Water Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Afternoon all, I've had a quote to connect to the sewer which includes one chamber and 7m of pipework, it will involve digging up a path and part of the road although as it's at the end of the road it wont require traffic lights etc. Quote came back and it's just over £8k! I'm stunned it's that expensive does it sound reasonable? Edited May 12, 2022 by Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 The other option is to spend £3000 on a treatment plant £5000 to install it £1000 to get power to it, £200 every 2-3 years to empty it, i had a quote of £17,000 to fit my treatment plant, I would happily pay £8000 to get connected to the main sewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 Fair enough. Why is everything always double what you expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 it's either twice as much or takes twice as long. that should be 'rule 1' of self-building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Sounds very expensive - get more quotes. You will find a list of approved contractors on you local water board's website. With no traffic management etc I would be expecting nearer to £2 - 3k for that unless the sewer was really deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Does any part of that include digging on your land? If so, it will be much cheaper for your builder/you to do it up to that point Edited May 12, 2022 by Jilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc89 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Ours is a bit funny, we have a septic tank and a connection to mains sewerage already on our land. We were quoted £2,500 to backfill the septic tank and connect everything to the existing mains sewerage via a new manhole on our land. When we get around to it, I'll be doing it myself for the cost of a mini digger hire for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Was this quote direct from the water company? When we did ours I found their pipe-laying rates were, probably deliberately, way over the odds. I think they have to offer the service but don't really want to do it, and would prefer you use a self-lay provider. I found ours by simply googling "sewer connection contractors" and getting a few quotes. Obviously the road and traffic management may push the price significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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