We have a ground floor bathroom in an extension built in about 2003. The house is on a slope so the floor at the back is below ground level. I'm trying to fit a free-standing tap - ideally it would mount below ground level, but I'm willing to build a small plinth to accommodate the base if necessary.
The problem is the existing pipes, which appear to be embedded directly in what seems to be a solid floor. This doesn't sound great from an insulation or maintenance point of view. They have some kind of plastic coating which may be to protect them from corrosion, and no, one of them isn't even vertical. There is no insulation visible at the surface.
Can anyone tell, based on whatever is standard practice, whether these are likely to be buried directly in concrete? If so I really don't fancy trying to cut away a big enough opening and will just go with the plinth.
Thanks in advance!
The problem is the existing pipes, which appear to be embedded directly in what seems to be a solid floor. This doesn't sound great from an insulation or maintenance point of view. They have some kind of plastic coating which may be to protect them from corrosion, and no, one of them isn't even vertical. There is no insulation visible at the surface.
Can anyone tell, based on whatever is standard practice, whether these are likely to be buried directly in concrete? If so I really don't fancy trying to cut away a big enough opening and will just go with the plinth.
Thanks in advance!