Last year we had an extension with kitchen built. The water pipes were buried into the floor. The builders left in July and all seemed well.
We get a 6 monthly metered water bill and the one we received up to November was pretty high but we assumed that was because of the amount of water used by the builders/plasterers etc. Now we have another bill up to March. It's around £400 and indicates around 200 cubic metres of water!
We found some signs of damp in the corner of the new build (but not much as the underlying ground is sand so it drains well). The builders came round and have identified a leak in the cold pipe in the floor of the new build. The sub-contractor plumber is sorting this as we speak. Great service as we only told the builders of the problem on Tuesday.
The builder/plumber will sort everything out and make good with the tiled floor and damp patch, and will cover any problems we may get when the ground dries out (the civil engineer says it should be fine). But we are stuck with a massive water bill.
I will ask the plumber/builder to cover it, but am I likely to be told to get stuffed? Are there any plumbers here? If so, would you pay it?
Cheers
