My builder covered my stopcock, HELP?

[mmag]

Hey I had some work done in my bathroom and the builder tiled over my stopcock! The builder does not want to take responsibility for this. What made matters worse was I had a water leak yesterday and was not able to turn off the water. Does anyone know if this breaks regulations of any kind?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[tibby]

The builder is a twat hopes this helps

[Callie]

mmag Wrote:

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> Hey I had some work done in my bathroom and the

> builder tiled over my stopcock!.. What

> made matters worse was I had a water leak

> yesterday ..

>

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Oh dear, that sounds very painful & I would definitely see a doctor about it.

- May I recommend The Gardens Surgery, I hear they are very good :O)

[Dame Dulwich]

Hello mmag,

If the stop cock is not accessable it is breaching the Water Regulations 1991. During a leak your only other option (if it is a tap fed from the mains supply and not an internal tank), is to access the water shut-off on the street boundry!!

Basically, if it is mains water rather than tank fed, the seriousness of it is greater. If a tank, there will be other methods in place to close the supply before it leaves the tank. If mains and there are no other shut-off options in place (ie service valves), Thames Water take this more seriously due to the water wastage factor.

Try and investigate the following site and see if you can contact them for advice http://www.wras.co.uk/regulations_default.asp

Good luck. If you need us to fix it, PM me!

[womanofdulwich]

name and shame the builder- or threaten to anyway.

[mmag]

Thaks so much everyone, Dame Dulwich, you are a gem!Thanks so much. I will be in contact once I get this leak from out the way!

Cheers