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that is interesting to hear. The person my boyfriend spoke to at the water board said they were not allowed to give names of contractors, so i guess its a case of getting through to the right person who will give names. Just out of interest, is your property level or elevated? I'm not...

Thanks for all of the pointers, this is a really great site with lots of really helpful people! I think probably we have just not phoned around enough plumbers/builders etc. At least we now have a rough idea what is involved in the job and the people we should be contacting. Neither myself...

the estate agent put us in touch with a plumber in the beginning, he charged them £30 to say that yes it was lead (our survey said that) and then told them it wasn't his area of expertise! Other plumbers have said they can only connect the pipes but not dig the holes, and builders have said...

cheeky!

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Don't get me started on something else! what would it mean if it was asbestos-cement to us?

Hi, I haven't checked my forum thread since wednesday evening (when I started it!) and was surprised to see how many replies i'd had! The reason we want to replace it is because of the scare stories about lead poisoning. Although the street the house is on is pretty old ans so it could...

only problem is i don't know how to view your profile! going on forums is new to me! :D

the house is quite high up, are you saying the hole in the house has to be dug to a depth that would make it level with the street outside?

are you a plumber or something then?

i'm feeling a bit thick now! I was just sat here wondering why there is no side/back entrance (we haven't moved in yet), when I asked my boyfriend he said its because its actually mid-terraced! oops!

only problem is there is no side or back entrance to the property because there is a property on the other side of us (not attached, but close). When you say dig up a room, do you mean like the entire hallway (where the lead pipe comes in). Why does it need to be the entire room?

end of terraced - does that make a difference?

terraced - are you going to tell me we probably share the pipe with next door? :) i'm starting to panic now!

i've got a terrible feeling it might be solid floors! Does this make the job really difficult?

its block wood flooring and in all honesty i've got no idea what is underneath! When you say the inside of the house may need to be dug up too, to what extent do you mean? The pipe comes in under the stairs. Would it just mean the understairs cupboard would need to be dug up or the whole...

I'm in Newport. The property is elevated. It has a smallish front garden with steps leading up to the front door. The steps are to the left of the property and the garden to the right. Do you think this will make much of a difference. Could you still use 'moling' at this sort of property...

This isn't exactly a DIY question, but I was just hoping somebody might be able to help. We have recently bought a house and need to replace the lead service pipe than runs through the garden and into the house. We are stuggling to find the right tradesman for the job. Plumbers are saying...