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How much should you expect to pay to have a header tank replaced?
wrote:
My colleague has just asked me a generic question about plumbing
costs.. Quite why he thinks I will know I have no idea, but I am sure
that someone here would be able to help.
It turns out that his Mums loft header tanks is 'split'.. Water is
pouring out and she has called someone in to take a look.
The first nightmare is that apparantly, this is NOT covered by her
house insurance? Does that sound right?
No. Unless the policy specifically excludes it, this is precisely the
sort of thing that househ9od insurance should cover. Even if the work
itself is classed as 'maintenance' any consequential loss - i,e.
redecoraton of water damaged rooms, should be covered.
But more imporantly, the costs.. She has been quoted £450, which seems
an awful lot....
That will buy you a plumber for a couple of days and a few bits of
copper pipe, and a new tank..sounds fairly reasonable to me.
To be honest, I can't tell you much about this, as its word of mouth.
And its not like we can go and visit to take a look as she lives at
the other side of the country...
Does anyone have an approximate idea of what she should be looking to
pay for a job like this?
£250-£650 depending on what's up there.
Jon
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