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Thanks for the replies. If I decide to leave the pipe where it is and build the stud wall so it's next to the pipe, where would it most likely be routed? Would it run to the closest wall, along the bottom of the wall and off to wherever next, or possibly along the whole length of the lounge? I...

For a stud wall I'm building, abutting a finished plastered wall, would the best method be to fill screws/joints etc then go over with emulsion then a coat or 2 of paint? Or would it be best to plaster the new wall, use angle beads/stop beads etc? I haven't plastered before so don't really want...

Thanks for the reply. If the pipe isn't enclosed fully behind the new stud wall, can I create a kind of "cut out" where the pipe is? I added a picture of the pipe and another of what I mean by the "cut out"

Hi all, I'm about to build a stud wall around a chimney breast to create a kind of media wall. Right next to the chimney breast there is a short pipe sticking out the floor that has been capped. I suspect it's a gas pipe for the old fireplace that was there years ago. My question is: can I...