Building over gas feed pipe

MouldyOldDough

I assume that this should not be done?
The reason that I ask is that we have our supply pipe in the way of our extension planned with a  build start date next week... It's less than 2 feet deep 

FreeBear

https://www.labc.co.uk/news/can-i-build-over-gas-service-pipe

Short answer - No, you should not build over a gas pipe.

Contact your gas transporter (in my area, it is Cadnet), and ask them to move the pipe - They will charge you for it, but if the builder has a minidigger on site, you can keep the costs down by getting him to do the digging (under supervision from the gas Co.).

MouldyOldDough

FreeBear said:

https://www.labc.co.uk/news/can-i-build-over-gas-service-pipe

Short answer - No, you should not build over a gas pipe.

Contact your gas transporter (in my area, it is Cadnet), and ask them to move the pipe - They will charge you for it, but if the builder has a minidigger on site, you can keep the costs down by getting him to do the digging (under supervision from the gas Co.).

It should be free (a gas meter move is free for disabled / accessible facilities) for a priority customer - so I would assume that the pipe will be moved for free as well ?

mr_stripey

MouldyOldDough said:

FreeBear said:

https://www.labc.co.uk/news/can-i-build-over-gas-service-pipe

Short answer - No, you should not build over a gas pipe.

Contact your gas transporter (in my area, it is Cadnet), and ask them to move the pipe - They will charge you for it, but if the builder has a minidigger on site, you can keep the costs down by getting him to do the digging (under supervision from the gas Co.).

It should be free (a gas meter move is free for disabled / accessible facilities) for a priority customer - so I would assume that the pipe will be moved for free as well ?

I don't think you can assume it will be free, unfortunately 

MouldyOldDough

So the meter can be - but not the feed pipe ??

twopenny

Surely moving the meter won't involve digging a new route and concreteing over?

My bungalow (semi jerry built) has the meter one side and boiler the other.
The supply pipe comes up through the garage concrete floor so either right under the whole thing or partially. 

So building over is possible, need to check that's still regulation, but you then have to accept that if there is a problem and it needs digging up - you have a problem.

MouldyOldDough

twopenny said:

Surely moving the meter won't involve digging a new route and concreteing over?

My bungalow (semi jerry built) has the meter one side and boiler the other.
The supply pipe comes up through the garage concrete floor so either right under the whole thing or partially. 

So building over is possible, need to check that's still regulation, but you then have to accept that if there is a problem and it needs digging up - you have a problem.

Its only the supply pipe that needs moving - it comes diagonally across the garden - the meter itself is OK where it is....

FreeBear

twopenny said: My bungalow (semi jerry built) has the meter one side and boiler the other.
The supply pipe comes up through the garage concrete floor so either right under the whole thing or partially. 

So building over is possible, need to check that's still regulation, but you then have to accept that if there is a problem and it needs digging up - you have a problem.

How long ago was your bungalow built ?

Regulations change over time, and what was acceptable 20-30 years ago wouldn't pass today.

I had an old iron gas pipe under the concrete floor in my kitchen extension (built around 1976). It was unused, capped, but still connected to the main on the other side of the road. Digging around under the floor, noticed a distinct smell of gas... Fun & games ensued when the gas board came out to fix the pipe - Disconnected it from the gas main, cracking the pipe in the process. They also cut my immediate neighbour off in the process, and he wasn't too happy when he got back of his holidays.