[Seeker]

I've just had my central heating re-piped. After the new pipework was in place and the c/h running, the plumber started to remove the old spurs that had fed the radiators. He said watch this and, with a gentle tug, he was able to pull each spur out of the ground. It looks like all the solder joints were failing or had failed.
Now that I've started lifting carpets to examine what lies beneath, I'm finding many areas of cracked and lifting concrete where the pipes used to lay. The original owner, a pipefitter by trade, hadn't wrapped the pipes during the installation and it looks like the whole system was on the point of collapse.
I now have a bit of concreting/floor leveling to occupy my time.