Laminate floor / water leak concrete floor?

Saver-upper

Doozergirl wrote: »

Thanks for editing your original post - the original asked what it was - my answer now makes me look like a moron!

Hi Doozergirl,
My sincere apologies.I see how it must look like that because we cross-posted (it really did take over 30 min for my partner to compose the original post after posting a single photo with no accompanying facts.)Your response was an obvious one based on the no information.
This is my public apology to you-completely our fault.
I will also send you a PM,hope this is ok x

Doozergirl

Saver-upper wrote: »

Hi Doozergirl,
My sincere apologies.I see how it must look like that because we cross-posted (it really did take over 30 min for my partner to compose the original post after posting a single photo with no accompanying facts.)Your response was an obvious one based on the no information.
This is my public apology to you-completely our fault.
I will also send you a PM,hope this is ok x

It's okay, lol! That was more than an apology. It is nice to leave a trail on a thread so people can follow. I am the queen of the post-edit, although my crown may have been stolen by this one

Giddypip

Saver-upper wrote: »

We have turned off the stopcock in the street,

Do you not have a stopcock in your house? Are you sure this is for your house only? The stopcock in the street for my house actually controls water for four houses.

Saver-upper

Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond-I do appreciate it.

The builder has come around to have a look at it.

The leak is where the old original lead pipework is jointed into the new plastic pipework. With it being encased in concrete and next to heating pipework, it was decided to "bypass" all the lead pipework and reconnect to the mains using plastic pipework that can run in a trench to the front of the house, and then along at low level to the stoptap in the garage.

Previously the lead pipework lead into the house under the kitchen, and was then piped to the internal stoptap.
Digging up the concrete around the (probable) leak site could risk potentially damage the surrounding pipework, which is why it was decided to leave the embedded pipes.
Our local water company does a "lead replacement" scheme where (we understand) they will allow a connection of new/replacement pipework to the mains (where lead replacement) is involved for free.

The stoptap in the street covers just the one property.

So for now,we have turned the water back on,but leaving the kitchen tap running just a little ,to keep the pressure off the under-cement pipes.Annoying to listen to all day,but we need to keep the pressure off the leaking pipe.

Floor is drying out,and work will start on Wednesday.

Thank you again everyone for your help.This is a wonderful forum for advice .