08-26-2004, 08:38 AM
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Loungin' Around
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: West Coast
Posts: 30,587
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House Advice: Water Main Break
OK...Gonna try and use my Pixie network for some non-sex advice here....
Anyone ever had a water main break on their service line? I am being told that I will need to let them do the following: - Dig up 40 feet of yard about 4 ft under to get to the line
- Replace 40 feet of copper tubing for the water line
- Get a new water meter
- Take out ALL my landscaping to let them get in with backhoes, etc to do the work
I have called for 3 more estimates, and people should be arriving today. First estimate was $1500 ~ which will NOT include replacing my front sidewalk and re-doing ALL of my landscaping.
Anyone else ever had this problem? If yes, any shortcuts you know of?
Either way ~ I'd appreciate some advice on things you wish you'd known or done differently....
Damn, what a shitty way to start the day!
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