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Embedding water pipes into wall

miles teg · 2007-11-19 10:06:28

Hey, I'll be doing up the bathroom soon so while I'm at it, I want to recess the water pipes (which run down the corner of two walls from the attic and then along the skirting) into the wall which is plasterboard studded about 2/3 inches from the concrete wall. Could anyone tell me if this is feasible? The pipes are…

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19-11-2007 11:06am

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miles teg

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Hey,
I'll be doing up the bathroom soon so while I'm at it, I want to recess the water pipes (which run down the corner of two walls from the attic and then along the skirting) into the wall which is plasterboard studded about 2/3 inches from the concrete wall. Could anyone tell me if this is feasible? The pipes are copper, not the flexible stuff. Would I be able to keep them or would I have to replace them?

Thanks

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#2 19-11-2007 11:15am
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If the lengths are sufficient then you should be able to do it with the existing copper. You can add on sections of qualplex as required, just use the copper inserts with the fitments.

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