Hiding A Ghastly Pipe
Ali Dolphin
6 years ago
We recently had plumbing fitted to a downstairs cupboard and then added a driveway to the front of our house. We didn't realise until the driveway was eventually finished the pipe that was previously fitted was not low enough to submerged within the brickwork.
We are now left with a ghastly pipe across the front of our front door and looking for suitable suggestions for hiding it. The waste pipe goes into a soil pipe and can be lowered even more but it would mean digging up the existing concrete surround.
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