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Ccakeman72 replied to the thread Water pipe behind switch.They were probably not insulated and wrapped as they ought to be.
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Ccakeman72 replied to the thread Water pipe behind switch.Bit hard to explain but basically no. Well I could run it visibly up the wall or box it in but that would look naff.
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Ccakeman72 replied to the thread Water pipe behind switch.The pipe will be run there as i can't go anywhere else. A deep enough chase has already been cut. I dont have to put the switch and...
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Ccakeman72 replied to the thread Water pipe behind switch.I'd put a warning label inside the back box with a diagram..
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CIs there any rule against having a water pipe buried in the wall directly behind a light switch and cables? Its a hot water pipe, but...
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CYes More than enough from what you’ve said. It’s just a partition wall, so as long as it’s stable enough not to move and show visible...
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CThese kind of partition walls rely on lateral support/being fixed at the top to ceiling joists as you’ve found, or they start swaying...
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Ccakeman72 replied to the thread Unstable wall?.I would probably use steel straps like it the photo above, position so the 2 rows of holes are straddling one of the internal ribs. I'd...
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Ccakeman72 replied to the thread Unstable wall?.Well it doesn't visibly wobble when I whack it with my hand, and I needed a sledgehammer to demolish the part I've already removed. But...
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CThat wall does not look like fun to work on or fix to. A post at the end would work as long as it is screwed to a ceiling member and...
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CThe photo below shows the cut end of a wall that is about 1m long. It isn't supporting anything above it. Before it was cut, it was...
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