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Leaking pipe
Thefunkygibbons
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I have a leak in the drive on the supply pipe
The drive is unmade hardcore and the pipe has been down about 25 years or so
I could have accepted a free repair from the water board but with a 2 week wait
What am I looking at for the repair from a contractor?
The drive is unmade hardcore and the pipe has been down about 25 years or so
I could have accepted a free repair from the water board but with a 2 week wait
What am I looking at for the repair from a contractor?
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Looks like £200 - £300 which is quite a range
But in the category of
Don't know what I will find until I start digging0 -
Your price range is right but that should include a 10 year guarantee.
How long has the leak been going on? If its a long time and you don't have a meter and the leak isn't sending water towards the house, I would wait 2 weeks and let the water board deal with it.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
We do have a meter and the water was washing away the drive so it had to be done. My leak is fixed, but the water board creating another one replacing their stop !!!! which was broken. They were here upto 10pm last night with a water pump and arc lights :-(
It turns out that the pipe is 70 years old and is now life limited
I am awaiting the quote but probably going to be in the order of £4,000 because it is several hundred metres
Oh, the joy of home ownership0 -
£325 for the leak, including a contribution for Gordan
No sign of the main quote yet
:-(0
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