Hi
We are having to move the kitchen wall forward by 90mm to get rid of a dog-leg. We are doing this by attaching 75mm studs & noggins and 12mm plasterboard.
The gas tap currently supplies a free-standing gas cooker. When the new kitchen goes in it will just supply a gas hob. Existing pipe will reach. The issue is that the tap itself will be set back into the stud wall once complete (although not completely enclosed. See photos.
Imagine that the cardboard is where the plaster board will be. My question is whether this arrangement is safe, or even legal? If not, are there are suggestions on how to remedy the situation without having to move the gas tap itself? The whole area will be behind kitchen units anyway. One possibility would be just to run the plasterboard down to worktop level.
Thanks in advance guys!
We are having to move the kitchen wall forward by 90mm to get rid of a dog-leg. We are doing this by attaching 75mm studs & noggins and 12mm plasterboard.
The gas tap currently supplies a free-standing gas cooker. When the new kitchen goes in it will just supply a gas hob. Existing pipe will reach. The issue is that the tap itself will be set back into the stud wall once complete (although not completely enclosed. See photos.
Imagine that the cardboard is where the plaster board will be. My question is whether this arrangement is safe, or even legal? If not, are there are suggestions on how to remedy the situation without having to move the gas tap itself? The whole area will be behind kitchen units anyway. One possibility would be just to run the plasterboard down to worktop level.
Thanks in advance guys!