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1 and 2: The builder had removed all the tiles and old sanitaryware.
The bathroom with new sanitaryware.
Plumbing for
Bethany House
By IOPSA Gauteng
Bethany is a non-profit organisation; a shelter and a place
of rehabilitation for abused women and their children.
Founded in 1989, Bethany House’s mission is to create
a caring environment in which women and children find
God’s love, healing, and teaching, and to integrate each
woman back into society.
Modern Plumbing Works came on board to plumb two of
the four bathrooms at Bethany House. Once the builder
had removed all the tiles and old sanitaryware, all the old
galvanised water pipes from the bathrooms were removed.
The bathrooms were then re-piped using copper pipes to
supply a water closet, wash hand basin, and bath.
The waste pipes for the water closet and wash hand
basin were also re-done. The bathrooms were retiled and
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the new water closet and wash hand basin within the
bathrooms were installed, along with new bib taps for the
bath. The bath remained unchanged.
There is a desperate need for shelters such as Bethany
because of the spiralling domestic violence in our
society. Bethany can accommodate up to 50 women
and children for approximately 12–14 months. The
key to Bethany’s success is holistic rehabilitation;
therefore, they not only provide a safe haven, but
also provide psychological and physical rehabilitation
and support, and moreover, strive to empower each
woman to become self-supporting and economically
independent. PA
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