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Mains Water Pipe

  • 11-06-2011 10:15am
    #1
    pantechnicon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    My terraced house was built in the 1930s. The main pipe is lead, and I want to replace it with plastic.

    The existing pipe runs from the mains tap in the kitchen, under the suspended timber floor, through the concrete porch at the hall door and down along the front garden to the boundary wall.

    I know that the Council will need to connect the new pipe at the stop valve on the footpath, but I think I could do most of the rest myself. Running the new pipe through the garden and under the floorboards is straightforward. But I'm not sure how to get through the concrete block at the porch.

    As far as I can tell, the original lead pipe was just thrown into the concrete when it was poured - there's no sign of any duct or channel. So do I have to break up the existing porch to get the new pipe through, and then make it good afterwards. Or can you drill a duct through it ( it's about 3 ft in depth)?

    Is this really a job best left to a plumber?

    Any advice / suggestions appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    Sparkpea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Sparkpea


    straight forward job really so you should be able to do most of the work yourself - even if you laid the pipe and get the plumber to do the final connections. ref: porch floor yes you will need to track it or use a grinder to get through it, no other way around it really and leave ample pipe outside your boundary wall for the council to do their bit.


  • #3
    DoneDL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭DoneDL


    Make sure that the pipe is at least 500 mm below the ground.


  • #4
    heinbloed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,632 ✭✭✭heinbloed


    There are specialised companies who drill holes as demanded. A 3 feet hole won't be done by the avarage plumber, tools and knowledge he/she would have to hire as well.

    One company here in the south is 'holemasters' (or something like it), check the golden yellow pages for your local specialist.

    Get in contact with the council and see what type of piping material there is to be installed, diameter etc... Mind the presence of gas pipes,electric cables, sewers. The specialised company would be able to sort out these things.
    Think about getting the water meter installed as well, this would save on future disruptions, costs.


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