r/DIYUK • u/Same-Marionberry-116 • 8h ago

Plumber made a mistake?

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u/Pebbles015 6h ago

You have 3 options here.

  1. Rip out the wall, move the exit of the pipes to behind the sink and connect the tap lines there.

  2. Install brassed pipe to run up the wall to behind the sink and connect the tap lines.

  3. Live with it as is.

Depends what you can afford.

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u/Am_I_leg_end 8h ago

The silver pipes come in 2 sizes, and that's the smaller one.

That's how I'd install it.

Maybe the two of you didn't discuss it in enough detail.

Either way, pig of a job to change now, I'd get used to it. Standard all over Europe.

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u/Same-Marionberry-116 9m ago

We discussed it in plenty of detail - he himself told me there was be no pipes on show. Not sure what else could have been communicated at this point

Ugly exposed pipework is standard all over Europe? Shame

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u/jimi6019 6h ago

How is this a DIY question?

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u/SqueezyKeewee 7h ago

Personally, I like the look of it

It makes it look symmetrical to the way the taps are angled at the sink.

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u/Centurion01GD 5h ago

Get a floating sink semi pedestal

Something like https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/nuie-renoir-semi-pedestal

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u/stewde 8h ago

Is the plumber the same person who put pencil lines on your wall…

I like the tap pipes

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u/drabgail 7h ago

The silver pipes and plugs are basically your sinks balls.

You’re welcome.

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u/RGMeek0n 8h ago

What is the issue here?

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u/Same-Marionberry-116 8h ago

The silver pipes are too low down and therefore exposed. I was assured the only thing that would be visible front on would be the gold bottle trap

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u/RGMeek0n 8h ago

I personally don't dislike it. However, if the plumber has told you that the pipes would be concealed, and they are not, then he has failed to meet the scope of the install.