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Defect Action Sheet 41 Plastics sanitary pipework: jointing and support - specification
Publication Year
1983
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Intended to remind and inform designers and site supervisory staff of ways of avoiding some of the most troublesome defects which have beset Local Authority housing. This Defect Action Sheet covers plastics sanitary pipework: jointing and support - specification. Failures discussed include poor drainage; and leaking joints. Defects discussed include pipe supports missing or ineffective; and pipe expansion not provided for.
Document History
Defect Action Sheets may no longer represent current best practice. Any of this information and guidance must be considered alongside other current professional advice provided by suitably qualified personnel.
Publisher Information
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