Need an Advice - Want to build a fence but gas meter inthe way!

[AlpineRaven]

I have a small problem here, I want to build a fence around the front lawn & driveway as my children would like to play at front lawn but we refuse to due busy road at the front.



As you can see in the photo, the red boxes is where I'm going to lay pavers down will take up 750mm of space next from the driveway to make it wider (if you put fence up right next to driveway - not enough room for 2 cars to open the doors etc) so putting pavers makes it wider.

Blue Line - is the fence where I would like to put.

Problem is - where the gas meter is, I want to put the gate there, the gas meter is in stupid location, it would've been nice if they have put it on the side of the garage or house somewhere else, but my question is - what can it be done? My guess is that I would have to move the gate right next to the meter on the left and install another row of pavers and will become 1metre extra driveway and looks abit wrong. What options do I have?
Cheers
AP

[ian]

get a slightly wider gate and mount it on an angle so the gas meter is either all outside or all inside the gate.
Provided the gas company can read the numbers, they wont care.

having the gate angle into the drive -- roughly along the diagonal line in the concrete path -- would, in my opinion, look the best

[sjm]

I'd recommend checking on the position of the gas pipe. I wouldn't be surprised if it runs directly beneath your proposed fence line.

[Sir Stinkalot]

As suggested by Ian you could either angle the gate or follow the path before returning near the window. Unfortunately it only looks like a 900mm path but it would have been good if you could have come off the wall the width of the meter before starting the gate so that the meter is hidden.

SJM's comments are very valid and worth considering before going too far.

[AlpineRaven]

Good point... that has given me options... might make "box" for the gate after the meter... Will check for the gas lines as well water.
Cbeers and thanks
AP

[joe greiner]

If you don't "dial before you dig," excavate with a teaspoon.

Cheers,
Joe

[The Bleeder]

If you don't "dial before you dig," excavate with a teaspoon.

Cheers,
Joe

[jimbur]

If you don't "dial before you dig," excavate with a teaspoon.
Cheers,
Joe

Had that trouble with a water pipe. Checked first with the water authority before putting in a corner post and went through it with fencing bar. The authority tried to charge for repair but was able to point out that their pipe had a kink in it and didn't go where they said it went.
Once you check it's their responsibility.
Cheers,
Jim
ps that said, you'll find that their workers often don't trust their plans anyway.

[joe greiner]

Plans are sometimes little more than a convenient fiction. When I did some excavating near a buried telephone line, the worker traced it with a sensor and spray painted the ground above. Similar sensors for other utilities.

Cheers,
Joe