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Ric · 23-09-2007

Hi all, does anyone use a pipe detector when boarding down to joists? If not what do you do to avoid pipes? if you do, how accurate are they and can anyone reccommend a decent priced one?

**Fekin** · 23-09-2007

Simple for boarding floors.

Add thickness of floorboard + plyboard and use screws a couple of mill shorter than the floor and ply combined.

Ric · 23-09-2007

yeh got that, cheers Fekin, was thinking when you are making good the floorboards!! quite a few in kitchen i'm doing need screwed to joists - sorry should have explained better

**Fekin** · 23-09-2007

I have a wire and pipe detector, but to be honest I've never had to use it.

faithhealer · 23-09-2007

Wouldn't trust them anyway, I would just replace the nails with screws if getting the floorboards up (to have a look) is impossible or going to be a lot of hassle!