Hiding wash basin pipes

[Harry Bloomfield]

My bathroom wash-basin sits on a plinth, the U cross-section plinth, has a gap between the rear of the U and the wall is around 3 or 4 inch, leaving the ugly pipes exposed and on show. Long ago, I cut a pair decorative faced ply-wood, just to slip in at each side of the pipes, H + C + waste straight out through the wall, just to hide the pipes. A box shape over the pipes doesn't work, due to the angles, the thickness of the U and the pipes being partially protruding into the U. The flat ply panels do sort of work, but have to thread in at an odd angle. How are such pipes normally hidden?

 

[RandomGrinch]

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Thanks, but I don't want to go that far, until I get around to a major refit - if ever.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

What about a pedestal?

 

[Nige F]

I think the O P is calling it a U shaped plinth

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

It has a pedestal/ plinth, it just leaves a wide gap at the rear, where you can see these ugly pipes at the back, via the gap between it and the wall. Most of the basin weight is taken by the plinth, but when I need to do any work on the pipes, I ease the plinth out and replace it with a piece of timber as a support.

The best idea I could come up with, was to fit some eaves UPVC fascia L shaped board, stuck to the wall, via the short leg of the L, with the longer part perfectly cut to match the (slight curve) of the plinth. Rather than being pushed in at an angle, like ply / \ to hide the pipes - at a neat right angle.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Or some other pvc? Like window trim, or flat bar?

 

[oldbutnotdead]

Careful plumbing- so the waste and supply pipes all come up within the base of the plinth, use a compact U bend and don't have a mile of slack on the flexis. Vanity unit is much nicer and makes good use of otherwise dead space.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

How about a photo Harry?

 

[Odds]

My gran used to hang a piece of curtain around the pedestal base; maybe you could do something like that?

 

[cdbe]

You can buy some "naff" freestanding units that fit round the pedestal - probably about as naff as sticking bits of plastic round it but cheap and cheerful.

 

[RandomGrinch]

My gran used to hang a piece of curtain around the pedestal base; maybe you could do something like that?

pedestal sink skirt - Google Search

 

[Odds]

pedestal sink skirt - Google Search

They actually sell those things today?
Good grief. They always look as though they're asking: "does my bum look big in this?"
(Yes. Yes it does.)

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

You can buy some "naff" freestanding units that fit round the pedestal - probably about as naff as sticking bits of plastic round it but cheap and cheerful.

Yep, had one of those and as you say - totally naff. I gave it away.

 

[David John Sir]

You can buy some "naff" freestanding units that fit round the pedestal - probably about as naff as sticking bits of plastic round it but cheap and cheerful.

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My friend also bought the same. Looks fine to me