Quote for an outside tap

loulou41

How much should I be expected to pay for an installation of an outside tap? Also who do I get to do the job as one of my neighbour is a gas safe engineer. I was thinking of getting him to do the job but it is more to do with plulmbing. Thanks

liam8282

It is a very easy job to do, as long as you have the tools, and there is a cold water pipe on the inside, near to where you want the tap on the outside.

I did my own, cost less than £10.

Here is the kit at B & Q.

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=11478138&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=%2f%2fcatal!!!1%2fen_GB&fh_search=garden+tap&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&isSearch=true

If you bought the kit, I would expect that any plumber would be able to do the job for an hours labour. So all in I would expect it to be around the £50 mark.

MX5huggy

Your neighbour is perfectly over qualified to do this. Ask him, the cost depends on how far from the current water source you want the tap.

gas4you

On first look that B&Q kit doesn't comply with water regs.

I would have thought about £100 all in.

john_howard_fisher

DIY job my friend. you could do it the following way:
- buy pipe cutter and use to cut cold water pipe
- attach "T" compressions joint (no soldering required just tighten the bolts)
- attach new section of copper pipe
- any bends / turns use appropriate compression joint
- attach proper tap with check valve (this will comply with water by-laws)

all in all you have solid metal from start to finish, no soldering required and a bit of fun DIY for under £15.

Dippypud

john_howard_fisher wrote: »

DIY job my friend. you could do it the following way:
- buy pipe cutter and use to cut cold water pipe
- attach "T" compressions joint (no soldering required just tighten the bolts)
- attach new section of copper pipe
- any bends / turns use appropriate compression joint
- attach proper tap with check valve (this will comply with water by-laws)

all in all you have solid metal from start to finish, no soldering required and a bit of fun DIY for under £15.

Be nicer if you mentioned 'TURN OFF THE WATER' at the main before you cut the pipe...:p

Also insulation of an outside tap should be done before the weather gets colder.

betsie

My husband is a plumber and has fitted loads of them. The B&Q kits are rubbish as they will soon leak. If you have a water source close to were you want the tap (ie. on the outside wall from under the kitchen sink) it is about £50. If you have no water source at the back or front of the house were you want it it can be taken out of the loft and down from there, a bigger job and more pipe so this is approx £100.

SailorSam

Dippypud wrote: »

Also insulation of an outside tap should be done before the weather gets colder.

Better than insulation, when i did mine i put a simple straight thru stop tap inside, the sort you have on your washing machine, Then you can turn on the water only when you need it,

liam8282

betsie wrote: »

My husband is a plumber and has fitted loads of them. The B&Q kits are rubbish as they will soon leak. If you have a water source close to were you want the tap (ie. on the outside wall from under the kitchen sink) it is about £50. If you have no water source at the back or front of the house were you want it it can be taken out of the loft and down from there, a bigger job and more pipe so this is approx £100.

I got mine from Focus nearly 2 years, never leaked. I only posted the link to the B & Q kit as that was the first one I found.

Also when I bought the kit from Focus, it was cheaper to buy the full kit, rather than just a tap on it's own.

I suppose it depends how capable you are when fitting the kit as well though. I do a fair bit of DIY and found it very easy to do.

I have to agree with some of the reviews though that the pressure isn't great, but it is good enough for what I use it for, watering plants and washing the cars.