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Apr 03, 2024 - 06:09 AM
There is a lot to unpack here. So I will share some thoughts I have that may help.
1. A 60-year-old tower needs to have been very well maintained to be functional today.
2. The only way to confirm structural capacity on a tower where you don't have design drawings or a structural analysis is to have a tower mapping done. The engineer will physically map the tower and any equipment on it, and then extrapolate what it can support. They will also have to do testing on the foundation. This gets costly quickly and could lead to structural upgrades to the tower to make it capable of supporting any substantive loading.
3. It would be unlikely that the towers have been sitting unused for 40 years but that someone now would be interested in using them. If they were in a good location, you or a previous owner would have been approached.
4. While they may be suitable for a wireless internet service provider, the rent from such a provider would not warrant the cost of the tower mapping and foundation testing. And a WISP is unlikely to pay for such costs just to use a 60-year-old tower.
Candidly, I could be completely wrong here. Without examining the location and photos, its hard to tell. But if it were me, I wouldn't spend much money on this endeavor based on what you have shared so far. There are too many hurdles to overcome.
I hope this helps. If you want to delve into this further (on a paid basis), please contact us.
1. A 60-year-old tower needs to have been very well maintained to be functional today.
2. The only way to confirm structural capacity on a tower where you don't have design drawings or a structural analysis is to have a tower mapping done. The engineer will physically map the tower and any equipment on it, and then extrapolate what it can support. They will also have to do testing on the foundation. This gets costly quickly and could lead to structural upgrades to the tower to make it capable of supporting any substantive loading.
3. It would be unlikely that the towers have been sitting unused for 40 years but that someone now would be interested in using them. If they were in a good location, you or a previous owner would have been approached.
4. While they may be suitable for a wireless internet service provider, the rent from such a provider would not warrant the cost of the tower mapping and foundation testing. And a WISP is unlikely to pay for such costs just to use a 60-year-old tower.
Candidly, I could be completely wrong here. Without examining the location and photos, its hard to tell. But if it were me, I wouldn't spend much money on this endeavor based on what you have shared so far. There are too many hurdles to overcome.
I hope this helps. If you want to delve into this further (on a paid basis), please contact us.
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