Plumbing work needed... cost ideas?

hicko18

Hi there,

In the process of buying a house and have had a plumbing inspection carried out, but the plumber is being very slow and non commital in relation to the results!

The house has an old back boiler (which we probably intend to replace over the next couple of years), but the inspection found the following things...

1) lead piping in the airing cupboard (is this dangerous?)

2) Steel header tank (??)

3) Steel pipe from the cylinder in the hot outlet, then changes to copper (??)

4) Flue on the boiler made from asbestos

Are these things which users would advise us to fix immeadiately? or are they merely features of an older system?

Any help or advice (esp on prices to fix if needed!) would be fantastic,

Thanks!

Andy

EliteHeat

This is just what you find in older properties and usually you just rip and and replace as a normal part of works.

I doubt whether your back boiler has an abestos flue. They usually have a ribbed steel flue liner that goes up the chimney. Asbestos flue are more usually found on ancient open flued floor standing boilers.