10 TIPS to avoid Pipes and Cables in Walls

In this video I'm giving you 10 tips of how to avoid pipes and cables hidden in walls! Specifically based on UK practices and regulations but may apply wherever you are in the world - please check your own regs. This is a re-edit of my original version of this video with a few updates and also made a lot shorter. Really sorry, I rambled on far too much in the old version of this - I didn't think it would be so popular! Hopefully you'll find this version a bit more to the point - I really struggled to trim more than 10 minutes out of it.

The cable detector I use is a Bosch PDO 6 but it isn't made any more. I haven't tried either of the ones below - I'd try the cheap one first and if it doesn't work out try the Bosch. The cheap one seems to have better reviews! I put a LOT of stuff up on walls - from floating shelves through to attaching bookcases and furniture that I've built to walls. It's been 15 years since I've drilled through a pipe or cable and that wasn't even my fault. In this video I'm giving you some tips to help you find electric cables or plumbing pipes in walls. If you have any other good ideas for avoiding drilling through stuff you don't want to drill through pop it in the comments! Also let me know what the regs are like where you live! IMPORTANT: No digital detector is 100% accurate and it takes time to learn how to use them properly. Always take special care when drilling in to walls!

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Original version of this video(yes, I ramble)

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