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Install Temporary Power Pole

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Building a Cabin in the woods (Ep.1)

What happens here

Temporary power is essential for all contractors to operate their tools and equipment. The local power company connected temporary power from existing lines to the property, leading to a permanent power pole that will eventually feed the cabin. On this pole, a temporary power post was installed by an electrician (Noah from Red Dog Electric) with two 20-amp and one 30-amp outlets. This setup allows for powering saws, drills, and even an RV or trailer for on-site camping. The cost for this power setup alone is approximately $4,500 in Idaho, highlighting a significant 'hidden cost' of building.

Goal: A temporary power pole is installed by a local electrician to provide power for construction equipment, tapping into existing power lines and featuring 20-amp and 30-amp outlets.

Tools and materials

  • 20-Amp Outlets (x2)
  • 30-Amp Outlet (x1)
  • Electrical Panel/Meter
  • Electrician (Red Dog Electric)
  • Temporary Power Pole

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[Music] easier all right just got back to the land here and it looks like they added a few things now in the steps of building anything on a piece of land you need to figure out power once everything's excavated you got to get some temporary power for your contractors to power their equipment we contact our local power company and they came out and they ran power off of the existing power line over there to my property here now this will be my permanent power pole that the power will be running down into the ground to the cabin but before they can do that they put a temporary power post this is where you talk to your electrician we're working with Noah from Red Dog electric he's incredible he's local here in Idaho he came out with his team set a temporary Post in place then they put out a meter on there and this is temporary power for all the contractors to be able to power their equipment I think it's 2 20 amp Outlets power your generators power your saws drills all that stuff and then 130 amp outlet there essentially you can also power your trailer if you want to come up here and do some camping now when you're going to do something like this there's so many hidden costs that you don't realize that goes to building a property so to run the power just to your property it always varies depending how far they have to go is it underground or whatnot um so for this step alone is about $4,500 I live in the state of Idaho that's kind of the cost right now so put that in the back of your mind of when you're running power you're looking close to about 5 to Seven Grand just to get power to that property guys we got

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