Lead pipe removal - proof for water company

[NRS]

A series of different plumbers have told me I have still have lead piping coming into the house. I have found some who does moleing and can replace the pipe that goes under my driveway into the house.

The water company want a photo of the lead pipe before they will change their part of the pipe.

The house was refurbed in the 70s and 00s so most of the piping inside the house is copper. So I can’t get a picture from inside the house. The pipe in the external stopcock is not visible as it’s covered in earth.

How do I take this photo?

As I write this, I’m wondering how the plumbers are so sure I have lead piping under the driveway given we can’t see it.

 

[mattylad]

Perhaps contact one of these plumbers that said you still have lead piping and ask them how so?

 

[CountryFan]

I would imagine they want to see the lead removed otherwise it's classed as a dead leg. Moling is fine but you still need the old removing

 

[ree]

OP,
Remove the soil covering the external stop-tap & photo the outlet pipe - then photo the inlet pipe to the internal shut-off. Post the photo's on here.
Utilities will replace lead service pipes for free but you have to dig the trench & prep the entry up into the house.

Poster #3,
With respect: utilities that I dealt with had no hard & fast rule about abandoning cut free at both ends, & left in the ground, lead water service pipes.
The pipe from the external shut-off is the householders responsibility after all.