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How much should you expect to pay to have a header tank replaced?
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? But more imporantly, the costs.. She has been quoted £450, which seems an awful lot.... 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? Jon |
How much should you expect to pay to have a header tank replaced?
wrote in message ... 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? Yes/no. I expect the damage to be covered, not the actual tank. But more imporantly, the costs.. She has been quoted £450, which seems an awful lot.... That depends on what they are going to fix.. if its just putting a plastic tank, with easy access then its a lot (one man, a couple of hours, £40 of bits). If its fixing the damage it sounds cheap. I wonder why people don't fit a tank above a tank, so the one tank catches the leaks and puts it out the overflow? It would be cheap enough to do. |
How much should you expect to pay to have a header tank replaced?
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How much should you expect to pay to have a header tank replaced?
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, 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? Only with a crap insurance policy. Burst pipes etc are covered by most. But more imporantly, the costs.. She has been quoted £450, which seems an awful lot.... It does - but then again it's difficult to say without seeing the actual job. 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? If it includes making good damage it might be quite a good price. Jon -- *If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
How much should you expect to pay to have a header tankreplaced?
On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:10:24 -0700, jon.p.weaver wrote:
But more imporantly, the costs.. She has been quoted £450, which seems an awful lot.... 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? Guessing that it's a galvanised steel tank (which rust through eventually) and that the connecting pipework is screwed steel it's probably a good half day's work, maybe a day's if the pipework's particularly difficult to get to or in very bad condition, so it could reasonably be what she's been quoted. Best to ask specifically what's involved and why so much, and maybe get another quote if it seems unreasonable. -- John Stumbles My other sigs are posh |
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