Channelling wall for 32mm waste pipe
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And the finished results...
And these were back to back basins, either side of the same wall... Did have to convince the architect that they'd have to be offset slightly though.
And these were back to back basins, either side of the same wall... Did have to convince the architect that they'd have to be offset slightly though.
I've chased my 32mm basin wastes in, one vertical and one horizontal about a metre each. As the walls have been tiled the pipes only needed to finish flush with the finished plaster so about 20mm into the (hard) brick - but it's a messy, time consuming job - angle grinder, chain drilling, hammer and chisel to only go the minimum depth needed.
I've uncovered various old chases for 22mm heating and water pipes in my house which are so deep I could put a 40mm waste in with a bit of cleaning up.
In terms of the structure, unless you do something ridiculous it's nothing compared to a window or door opening in a wall.
I've uncovered various old chases for 22mm heating and water pipes in my house which are so deep I could put a 40mm waste in with a bit of cleaning up.
In terms of the structure, unless you do something ridiculous it's nothing compared to a window or door opening in a wall.
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durhamplumber
All looks great until a leak develops
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With a lintel you mean? Bit of a difference
But that's the nature of everything.
It's all glued and under no pressure being waste.
It's a garden flat in North London, which means it's in the basement at the front and has a garden at the rear... 3 stories above it, all soil renewed under the concrete floor and there are rodding access points where they need to be, and all discretely disguised.
It's at as much risk of leaking as anything else but is so short to not be of any concern to me
Corbelling effect... Even better when the span/opening is only 50mm wide and doesn't penetrate the full brick/leaf.
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durhamplumber
How many windows are only 50mm wide?
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durhamplumber
As i said...not many....Commenting that a 2inch gap in a wall or a 6ft gap in a wall makes no difference to the structural strength,,,is not quite true!!!.
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No, it wont cause any issues as it isn't very high. Crack on with it.
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@Jupiter01, at the end of the day, it's your shout. The link to the BC doc mentions the 1/3 depth, that's as per standards.
In real life we all know that standards are sometimes overkill and each instance is different and needs an educated onsite call. If you feel you are not compromising anything cutting into it, then no reason not to.
@dilalio@Jupiter01, at the end of the day, it's your shout. The link to the BC doc mentions the 1/3 depth, that's as per standards.
In real life we all know that standards are sometimes overkill and each instance is different and needs an educated onsite call. If you feel you are not compromising anything cutting into it, then no reason not to.
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