How Much Does It Cost To Replace a Gate Valve?



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Cost to Replace a Gate Valve



Job

Description

Labour

1

To replace an accessible gate valve in an airing cupboard or loft. (Accessible once you have emptied out all the towels and sheets etc. Don’t expect him to do it)! He will either have to drain the tank or put a bung in somewhere or freeze the pipework and he will charge: 1 man half a day inc. materials.

£110

2

If he has to replace pipework, for instance remove some old steel or even lead pipe, he should still get it done in half a day.

£125

“Labour” at £175 a day (tradesman) £100 (labourer), includes incidental fixings etc. and tipping charges. “Materials” if mentioned, are larger things (a boiler) and stuff only you can choose (tiles etc).  Also VAT must be added all round.

Information Sheet on Replacing a Gate Valve

You have probably arrived here by mistake! If not I apologise profusely but I’m still confused how, in a world full of generic terminology (velux, cement, video), you discovered that a gate valve is a different animal to a stop cock or even a ball cock.

However, here you are thirsting for knowledge so let’s begin. Gate valves differ from stop cocks because they are designed to control water at low pressure. By that I mean water which comes from a tank which is probably in the loft, rather than “mains” water. Gate valves are operated by turning a knobbly wheel and they are usually found in the airing cupboard or loft, not under the kitchen sink. Stop cocks, which look a bit like outside taps are usually found under the sink. Ball cocks are the automatic valves found in toilet cisterns and loft tanks.



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