Sharing pipes with neighbours

[Smoog]

Hi

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but I couldn't find anything relevant.

We have recently brought a mid terrace house (circa 1901) and have been replacing the lead piping throughout the house. Unfortunately when we disconnected the lead pipe from the main supply we discovered that we also supply the nieghbours home. Our main stop tap isolates both ours and the nieghbours home and the main pipe for both heads under our kitchen (under a concrete floor). As the pipe is in our property the water company accept no responsibilty for this.

Anyway, I was wondering what our options are? Can we go ahead and replace all the pipework? Should we investigate with our neighbours about separating the supplies? And has anyone else had to tackle this before?

Any ideas/help would be much appreciated as we are a bit stumped as to what we should do next.

Many thanks

 

[Bambergaspipe]

Unfortunately when we disconnected the lead pipe from the main supply we discovered that we also supply the nieghbours home.

I can`t see your main inside your home supplying your neighbours property and I can`t see your stoptap isolating their supply, can you explain where you have disconnected your main and where the stoptap is?

 

[LeedsPlumber]

Quite common in older properties, particulary terraced, usually back to backs, as its an internal stop tap it is your responsiblity if you want to change it, it will be at your cost.

If you wish to seperate the supplies then you have to contact the waterboard to install seperate mains however most likely at the cost of you and your neighbour.

Simplest solution would be to replace all your lead pipework and alter the stop tap arrangement so that when you turn off your water, you dont turn theirs off aswell. They will have a stop tap in their property.

 

[Bambergaspipe]

Quite common in older properties, particulary terraced, usually back to backs, as its an internal stop tap it is your responsiblity if you want to change it, it will be at your cost.

Quite common for your house to be able to cut off next doors mains supply via your stop tap? ``Ecky Thump Lad

Coould you provide a sketch, it would be most helpful.

 

[wiggikins]

Quite common in older properties, particulary terraced, usually back to backs, as its an internal stop tap it is your responsiblity if you want to change it, it will be at your cost.

Quite common for your house to be able to cut off next doors mains supply via your stop tap? ``Ecky Thump Lad

Coould you provide a sketch, it would be most helpful.

Leeds Plumber is spot on ..........seen it many many times, LESS of the ECKY THUMP ,Bamberdrivelwaterpipe

 

[Newboy]

Leeve it owt mate - situation also common in t'south

One of our neighbours has changed to a water meter and the first quarter bill was for £1100 - the pipework was supplying four houses

 

[GodKnows]

I concur leedsplumber is right, common all over, cost is to you and your next door neighbour if you are friendly with them! Solution is to fit two stop taps, one for you and secondary with direct flow to your neighbour, where practicably possible of course. Have seen neighbours fall out, when one has turned off to do some work and the other neighbour not a happy bunny

Split the cost and have peaceful co-existance if there ever is such a thing

 

[GodKnows]

My whippets have been replaced with a motorbike Modern version, it all isn't coronation street up here fella.....

 

[jammmy]

Hmmm. Wonder what the law would be if you decided to turn the water off to your neighbours.

 

[big-all]

Hmmm. Wonder what the law would be if you decided to turn the water off to your neighbours.

my house in surrey is a mid terraced and like several thousand simmilar is shared water and sewage
its no big deal cutting the water off if you notify i dont think its criminal matter if you dont even for several days but certainly anti social

i have a right to my water via my freind next door as is it my right of way accross his garden