Hi good evening, im just after some info pls. My mam had a new combi boiler installed and the old lead pipes were not replaced and last week 1 of the lead pipes burst. The lead pipes have since been sealed with silver filler not sure what you guys use. My mam has lead pipe from the main stopcock in the kitchen up the wall into the bath and across to the toilet , I measured up and reckon 20 feet of copper pipe would do it , I looked under the bath and there is copper pipe so it seems the join could be done without gettin under the bath. The quote we had was 500 , what would 20 feet of 15 mm copper pipe cost at trade price , im interested in what the labour charge would be, what would be a reasonable charge for this type of work ? Cheers
Copper pipe and labour
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does sound abit over the top if the job's as straight foreward as you say.
but i doubt it is
average 3m length about £7 now.
but i doubt it is
average 3m length about £7 now.
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jackpike
silverfiller never heard of it, plastic is cheaper today, 1/2 the price of copper, but the fitting are more expensive, but the installation time is less, so you'd have to wieght that up, but nobody, and i mean NOBODY, repairs lead nowadays, silverfiller or goldfiller, we put copper or plastic between it or replace it completely, who ever silverfilled it is a bodger,
never heard of it, plastic is cheaper today, 1/2 the price of copper, but the fitting are more expensive, but the installation time is less, so you'd have to wieght that up, but nobody, and i mean NOBODY, repairs lead nowadays, silverfiller or goldfiller, we put copper or plastic between it or replace it completely, who ever silverfilled it is a bodger, Sponsored Links
He probably used lead free solder, which is tin, so looks silvery. Against current regs for water supply, but we all have to do it sometimes.
Replacing lead pipes can be hard because they bend around a lot, copper doesn't DO that! Plastic does, though, and would be an option, and could be much quicker.
£500? Hmm, only OKish if it takes 2 days or more - which I doubt it would.
Replacing lead pipes can be hard because they bend around a lot, copper doesn't DO that! Plastic does, though, and would be an option, and could be much quicker.
£500? Hmm, only OKish if it takes 2 days or more - which I doubt it would.
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