Hi, can anyone help at all. we have just made the terrible mistake of buying a victorian flat. we had a combi boiler put in and upon installation it turns out the pipes are lead and too narrow. although it only drops slightly for heating as soon as you turn on the cooker it drops to 13 (apparently should be 18?). So boiler guy said we need to replace the pipe. trouble is the meter is in a communal area and so the first two metres would run under communal boards. according to regs they have told us it would need to be encased in steel and cost £1000 plus. They offered alternative of getting gas company to move metre to outside and then pipe could come in through external wall and avoid communal area. but again that would near £1000....we simply can't afford it can anyone offer any advice?