Stainless steel soil pipe?

[rtcosic]

We have a John Nash grade II* listed building in our nearest market town - Foley House.

It was owned by the local council.

The front elevation boasted:

• pebble dash
• external soil and drain pipes
• external power and telephone equipment
  
• flat topped forward projecting extension
• rectangular flat topped 'porch'

I won't go into the horrors perpetrated internally for use as council offices.
Nor to the formal garden, kitchen garden and orchard for essential staff car parking

From the council sales pitch:
"Located on an elevated site with panoramic views over the town and surrounding countryside. The property would benefit from a sympathetic comprehensive refurbishment. (my emphasis) Foley House was built circa 1790 and designed by the renowned architect John Nash as a Gentleman’s town residence for a local solicitor Mr Richard Foley.
Lord Nelson stayed in the property in 1802 as a guest of Admiral Foley."

You can imagine the fun a new owner would have with council planning department and CADW.

I won't criticise a proud owner prepared to spend money on high grade items. I might not have made her specific choices but those will be around for her great grandchildren to appreciate. Better than replacing plastic every 25 years.

 

[Welderpaul]

....especially when the plastic pipe looses its colour but the fittings don’t!

There is a house on my way to work where the pipe is white and the fittings brown. The pipe started off brown too.

 

[Chillitt]

We have a John Nash grade II* listed building in our nearest market town - Foley House.

It was owned by the local council.

The front elevation boasted:

• pebble dash
• external soil and drain pipes
• external power and telephone equipment
  
• flat topped forward projecting extension
• rectangular flat topped 'porch'

I won't go into the horrors perpetrated internally for use as council offices.
Nor to the formal garden, kitchen garden and orchard for essential staff car parking

From the council sales pitch:
"Located on an elevated site with panoramic views over the town and surrounding countryside. The property would benefit from a sympathetic comprehensive refurbishment. (my emphasis) Foley House was built circa 1790 and designed by the renowned architect John Nash as a Gentleman’s town residence for a local solicitor Mr Richard Foley.
Lord Nelson stayed in the property in 1802 as a guest of Admiral Foley."

You can imagine the fun a new owner would have with council planning department and CADW.

I won't criticise a proud owner prepared to spend money on high grade items. I might not have made her specific choices but those will be around for her great grandchildren to appreciate. Better than replacing plastic every 25 years.

Warwick shire hall This frontage encloses a Georgian courtyard, now reserved for council use, if you sit in it with your back against the modern bit, Its one of the towns nicest spots, apparently. Also notice the lovely building on the left, now with added first floor concrete and glass walk way into the newer building..

 

[WorkshopChris]

....especially when the plastic pipe looses its colour but the fittings don’t!

There is a house on my way to work where the pipe is white and the fittings brown. The pipe started off brown too.

Isn't the brown stuff designed for below ground use as it does not contain anything to protect from uv light,
The black/grey is uv resistant for use above ground. As far as i know.

 

[Welderpaul]

Isn't the brown stuff designed for below ground use as it does not contain anything to protect from uv light,
The black/grey is uv resistant for use above ground. As far as i know.

Dunno, I've seen brown gutter, fall pipes etc loads of times in builders merchants.

Are you thinking of the orange stuff?

 

[rtbcomp]

Isn't the brown stuff designed for below ground use as it does not contain anything to protect from uv light,
The black/grey is uv resistant for use above ground. As far as i know.

The brown soil pipe stuff is for underground, https://www.screwfix.com/c/heating-plumbing/underground-drainage/cat831514

but I guess the brown rainwater goods https://www.screwfix.com/search?search=brown+rainwater is for above ground, not seen any underground gutters and fall pipes that I can think of.

 

[rtcosic]

Warwick shire hall

The best part left is the Wetherspoon's pub on the right.

Wetherspoon's rescued another good building in the same town as Foley House.

We are drifting off topic though so I'll bow out!

Though my 'black' rainwater goods are looking a tad black/grey/white after 30 years. Yes the fittings are more nearly black. Front to back and south-west to south-east facing items display the full range of UV degradation.

 

[Chillitt]

The best part left is the Wetherspoon's pub on the right.

Wetherspoon's rescued another good building in the same town as Foley House.

We are drifting off topic though so I'll bow out!

Though my 'black' rainwater goods are looking a tad black/grey/white after 30 years. Yes the fittings are more nearly black. Front to back and south-west to south-east facing items display the full range of UV degradation.

No the best bit is the other side of the concrete and glass bit.. But point taken on the wandering off topic.

 

[mm289]

Just for contrast, here's our one we put up yesterday, not totall finished yet but you get the idea

Cheers,

MM

 

[Kent]

I wanted to put copper gutters and downpipes here when we renovated and altered the place.
Some bits had to give to price though

I actually dislike stainless quite intensely on older property.. I also cant stand stainless and glass stair rsils n balcony rails on just about any building. Must turn down 10k of work a year but its not me and once your done its the same as fifty other firms that could have also done it.

Nive to see clients who want what they feel is a better build quality though

 

[ronan]

I wanted to put copper gutters and downpipes here when we renovated and altered the place.
Some bits had to give to price though

I actually dislike stainless quite intensely on older property.. I also cant stand stainless and glass stair rsils n balcony rails on just about any building. Must turn down 10k of work a year but its not me and once your done its the same as fifty other firms that could have also done it.

Nive to see clients who want what they feel is a better build quality though

Modern houses/apartments are rubbish looking, its all vast expanses of plate glass and stainless steel. They all look like a pathologists lab.

 

[jimbo84]

I wanted to put copper gutters and downpipes here when we renovated and altered the place.
Some bits had to give to price though

Along with installing it you'd have needed to electrify it.

 

[Kent]

Along with installing it you'd have needed to electrify it.

No its just an architectural thing, was also going to change the lead flat roof to copper. Money got low by thst time. Built during the bankers crash bought at the start because prices where cheap for high value properties.. Unfortunately buisness income was also low so something had to give on costs