I've been quoted $5/ft around here by contractor in a rural area. If you are urban or congested area it'll be more. On Jan 20, 2016 6:36 PM, "Jason McKemie" <[email protected]> wrote:
> It complely depends on who you have quote it. I've been quoted anywhere > from $5 to $15 / ft for a rural bore. I'm currently paying about $6 / ft > with duct included - 100ft minimum. > > On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Tim Reichhart < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Jason >> how much does it cost for contractors to do this? >> >> Tim >> >> ------------------------------ >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Jason McKemie" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Date: 01/20/16 06:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fiber financing / loans? How are you paying for it. >> >> Very true. I found it cheaper to use contractors. >> >> On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Partner with a drilling and fiber pull/splice company? >>> >>> >>> >>> Fiber requires a LOT of crew and machinery that WISPs don't have and are >>> not trained to operate. >>> >>> >>> >>> You could do small jobs and pay retail on the fiber construction. >>> >>> >>> >>> Backhaul with high capacity wireless into areas and bury/hang fiber (how >>> I started). >>> >>> Then fill in with middle mile fiber down the road. >>> >>> >>> >>> Or do the reverse and backhaul with fiber and stick with high capacity >>> wireless for last mile (Vivint?) >>> >>> Then fill in with fiber to the home later. >>> >>> >>> >>> The capital required to run a crew to do fiber is pretty high. >>> >>> And that doesn't get you any actual fiber in the ground, that's also >>> very capital intensive on top of that. >>> >>> >>> >>> Salary is the hard part. Keeping large crews happy in down time is where >>> problems arise. >>> >>> Double training staff might work, but I haven't seen much of that. >>> >>> >>> >>> There is a LOT of money to be had in owning and operating a good >>> drilling and fiber crew around here. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] >>> <http://noscript..._e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] *On >>> Behalf Of* Graham McIntire >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:50 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] <http://noscript..._e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fiber financing / loans? How are you paying for >>> it. >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm curious as well as to what equipment we need to go from 100% pure >>> WISP to doing fiber as well. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 4:44 PM, TJ Trout <[email protected] >>> <http://noscript..._e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>> >>> How are all of you fiber guys paying to get this stuff in the ground ? >>> All self financing ? >>> >>> What is a good estimate to bore say 100 or 500 houses passed in a >>> suburban neighborhood that's all asphalt and concrete sidewalks with >>> ~5000sqft lots for pon? I know it could vary vastly but just a ball park ? >>> $1000 per house passed ? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
