Hugo Nebula wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 24 May 2004 13:26:27 +0100, a particular chimpanzee named
"Terry D" randomly hit the keyboard
and produced:

I've noticed that a lot of new houses have the old style outside soil drain
stacks, usually in black. They look horrible. Has anyone an explanation
for this? I thought that inside soil drains were adopted 30-35 years ago.

External: Pros- can be accessed easily; any leaks are immediately
evident. Cons - aesthetics.

Internal: Pros- unobtrusive.

I find the boxed in sections in the corners of rooms more obtrusive
than external pipes. They're a right pain to fit kitchen units around.

Cons- any leaks, or access for
rodding may require removal of the plasterboard;

And those nice new tiles you just fitted...

noise.

Especially when, as happened to us once, a black bird gets the loft
and hence into the boxing-in surrounding the stack!

MBQ