Concealed Plumbing

[jaydebruyne]

When you come across concealed pipework / valves hidden within or behind kitchen units, what is the best course of action?

For example, the trap to my kitchen sink is stupidly behind a wooden support at the back of my kitchen units. The only way to get to it would be to break my arm in a few places or remove the kitchen units.

What do you do in these wonderful scenarios?

 

[Roger Welton]

Hammer?

Or more often oscillating cutter.

 

[bright spark]

Ah yes, nothing like going to a site to fix a boiler. You find the boiler was installed and the kitchen built around it. Ye can't even get the cover off!!!

 

[parkesy_plumb]

theres always a way! if not like roger says a good oscillating cutter and try make a neat job of it. B&Q have a bosch on sale for £50 at moment .. if you have the funds grab the fein multitool

 

[jaydebruyne]

theres always a way! if not like roger says a good oscillating cutter and try make a neat job of it. B&Q have a bosch on sale for £50 at moment .. if you have the funds grab the fein multitool

Unfortunately I don't. But I grabbed myself a nice little pad saw for £3.50 at Toolstation which I'm going to use instead

 

[parkesy_plumb]

aha good luck buddy!

 

[kris]

Hears a padsaw for u jay

 

[jaydebruyne]

Hears a padsaw for u jay

If the one I bought doesn't work, I'll be sure to try that one after I'm insured after all

 

[rpm]

Ah yes, nothing like going to a site to fix a boiler. You find the boiler was installed and the kitchen built around it. Ye can't even get the cover off!!!

Know exactly what you mean, seen an en-suite bathroom where the dividing wall must of been the last part coz you couldn`t even get the toilet pan past the shower cubicle and out the door.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Know exactly what you mean, seen an en-suite bathroom where the dividing wall must of been the last part coz you couldn't even get the toilet pan past the shower cubicle and out the door.

:nono: builders! haha (kidding) (kinda)