosze]

Originally Posted by kjg1963

I believe the OP said utility poles. Usually these are just run of the mill wooden poles with phone lines, cable, and electric running on them. Your photos are showing huge metal power lines. That's a whole 'nother beast. I wouldn't particularly like to live under one of those either.


As for homes resale value, a whole part of my state would be empty and abandoned if no one wanted to purchase a home with utility poles (not major power lines) running up and down the street. They don't have any effect on resale here. However, most newer communities have underground utilities so basically you are really deciding on an older established neighborhood with homes with personality (with utility poles) or a newer cookie cutter subdivision (without utility poles).

Utility pole, is a utility pole I grew up in a house with the wood pole lines all over our property (1 acre ) I don't want to have lines literally hanging over or behind my house. As you can see in my photo examples poles of any kind are an eyesore and you absolutely do not have to buy a home here with them that close.

[anononcty]

Some places and/or utilities have rules the cables and individual lines must perpendicular or parallel to house. It depends on what these lines supply ie that neighborhood and homes or is it a larger cable transporting power elsewhere.