Hey guys,
Just starting to refurbish my downstairs toilet. I've ripped it all out and put in the new pipe work. Time to build a false wall.
However I'm presented with a small problem regarding the soil pipe which is encased in concrete and quite ghastly to look at.
From the picture (attached) it looks as if theres a clay downpipe with a 90 degree bend that takes it to the stack. This sits about 100mm down from the floor level. A peice of upvc pipe has been cemented on top of the clay pipe and the old pan connector was fitted to that. The cement "flange" protrudes about 25mm above the floor level.
I'm considering ripping it all out so that I can fit a new bit of pipework directly into the clay pipe (100mm diameter) and then making the floor good so that I can tile around it properly and also sit the toilet back as far as I would like. Does this make sense?
The alternative of leaving it means I cannot put the new toilet back where I wanted it, plus that bit of "plumbing" is going to be visible.
Thanks for any advice
Just starting to refurbish my downstairs toilet. I've ripped it all out and put in the new pipe work. Time to build a false wall.
However I'm presented with a small problem regarding the soil pipe which is encased in concrete and quite ghastly to look at.
From the picture (attached) it looks as if theres a clay downpipe with a 90 degree bend that takes it to the stack. This sits about 100mm down from the floor level. A peice of upvc pipe has been cemented on top of the clay pipe and the old pan connector was fitted to that. The cement "flange" protrudes about 25mm above the floor level.
I'm considering ripping it all out so that I can fit a new bit of pipework directly into the clay pipe (100mm diameter) and then making the floor good so that I can tile around it properly and also sit the toilet back as far as I would like. Does this make sense?
The alternative of leaving it means I cannot put the new toilet back where I wanted it, plus that bit of "plumbing" is going to be visible.
Thanks for any advice