Hi everyone,
I have employed a builder to knocking through a structural wall in my flat (we have engineers calcs etc, new steel lintle going in) to create a bigger passage way in my flat, which allows us to add more space to the bedroom. Unfortunately, when my builder opened up the wall he found a gas pipe right in the middle where I want to knock through.
I own the ground floor of a converted Victorian house, and this gas pipe runs from my cellar to the 1st floor flat.
Apparently it is illegal for a corgi plumber to move this pipe as it is the wrong side of the meter as the 1st floors meter is upstairs.
I got Southern Gas who supply the area to come out to quote to move the pipe and I have been given a figure of £1200 inc VAT. The figure provides for both the 1st and ground meters to me re housed outside, I am not sure why this is necessary.
This seems excessive to me considering the pipe only needs moving half a meter. I understand that Southern Gas are the only people entitled to move the pipe as they 'own' it, even though its right in the middle of my new 'potential' doorway! Surely Southern Gas should bare the majority of this cost as its their damn pipe causing an inconvenience for me!
I wondered if anyone else has been in this situation and whether there is any alternative to using Southern Gas?
Thanks
George
I have employed a builder to knocking through a structural wall in my flat (we have engineers calcs etc, new steel lintle going in) to create a bigger passage way in my flat, which allows us to add more space to the bedroom. Unfortunately, when my builder opened up the wall he found a gas pipe right in the middle where I want to knock through.
I own the ground floor of a converted Victorian house, and this gas pipe runs from my cellar to the 1st floor flat.
Apparently it is illegal for a corgi plumber to move this pipe as it is the wrong side of the meter as the 1st floors meter is upstairs.
I got Southern Gas who supply the area to come out to quote to move the pipe and I have been given a figure of £1200 inc VAT. The figure provides for both the 1st and ground meters to me re housed outside, I am not sure why this is necessary.
This seems excessive to me considering the pipe only needs moving half a meter. I understand that Southern Gas are the only people entitled to move the pipe as they 'own' it, even though its right in the middle of my new 'potential' doorway! Surely Southern Gas should bare the majority of this cost as its their damn pipe causing an inconvenience for me!
I wondered if anyone else has been in this situation and whether there is any alternative to using Southern Gas?
Thanks
George