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Thats what the new plumber has suggested....it will be protected but for aethetics more than anything....

I already have had problems with this install. The plumber has taken the install and two revisits to get it right. The leak was from the solder joint at the T. If he can t get this little bit of pipework right , he doesnt fill me with confidence with the remaining 90% of the work... Ive got...

its 22mm and the down pipe feeds a gas cooker only.... the vertical cap will feed the boiler in the loft.....

dont know whether these help or not....

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Not that cheap, and he has turned up to fix the problem when he,s said... I think he fitting the work in around other work as hes busy. Rushed the work and then taken a couple of goes to do it properly, as he should have done to start with..... photo soon, but got to gave dinner.....

To be fair I couldn`t imagine any gas safe registered fitter leaving a house regardless of meter with an 8mbar drop without being a tad concerned. He turned the gas off and came back the day after, got the drop down to 4mb and said that was OK. HAd small of gas two days later and called...

I am aware of the gas safe register, but I have not asked him as he was appointed a couple of months ago. He is however, Corgi if that means anything anymore? Thanks for the comments re the chasing........ on another point, I have had two emergency call outs to fix leaks on this plumbers work...

The pipe would have to run through an internal dividing wall, hence he chaced it into the block work so the internal wall could fit flush perpendicular up to the face of the wall.

thanks for that, I should have been more clear, the pipe work is inside a small cloakroom inside the house with one external wall. The meter is on the outside of this wall. The plumber has not protected the pipe with anything yet, and I have has to call him back twice to fix a leak! and he is...

My plumber has chased some 22mm copper pipe into blockwork on the inside face of an external wall connecting to the gas meter. A friend has suggested that this is not to standard as someone could easily drill into it and as such regs say this has to be in steel pipework. Any correct...

the wood burner will be generate between 5 and 8kW, so its a medium size stove. The builder has experience of these I wanted to know where best to site the grill. He will be installing an air brick (2), in the first course of brickwork above the concrete blocks with a flexible duct to be brought...

I am having a new chimney breast put in which will house a free standing wood burner. The architect has specced airbricks below the DPC ( 450mm/2 for each kW of heat appliance in accordance with Part J :shock: I do not have a problem having them fitted, just want to know whether I have to...

My fault for not explaining.. The new drain for the shower has to feed into the soil stack of the existing toilet which is positioned in a corner. To connect these two I will need a gradient fall. As the floor of the new shower will be flush with the floor the drain will have to go...

If im paying, it is about money... granted I expect quality as well but with bricks and blockwork, an LBC brick will be sourced the same irrespective of where it is sold..and theres as much as 10% difference on 7k worth of bricks from one BM to the next... From someone who is paying for the...

Thanks for those....very useful although the small works contract is for works up to £5k. The builders are a father and son company and look to be making all the right noises...The build is C £40k for a 2 storey gable end extension out 3.2m. We have agreed a build programme, list of works...

About to have an extension built by local builders. I want to have some written contract between us. Can anyone recommend / point me to a good build contract (im getting other trades in and doing some work myself), I can download? Many thanks

Mike, As part of an extension, am turning a bedroom into an en-suite, and wanted to create a wetroom. the runoff from a wet room needs to be under the floor boards and mine unfortunately run the wrong way Current regs will prevent me cutting the floor joists to accomodate the waste runoff...