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Thanks for that. 3" would be the maximum I could fit in the drywall as it it too narrow for 4". thats why I was wondering about feeding it up into the loft space where I could adapt if back to 4" if this would be beneficial?

Hi all, I am increasingly confused as to the use of and position of said valves to eliminate smell from soil pipe in bathroom extention. Here is the layout. Soil pipe runs up from the open septic tank and into the new bathroom build which is approx 15 metres from the tank and is the first...

Thank you very much for your help Richard. Can I ask another question. I am going to have a tiler do the bathroom floor. I will have 25mm flooring. No marine ply or anything but i was going to put a 6mm ply sheet on top prior to tiling. Would this be ok for tiling on a bathroom floor i dont want...

Thanks for the replies lads. So would I be right in saying that this plumbing is a mess in terms of neatnesss and over neccessity of pipes? Would I have money well spent to get another plumber in to tidy this lot up. This was originally done by a local professional heating service! Or do you...

Hi, I will eventually be putting up new stud walls around the bathroom. When I get everything else sorted first! I will be installing a 1200 shower unit and base but prioer to that I will tile the full wall onto aqualpanel for equal to the are af the shower eclosure. However the rest of the...

sorry wrong topic I have moved it to plumbing.

Hi I have a couple of questions about some pipes in bathroom area. I have attached a pic to help. I want to remove the radiator and plastic radiator tubing connected to the 22mm copper heating pipes as seen in the pic. The drain valve runs out of the pic to the outside wall. I dont want to...

Hi I have a couple of questions about some pipes in bathroom area. I have attached a pic to help. I want to remove the radiator and plastic radiator tubing connected to the 22mm copper heating pipes as seen in the pic. The drain valve runs out of the pic to the outside wall. I dont want to...

the radiators and towel rail are all plastic pipe as well as the pipe going to the sink and bath and they all look to connect to each other in this mess of pipes. And not one single pipe has any ident marks or even a hint of direction ar usage. As i said the old water turns of asily from an...

I am re doing my bathroom (still) and since my original leakage problem being because of varying reasons I have taken up all the floor and found that all the plumbing is plastic. I have read many differing opinions on using plastic and copper pipes. I live in a farm area and we do have rodent...

Hi Richard, Well I was thinking either of sloping the complete floor to the corner drain point by installing a new ply floor and then using these slope boards. I mean is that the way to do it? or is the best way as you suggested by laying the floor level and just keeping the corner shower...

oh it looks like the link did decide to work at last.