Kitchen first fix, radiator move and gas pipe repair in Newcastle

First fix plumbing

With the kitchen stripped to bare walls and the floor up, I ran new hot and cold pipework to the sink, appliances and boiler position, and set out the waste runs so everything lands exactly where the new units need it.

Getting this stage right matters. Once the floor is down and the units are in, moving a pipe means taking the kitchen apart again, so every run is clipped, labelled and pressure tested before anything gets covered up.

Moving the radiator

The existing radiator sat on a wall that was about to become units, so I moved it to a better position and extended the flow and return to suit. The new pipework is run neatly along the wall and will be hidden once the kitchen is fitted.

The leaking gas pipe

While the floor was up I found a gas pipe that had been leaking. It is the sort of thing you only catch when a room is opened up like this, and it is exactly why it is worth having a Gas Safe engineer on site during a strip out.

I repaired the leaking section in new copper, then tested the whole run before the floor went back down, so Julie knows the gas side of the kitchen is sound as well as the water.