After the shock (pardon the pun) of being told that my house wiring is effectively condemned, I left the plumbers and builder to get on with sorting out trenches and plumbing. Came back this evening to see what’s been done.
Irish Water say they need about a day of notice to do the new meter and hook-up to the water main. The pipe in the trench is my problem and cost.
First half of the trench, and a new skip 
View from the other side 
Towards the house, there’s a concrete slab 
All the rubble is in the skip 
Access hatch for capping the rads 
Access hatch for investigating 
Access hatches for investigating 
Discussion with the plumbers tomorrow about the piping 
Pipes and wires 
There used to be plumbing there.. it’s been cut 
Cleaned up a bit 
Shiny! 
Stack of blockwork 
Investigation around the drains 
The plastic goes down, not horizontal 
New tank installed 
Just some detail 
Take-offs plumbed in with stopcocks 
It’s still damp in the porch