Service Entrance Upgrade — New Mast & Meter

This was a full service entrance replacement — the kind of job that touches everything from the weatherhead down to the meter socket and requires coordination with PG&E before the power can come back on.

The existing mast was failing and needed to come out completely. The new galvanized mast was set through the roof deck on a base plate and braced with guy wires anchored at three points — code requires the mast to withstand the tension load of the utility's service drop, so the bracing isn't optional, it's inspected. The weatherhead sits at the top to keep water out of the conduit entry.

On the exterior wall below, the new meter socket was mounted and bonded. The conduit run from the meter up to the weatherhead follows the roofline on the side of the house. The full run is tight and clean — no unnecessary offsets, all fittings weatherproofed.

Jobs like this require a utility disconnect and reconnect, which means the homeowner is without power for a portion of the day. The scope was planned to minimize downtime: everything staged and ready before the utility pull so the reconnect could happen same day.

Service entrance upgrades are often paired with a panel replacement at the same time — if the mast is failing, the panel inside is usually the same age. If you have an older service entrance showing wear, corrosion, or failing weatherhead seals, it's worth getting it inspected before the utility flags it.