Lead Pipe Replacement in London

Lead pipe replacement in London: what the price includes

• 01
  Identification first

  Dull grey, soft enough to scratch, swan-necked at the stopcock, five minutes tells you if the service pipe is lead.

• 02
  Trenchless where possible

  Moling pulls the new MDPE pipe through underground, avoiding open trenches across paths and gardens.

• 03
  Full runs, not splices

  Partial replacement can worsen lead pickup at the junction, we replace stopcock to stopcock.

• 04
  Water company liaison

  Some suppliers contribute to communication-pipe replacement, we tell you what to claim before you spend.

• 05
  Your water company may pay for part of it

  Most UK water companies replace their own side of a lead supply free of charge once you replace yours, and several run grant schemes towards the private length. We tell you what is available in your area and provide the paperwork they ask for, a lot of customers do not know this exists.

Local conditions we work around

Any London property built before about 1970 can still have a lead supply pipe between the street and the stopcock, and hard water is, unusually, the mitigating factor, mineral scale coats the inside of the pipe and reduces how much lead reaches the tap. That is protection, not a solution, and it disappears the moment the pipe is disturbed by other work. Thames Water will typically replace their side of the communication pipe when you replace yours, which is worth arranging as one job.

Covered across London

Same published rate card and the same twelve-month workmanship guarantee everywhere below, there is no postcode loading. Each area has its own page with an arrival time taken from our job records rather than chosen for a website.

Lead pipe replacement in London, your questions