In my hour of need, I turn to the BBS to see if anyone has any answers.
I am looking at having some work done to improve an existing conservatory on our house - new walls, windows, roof - basically replacing the structure that's already there. The initial plan with the company we were using was to use the existing foundations and footing to build on and they came out to do a test dig to see if what was there was suitable.
The location they did the dig happened to reveal a gas pipe buried in the ground, which is either extremely close to or actually built into the foundations in some way - the guess is that it is not built in to the foundations, but comes within a cm or two of being. The way the pipe has been "protected" with concrete means it's not easy to tell without ripping up paving slabs. What they did say though was that the entire base will need replacing as a result - at obvious additional expense. The existing conservatory wouldn't pass current building regulations from the way it's been built (which doesn't surprise us as the person we bought off seemed to cut every corner he could).
We have the gas board coming out tomorrow to tell us if the pipe is live or not. If they are the ones to move it (and I assume they have to be if it's live) then they cannot do that until May at the earliest (as they have furloughed most of the staff for that department, except for emergencies) but if the pipe does turn out to be not in use, who is able to move / remove this? Is it still the gas board, or would the builders be able to do it themselves?
Thanks in advance, oracle of all wisdom that is the BBS
I am looking at having some work done to improve an existing conservatory on our house - new walls, windows, roof - basically replacing the structure that's already there. The initial plan with the company we were using was to use the existing foundations and footing to build on and they came out to do a test dig to see if what was there was suitable.
The location they did the dig happened to reveal a gas pipe buried in the ground, which is either extremely close to or actually built into the foundations in some way - the guess is that it is not built in to the foundations, but comes within a cm or two of being. The way the pipe has been "protected" with concrete means it's not easy to tell without ripping up paving slabs. What they did say though was that the entire base will need replacing as a result - at obvious additional expense. The existing conservatory wouldn't pass current building regulations from the way it's been built (which doesn't surprise us as the person we bought off seemed to cut every corner he could).
We have the gas board coming out tomorrow to tell us if the pipe is live or not. If they are the ones to move it (and I assume they have to be if it's live) then they cannot do that until May at the earliest (as they have furloughed most of the staff for that department, except for emergencies) but if the pipe does turn out to be not in use, who is able to move / remove this? Is it still the gas board, or would the builders be able to do it themselves?
Thanks in advance, oracle of all wisdom that is the BBS
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