Cost or replacing a waste pipe?

[Plummed]

Hello,

We're using a general builder to do some work on our house. He found a leak in a waste pipe in our kitchen and got a plumber in to replace it. This wasn't an emergency call out but they've just sent an invoice through for £350. The work quotes is 'Supply & Fit Black Soil Stack Pipe 4"Inch'. This seems really steep. Am I being unreasonable?

Thanks.

 

[jam1979]

Did they replace all the soil stack outside

 

[stevetheplumber]

sounds a lot for a leak under a sink and unusual to have four inch under there

 

[joni os]

Depends on amount of stack replaced, and what the original was. If replacing cast iron and renewing connections over two floors cost seems reasonable. more detail needed of extent of work.

 

[Plummed]

Thanks for the speedy responses! It wasn't cast iron, just a large plastic pipe. As far as I'm aware, all the work carried out was in the kitchen rather than inside but I'll find out. Thank again.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Thanks for the speedy responses! It wasn't cast iron, just a large plastic pipe. As far as I'm aware, all the work carried out was in the kitchen rather than inside but I'll find out. Thank again.

how long did he take roughly?

 

[Plummed]

I can't be sure as we're not living in the house at the moment but I know he arrived around 16.30 and was finished by the evening.

 

[firemant]

It may not have been an "emergency", but he started work when most folk are about to finish. Why?

 

[Staffy85]

did you recieve the plumbers invoice direct from the plumber or from the builder? soil pipe and fittings arent cheap but the builder may have put a ridiculous % on top of the plumbers invoice,

 

[townfanjon]

Came at 4.30 and finished by the evening , jeeezzzzz sounds like Dick Turpin plumbers .com. Sounds too much to me

 

[lame plumber]

Came at 4.30 and finished by the evening , jeeezzzzz sounds like Dick Turpin plumbers .com. Sounds too much to me

be interesting to know what you have based your opinion on being as we have no idea what has been done either way!

 

[townfanjon]

be interesting to know what you have based your opinion on being as we have no idea what has been done either way!

I suppose it depends on what the op calls evening , so i would assume 7 , 2.5 hours and a section of 110 , 40 whatever . £350 !!! Sounds like a fortune to me , or perhaps I had better put my prices up lol

 

[spanner]

sounds a lot for a leak under a sink and unusual to have four inch under there

Flipping Loads..!!

 

[spanner]

At that price, start time, he must have crammed the whole 4" pipe under sink an all .
16:30-1900 start to finish.
I'd be driving a sprinter
Remarkable timing.
Jus hope it's all above board and job Details mat the invoice.