Copper down pipe....

[daedalusminos]

Not seen this before...currently holidaying on lake Maggiore, copper down pipes seem the norm.

 

[Kayos]

I've seen copper roofs, copper gutters not in the UK

I have fitted stainless soil and waste pipes in the UK

 

[barracuda816]

Fairly common in europe, at least in Germany and Austria. I think they look so much nicer than PVC

 

[Welderpaul]

I've cut plenty of copper waste pipes out, 2" heavy wall, with huge brass fittings.

I'v seen copper gutters and standing seam roofs in Austria. Last all of 45 seconds in the UK

 

[Kayos]

I've cut plenty of copper waste pipes out, 2" heavy wall, with huge brass fittings.

I'v seen copper gutters and standing seam roofs in Austria. Last all of 45 seconds in the UK

45 seconds? Must be a posh bit!

We extended some 15mm prv pipes in Middlesbrough, ready for external insulation, they were following us and snapping them off while they were still hot

 

[Gragson]

Not seen this before...currently holidaying on lake Maggiore, copper down pipes seem the norm.View attachment 510884

That lengths like £400-£500 new in UK? No it probably would last long here

 

[harveyp6]

It won't last long when the low-lifes see it either. A friend of mine lives an a small block of flats and woke up to no gas one morning to find that the external copper gas pipes that ran up the outside of the wall to her flat had been cut off and stolen.....
Luckily the low life that did it broke the meter cupboard open and turned off the supply.
I didn't know copper external gas pipes were even legal, but apparently they are.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

It won't last long when the low-lifes see it either. A friend of mine lives an a small block of flats and woke up to no gas one morning to find that the external copper gas pipes that ran up the outside of the wall to her flat had been cut off and stolen.....
Luckily the low life that did it broke the meter cupboard open and turned off the supply.
I didn't know copper external gas pipes were even legal, but apparently they are.

Mates scummy ex son in law had the move to a new council house postponed due to somebody breaking on and nicking all the copper pipework and electrical cables ! When eventually repaired, and he'd moved in, he took us to his lock-up to show a recent car purchase. Surprise, surprise at back of the lock-up was a big pile of copper pipe and electrical cable. Pond life had nicked it himself

 

[brightspark]

I've cut plenty of copper waste pipes out, 2" heavy wall, with huge brass fittings.

I'v seen copper gutters and standing seam roofs in Austria. Last all of 45 seconds in the UK

wont even last that long lay them out to fit in grangetown and the scrotes next door fly out and nick stuff even double extension ladders they even nail the letterbox shut and lock the door so you cant run round and see them up the stairs half a minute later

 

[Melvyn Best]

With clean copper scrap fetching £6 per kg that would be gone in seconds. Our local council built a bathroom on a travellers site, all of the copper and brass were gone after just a day

 

[CompoSimmonite]

With clean copper scrap fetching £6 per kg that would be gone in seconds. Our local council built a bathroom on a travellers site, all of the copper and brass were gone after just a day

Should have used plastic !