What is the best height to run the pipework behind the kitchen units ? I'm totally open to suggestions ! Thanks, Simon.
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13 years ago
pipework behind kitchen units
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13 years ago
That sounds like a "How long is a piece of string?" type of question to me? Surely, it depends on where they start and where they need to finish, what obstacles they need to miss, and what connections need to be accessible when the units are in place.
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13 years ago
I guess I mean a main horizontal run of pipes along a straight wall behind the units in the service space. It really comes down to one question. Is is a good idea / standard practice to run the pipes just above floor height, such that you could conceivably reach them via the plinth space for some future maintenance or access to service valves etc. Simon.
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13 years ago
Decide *AFTER* you've bought the sink!
'Twas a right bugger some hectofortnights ago when I carefully plumbed my brother's kitchen with neat little shutoff valves sticking out of the wall while waiting many weeks for his wife to decide on a sink. When the sink was finally bought all the plumbing bits were slap bang in front of where the pipe stubs came out of the wall and needed loads of cursewords and flexypipes to get the them mated up.
JGH
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13 years ago
I've run mine just under where a 3" batten would be (OK overengineered - I might only use a 2" to support the back edge)
Except where it passed over a standpipe for the dishwaher drain, then I did and upside down "U" in the pipe as the standpipe was close to the wall surface and I wanted a bit more top clearance - can lose the worktop batten for the bit...
Main point being, drains low, other pipes high - saves having to cross them over which might run out of space...