In message , at 16:56:06 on Sat, 2 May
2020, "Dave Plowman (News)" remarked:

You're the one who raised the miles of lead pipe.

And you know how long the pipe is in the OP's case? Or just don't
understand the principle.

It's about 25m to the street.

I've only ever done this once. Hammered a bit of 15mm copper into the
lead an inch or so, after cleaning the lead. All that was then needed
was a fillet of solder between them to seal it. Has worked for the
past 40 odd years. ;-)


Good for you - but then it wasn't illegal then. I'd not blame Roland's
contractor for declining to go that route.

Of course not. He will want to make the maximum profit from the job.

I'm pretty sure he's quoted[1] in effect a fixed price to the builder;
the problem with that is the temptation to scrimp on the consumables.

[1] Ditto the groundworks contractor and electrician. The builder's
people just do windows/doors and plastering. Biggest demarcation
dispute is plumbing (aka drainage, but now we have this pesky lead
supply pipe) that's below floor level (apparently counts as
groundworks) vs the rest.
--
Roland Perry