Advice required please.
I’m in the planning stages of replacing our kitchen and because we are connected to a shared water supply pipe and have variable water pressure to put it mildly I’m considering replacing the mains supply at the same time. The floor in the kitchen will be back to the joists as I’ve got to do some sister jointing so seems an ideal time.
United Utilities will supply a new mains supply foc to the boundary of my property so it’s just a case of the cost of the pipework I’m responsible for and the disconnection from the old supply.
I live in a 100 year old terrace house with no front garden so the boundary of my property is my front wall then the public footpath / road outside. I also have a cellar to the front as well so easy access under the house, the kitchen is at the rear.
Looking at toolstation / screwfix and a local plumbers merchant the cost of materials seems less than £80 (25mm mdpe, 25mm to 22mm stop tap, soil pipe as ducting), I’ve got loads of 22mm copper spare, insulation for the ducting (4” soil pipe) and expanding foam to fill either end.
Is there anything stopping me from doing the bulk of the work myself including connection to the new mains supply and then enlist the services of a plumber to cut my supply from the existing shared pipework so there are no dead legs?
I’m in the planning stages of replacing our kitchen and because we are connected to a shared water supply pipe and have variable water pressure to put it mildly I’m considering replacing the mains supply at the same time. The floor in the kitchen will be back to the joists as I’ve got to do some sister jointing so seems an ideal time.
United Utilities will supply a new mains supply foc to the boundary of my property so it’s just a case of the cost of the pipework I’m responsible for and the disconnection from the old supply.
I live in a 100 year old terrace house with no front garden so the boundary of my property is my front wall then the public footpath / road outside. I also have a cellar to the front as well so easy access under the house, the kitchen is at the rear.
Looking at toolstation / screwfix and a local plumbers merchant the cost of materials seems less than £80 (25mm mdpe, 25mm to 22mm stop tap, soil pipe as ducting), I’ve got loads of 22mm copper spare, insulation for the ducting (4” soil pipe) and expanding foam to fill either end.
Is there anything stopping me from doing the bulk of the work myself including connection to the new mains supply and then enlist the services of a plumber to cut my supply from the existing shared pipework so there are no dead legs?