Any way to tidy this up?

[rubble2]

I have just removed some fairly hideous boxing in from our downstairs WC in readiness for laying a new floor and found this fairly hideous pipework underneath it.

Just wondered if there was any way of tidying this installation up so that the pipework is more 'compact' and closer to the wall?

The pipe in the bottom right of the pictures is the drain from the basin.

Thanks

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

The reason the boxing was there in the first place.... Nothing you can do with the 110mm pipe without major upheaval, it looks to me like someone has already bodged it with a pan connector into the drain, may even be a clay pipe under the floor. My advice would be leave well, alone, and box it back in. Attempting any alterations could open you to a whole new world of pain.

 

[muggles]

You could always box it in

 

[Hot&Cold]

Just wondered if there was any way of tidying this installation up so that the pipework is more 'compact' and closer to the wall?

Tbh,is the expense worth it Just box it in again.

Have found a lot of bathroom boxing in to be plasterboard sometimes tiled over. To give it a fresh look have often cladded over with maintenance free upvc panels.

The radiator pictured is suffering paint defects on the lower seam, Maybe consider some action there.

Happy diying

 

[rubble2]

Tbh,is the expense worth it Just box it in again.

Have found a lot of bathroom boxing in to be plasterboard sometimes tiled over. To give it a fresh look have often cladded over with maintenance free upvc panels.

The radiator pictured is suffering paint defects on the lower seam, Maybe consider some action there.

Happy diying

Thanks, hopefully I can make a better job of the boxing in than that which went before. The radiator is already destined for the skip.

 

[jeff the gasman]

Photoshop.
Or a stud wall, concealed cistern and back to wall pan.

 

[blup]

As said, needs to be boxed in, the pipe to the wc could benefit from an isolation valve for future maintenance.

If there is an external soil pipe in line with the internal one you could re orientate the wc so as to fit direct to it but as mentioned above would involve a lot of work.

Blup

 

[mattylad]

Don't forget to make it so the boxing can be opened/removed for maintenance and do not cover the isolation valve to the toilet - that may need emergency access to prevent water flooding the bathroom upon a fault in the cistern.