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Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
That's the hammer . Stick with me, kid -
Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
No, it'll be boxed in in the attic with a removable panel which is easier, quicker and imho more desirable than trying to make a tiled access panel in the bathroom wall. -
Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
No reason to have isolation in the bathroom then -
Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
That's what I normally do. Can't find a pic though Ok, a suggestion....Can you get into the attic above where the copper pipe work goes up into? If so can you put the isolation a up there? Secondly, is that a full bore ballofix on the CWS fed supply? For the exercise of finishing the bathroom, could you not fit these isolations up high and tile so far, then when all is up and running, drain down, cut them out and reinstate the supply without them thus negating the access panel? The isolations for the basin can go under it eg have the 15mm copper coming out horizontally as you say, then put ballofixes on immediately. Then fit these type of flexis which have female ends which can go directly onto the ballofix valve and pig tail the flexis so you can't see them. In my house I ran the pipe work in the floor and brought them up inside the footprint of the pedestal and zip-tied the flex to the waste so they're gently pulled tight and out of sight. That left the walls clear for tiling with no penetrations. My opinion is that you should ditch the wall access panel and relocate those isolations above. If / when you change to an UVC, it'll be quicker to turn off the mains water supply and drain down the hot and colds than it took me to write this . -
Can we ask how much?
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You can always go back to hairdressing
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Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
Use the force , Luke............ -
That multi tool is a cracker, and if Dewalt hadn't gone through a stage of producing disgustingly poor tools for a few years, I'd have one now. I went all makita because of Dewalt's hiccup a few years back, and never regretted it, but the new Dewalt stuff is undeniably good. Fwiw I bought the Dewalt chopsaw a few years back ( DWS 780 XPS shadow line ) and it's outstanding. Still going strong. Anyone seen the new 54 volt "FlexVolt" Dewalt stuff? looks good, but Jesus H Christ, it is expensive !!!
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Companies charge obscene amounts of money for fitted wardrobes etc, and most I've seen, including Sigma stuff, is utter shite. Youd be no worse off going to B & Q and buying their fitted stuff, and you'd have the benefit of about £4k saving to put towards your kitchen. Last lot I saw from Sigma was just terrible, and when i found out how much the punter paid I nearly puked. Don't go to the showrooms other than to steal inspiration. Oh, and don't take the wife
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Thanks for the pic At least they've done the most they could do ie they've upsized to 32mm from 25mm as soon as practicable, and the 32mm pipe you've run to the house should mitigate any pressure reduction over the length as much as is possible. 9 L/P/M is shat, so you should get better than that with your arrangement. Have you / they tested it yet for the results ?
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Western Distribution, Building control and too much water.
Nickfromwales commented on TheMitchells's blog entry in Scooby Cottage renovation.
+1. Ask more here, BEFORE, and get wise answers, Confucius say........ Comparing a renovation to a new build may be a bit misleading. A new build can be planned, but a renovation can often be Russian roulette. Agreed that a new build may stray off track, but the comparison is night and day IMO. I'm renovating a lean-to bathroom at the mo, and have gone from a dozen rubble sacks to filling a 4 yard skip. Yay. Oh, and there's more to go. if your renovating to sell then ask a few local estate agents about relocating the bathroom and see what the consensus is. . Don't provide anything more than the buyers will expect, unless your getting double the difference in return. If your spending £4k on the bathroom 'shift' then you need an £8k return. Pointless endeavour otherwise tbh. -
Standard 'practice' is to give you what you specifically asked for. If you asked for a 32mm supply, then what exactly did you / they stipulate that you'd get in return from your request? Eg if you asked for a 32mm feed, 32mm stopcock, and 32mm interconnecting pipework then that's what you should have received. If, however, you've left that open to interpretation then it's a can of worms. Stop them from back-filling and review your order / paperwork.
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Mixing push fit and solvent weld soil fittings
Nickfromwales replied to Crofter's topic in Waste & Sewerage
buy a non-solvent ( push fit ) one -
Mixing push fit and solvent weld soil fittings
Nickfromwales replied to Crofter's topic in Waste & Sewerage
The grey states solvent, the black doesn't. -
Mixing push fit and solvent weld soil fittings
Nickfromwales replied to Crofter's topic in Waste & Sewerage
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Mixing push fit and solvent weld soil fittings
Nickfromwales replied to Crofter's topic in Waste & Sewerage
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Mixing push fit and solvent weld soil fittings
Nickfromwales replied to Crofter's topic in Waste & Sewerage
The rodding eye looks like a push fit to me. That should just push into the branch. Does it state differently in the literature ? -
Please upload some images ! Not heard of that before, and would make for excellent reading.
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Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
I'd have used compression tbh, but nowt wrong with what youve got there. Just a tip to avoid inserts etc. . -
Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
Just a tip, use copper pipe as the links etc so you avoid flexible pipe and inserts wherever possible Only use the pushfit pipe when you have to. -
Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
Deffo need sharp cutters . -
Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Nickfromwales replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
Are you moving the cutter around the pipe a little as you apply pressure to them? Your not supposed to keep the pipe and cutter still whilst completing the cut. Not rocking side to side btw, going around the pipe diameter Whoever said to use the rotary copper pipe slice is an idiot. Look at the damage to the outside of the pipe ! That's where your fitting will try and create a seal with the o-ring. . A tool with a tool. .
