Bronsonb
New Member
Hello again!
I have a friend who is wanting to get some estimates for what it might cost to replace her existing galvanized water supply line running from her water meter to her house. The line runs about 50 feet from the meter to the house and is buries a foot or two below ground (depending on where you are in the yard, which slopes).
We're in Georgia, so the water supply to the house doesn't have to be three feet under ground.
Is this a job that a homeowner could take on (with the right equipment)? I know trenchers can be rented, and assuming other utility lines are marked so that a person knows where they are, a homeowner could potentially trench the yard and lay a new supply line. But is this something a homeowner should even consider doing? Or is it out of the do-it-yourself league? I've replumbed a bath before (removed existing galvanized lines and replaced with CPVC or copper - replacing what's there---not putting in new from scratch), so I have some very minor skills.
Thanks for whatever help you can provide.
I have a friend who is wanting to get some estimates for what it might cost to replace her existing galvanized water supply line running from her water meter to her house. The line runs about 50 feet from the meter to the house and is buries a foot or two below ground (depending on where you are in the yard, which slopes).
We're in Georgia, so the water supply to the house doesn't have to be three feet under ground.
Is this a job that a homeowner could take on (with the right equipment)? I know trenchers can be rented, and assuming other utility lines are marked so that a person knows where they are, a homeowner could potentially trench the yard and lay a new supply line. But is this something a homeowner should even consider doing? Or is it out of the do-it-yourself league? I've replumbed a bath before (removed existing galvanized lines and replaced with CPVC or copper - replacing what's there---not putting in new from scratch), so I have some very minor skills.
Thanks for whatever help you can provide.