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A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or, is decorative. There are many kinds of walls, including:

Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the superstructure or separate interior rooms, sometimes for fire safety
Glass walls (a wall in which the primary structure is made of glass; does not include openings within walls that have glass coverings: these are windows)
Border barriers between countries
Brick walls
Defensive walls in fortifications
Permanent, solid fences
Retaining walls, which hold back dirt, stone, water, or noise sound
Stone walls
Walls that protect from oceans (seawalls) or rivers (levees)

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  1. M

    Radiator removal - making good pipework in wall

    Hello everyone. Could someone offer me some advice as to how to deal with the following, please? I'm removing a radiator from an en-suite. It will not be replaced. There is speedfit micro bore behind it into the plasterwork and it may or may not be push fitted on to copper, I'm unable to see...
  2. E

    Combination tank wall mounted.

    Hi all, There’s a combi tank wall mounted in the actual flat and the new kitchen tap is higher than the HW feed from the cylinder. I’m looking for suggestions on a pump suitable for the bathroom and kitchen for the HW only. There’s only one person living in the flat so there’s no chance of more...
  3. S

    Taken boiler off wall

    Hi after advice my customer is looking to cap off main gas supply remove boiler from wall, pipe work and all radiators taken away as he is switching to electric radiators powered by his current solar panels. I'm not gas Safe but can carry out all the draning down of system remove rads etc...
  4. A

    How to remove gas fitting from wall

    Dear All, We have this (see attached) pipe fitting next to an old brick fireplace that seems to be a gas fitting. We want to remove it but don't know how. The screws holding the bracket to the wall are behind the silver fitting and are difficult to get to with a screwdriver. Ideally we would...
  5. D

    vertical waste pipe is 235mm from wall, need a WC to accommodate this

    Hi, Could anyone recommend a toilet that could work with a waste pipe that proud of the wall? Or where I might go to search for one? Cheers.
  6. A

    Help with moving kitchen to new wall within a flat - can it be done?

    I live in a flat and wish to move the kitchen from one wall to another to make far better use of the space (essentially 90 degrees and up a bit - phot attached). Assuming of course that this is allowed within the lease, I was wondering if this sounds physically possible and a likely idea of the...
  7. J

    Moving radiator pipes from floorboards to wall

    Hello, I’d like to move the radiator’s pipes into the wall, so that they come out of it horizontally and above the skirting I am also likely to fit a wider (but single panel) radiator to better match the width of the window I think it’s better not to have any fitting inside the wall so I might...
  8. T

    Securing shower plate to tiled wall.

    Would anyone be able to suggest a way of getting this this shower faceplate properly sealed to the tiles? The rubber gasket is no longer available from Grohe and has lost its ‘stickiness’ thus failing to hold the plate to the shower wall. Of course I can try to clean the gasket up and apply...
  9. M

    Running 25 mdpe through a wall.

    Hi all, What fittings are best to run this through my wall to sleeve and seal. Do I need to make it up or is there a special sleeve. Cheers
  10. KingDoey

    Banging my head against wall with developer

    hi all You may remember sometime ago I posted about radiator leaking a year later on new build... Well the same developer has now been on my case about flow rate. It is poor on the cold services throughout. He mistakenly got the builder to fit 20mm mdpe instead of 25mm when the place was...
  11. R

    Removing wall hung pedestal

    I was sent a pic of a wall hung pedestal with a leak from behind the pedestal and was wondering if they are generally fitted with springs or bolts? I don't have a pic but there are no screw covers on pedestal so I guess it's springs. Sorry for lack of pic.
  12. T

    Snapped off shower head in wall

    Does anyone know how i solve this problem. I broke my shower head the other night while cleaning it. The metal has sheared off at the elbow joint in the wall which connects to the copper water feed from the valve. So i have the elbow joint still in place and secure, but it has the threaded bit...
  13. Scott_D

    Fitting a bath to a tiled wall

    I have been asked to fit a bath in a bathroom thats been fully tiled. Would you fit it? walk away? or say only if the tiles are cut and removed below the bath to give a standard setup?
  14. J

    Advice on plumbing Grohe wall hung frame

    I'm fitting a wall hung toilet using a Grohe frame and would appreciate advice on connecting the waste to the soil stack (to the right in the image). I am planning to connect the Grohe supplied waste (black pipe) to the stack using solvent weld pipes (don't trust the push fit not to leak) - the...
  15. M

    Back to wall double ended baths.

    Anyone fitted many of these? I am just intrested in how the bath panel usually fixes? With it being curved, is it clips on the bottom? And the wall? Thanks
  16. Andrew Stride

    Chased pipes into wall.

    What is the minimum depth of plaster required to cover central heating pipes chased into a wall, my plumber has left about 1mm of space from the surface of pipes to the surface of the plaster, I'm doing the filling but I'm not an expert and 1mm don't seem enough to me. Can someone please advise me.
  17. C

    Mounting WC frame to wall - help pls

    Hi All I have recently purchased a Grohe WC frame for a wall hung toilet. Can anyone tell me if it is OK to use the bolts that came with it to mount it to the wall, it goes into plasterboard then the breezeblock behind, the plugs that come with it are about 3 inch deep. If not should I mount...
  18. Pickwickpick

    PRV discharge pipework rendered into the wall

    So, noticed this afternoon that the same jokers that filled my customers drains up with render (posted some pics in Matchless Plumb's "good or bad idea" thread) have also rendered the PRV discharge from the combi into the wall. Its a quick fix, just needs the end of the discharge hacksawing off...
  19. Ben Slade

    Garage internal wall insulation options

    Hi there excuse the mess in the pictures i am currently doing a lot of garden work. I am looking to insulate the garage wall internally. the garage is my little get away for my DIY jobs, guitar and soon to be gym. Any ideas how i can go about insulating the internal wall (right hand side) and...
  20. P

    Waste Outlet Too Low In Wall for Basin

    I've messed up. I ran a new waste for the basin to the soil stack. I've since installed plasterboard and and tiled over the wall. Now it has come to fit the sink, it seems I brought the waste out too low. What's the best way to overcome this? Even with the adjustable bottle trap I can't get...
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