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Hi all
Just after a bit of advice. I work on site and don’t do much domestic work. But a neighbour has asked me to install an outside tap and I’m unsure how acceptable this would be.
She wants the tap in the back garden and there is absolutely no pipework at the back of the house. Kitchen and bathroom both at the front.
She is just renting and wants as little mess made as possible.
The kitchen has recently been fitted and there is no access to the pipework under the kitchen sink as it’s all hidden behind the back of the cupboards. The customer doesn’t want me to remove the cupboard or backboard and doesn’t want any holes cut.
The only access to pipework I can easily get to is behind the washing machine which is at the side of the house.
I can tee off the supply to the washing machine, come out of the side of the kitchen and run pipework along the side of the house, round into the garden. Would be about a 4 meter long run.
I’ve told her it’s likely to freeze in the winter and she must isolate and drain the pipework when it gets cold. And she’s sure she wants it done.
Only problem is I’m sure she doesn't want to be dragging the washing machine out every time it gets cold.
She’s asked if i can’t just put an isolation point on the outside. And I guess I can put a stopcock immediately as the pipework exits the house. But would this be ok? Would it not freeze in the winter too?
She’s adamant it’s what she wants doing, but I don’t want to look like a cowboy and want to do it properly.
What would you guys do?
Thanks all!
Just after a bit of advice. I work on site and don’t do much domestic work. But a neighbour has asked me to install an outside tap and I’m unsure how acceptable this would be.
She wants the tap in the back garden and there is absolutely no pipework at the back of the house. Kitchen and bathroom both at the front.
She is just renting and wants as little mess made as possible.
The kitchen has recently been fitted and there is no access to the pipework under the kitchen sink as it’s all hidden behind the back of the cupboards. The customer doesn’t want me to remove the cupboard or backboard and doesn’t want any holes cut.
The only access to pipework I can easily get to is behind the washing machine which is at the side of the house.
I can tee off the supply to the washing machine, come out of the side of the kitchen and run pipework along the side of the house, round into the garden. Would be about a 4 meter long run.
I’ve told her it’s likely to freeze in the winter and she must isolate and drain the pipework when it gets cold. And she’s sure she wants it done.
Only problem is I’m sure she doesn't want to be dragging the washing machine out every time it gets cold.
She’s asked if i can’t just put an isolation point on the outside. And I guess I can put a stopcock immediately as the pipework exits the house. But would this be ok? Would it not freeze in the winter too?
She’s adamant it’s what she wants doing, but I don’t want to look like a cowboy and want to do it properly.
What would you guys do?
Thanks all!
