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    We are hoping the noise should be okay as the pump goes in the attic. Wasnt aware of the problem with cold water if stopped briefly. I am hoping that doesnt happen. Maybe its an older model - they certainly should not give cold shower! no matter how brief!
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    sounds good - I just tile over it??
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    For the walls of the shower area, I planned to use aquaboards then apply tanking (Aquaseal waterproof tanking system) (https://www.bcprofiles.co.uk/aquaseal-wet-room-system-4-5m2-kit/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3oHZyumk4AIVy7vtCh0FsgOqEAQYASABEgL0afD_BwE) . The shower tray will be set against the tanked walls using @Nickfromwales special method as on several other posts before tiling the walls. Do I need special waterproof plasterboard and if so, recommendations please? If not, can I use the cheaper green ones and just tank them well? thanks.
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    Okay, for our ensuite renovation - we have decided on the Aqualisa quart digital shower where we can have the control unit to the side of the enclosure so I can turn it on and off, without getting a wet arm. https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/aqualisa-quartz-digital-shower-concealed-qzd-a2-bv-14-2672-28388 So now, we need a shower tray. we are looking at 1600 x 900mm with a small shelf at the very end which I will tile. The room is 1660mm wide. Blanchards (my local BM) has a catalogue of QX bathroom Products which has a Genisis 40mm tray in the size we want, with a 5 year guarantee, http://www.qualitex.co.uk/Bathroom_PDF/index.html?pageIndex=200#p=204 They do have other types with a 10 yr guarantee but they don't come in 900mm wide. Has anyone any experience of these or any recommendations for better ones. The tray will sit on the floor and the drain will go straight down, through the ceiling of the kitchen, where the pipe will run on top of the kitchen units, into the SVP. That way, we dont have too much of a step into the shower.
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    Fab barn - pics of dog please too. looking forward to hearing all about the renovation. Cant help with any advice, sorry, unless its gardening related but will enjoy ?seeing how you get on. Welcome to the best advice forum on the web!
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    https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/mira-vision-digital-shower-concealed-101380-26419 is this it??
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    its only about 40cm between the two so not a lot. this one looks suitable. I shall look for the Mira one too. https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/aqualisa-quartz-digital-shower-concealed-qzd-a2-bv-14-2672-28388
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    Thanks OnOff - much clearer now. and exactly what I'd like but the OH is still adament that he want digitial and as he will be installing it, I guess I have to give in on this one. At least I usually get my own way on the tiles....??. And I do like the look of your shaower - I may have to pinch that style. So - I'm off now to research digital showers. starting with Aqualisa.
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    @Nickfromwales- a couple of years ago you recommended one of these. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mira-Excel-EV-Thermostatic-Chrome-Mixer-Shower-1-1518-300-with-Riser-Rail-Kit/172225006185?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D4f72a76edb6e4f279a0d46dff863a89c%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D302368407059%26itm%3D172225006185&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850 would this be any good for us - and how would we have the control to the side, without the hose hanging across the gap??
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    So how do we fit something like Grohe mixers so that the controls are in the drier end. it is just a case of having the pipe work horizontal to the control unit? forgive me but I am not a plumber so keep the replies simple. The OH is far more knowledgeable but he wants to go digital......
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    It is gravity fed and old shower (NewTeam 1000) had a small pump in the unit which was noisy. this time, the OH wants any pump in the attic to minimise noise. Are we okay adding a pump into a thermoststic unit system without draining the tank? The Newteam was certainly okay for us pressure wise but we dont want the pump in the unit.
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    Can I resurect this post as the OH and I are disagreeing with what type of shower to install in our en-suite? He likes the digital Aqualisa ones as the gubbins can go up in the attic above the shower and the controls can be at the drier end of the shower so we dont get a wet arm, turning it all on. Which we all agree is worth doing.? However, I am reluctant to go digital as its just something else to break down and I would like an ordinary thermostatic shower with the controls in the drier end. we are going to put in a tray across the end of the room 900 or 1000 x 1600mm with a 1000mm fixed glass screen, leaving 600mm for entry on the right. I have been reading as many posts on this subject as I can but the question I'd like to ask is which shower to go for?? Digital or another system? The hot water tank is in the airing cupboard, to the right of the right hand purple wall. there is electricity in the attic above the room and currently, the hot water comes up from the floor and the cold down from the attic (cold water tank is in the attic). we dont want to use an electric shower but we do want a reasonable pressure. Its a gravity fed system says the OH.
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    Our CT1 went yellow after a few months so I was a little disappointed. I shall try a bit of bleach on it to see if it improves. We are starting to renovate the en-suite so will try out the Forever White stuff.
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    sorry about the delay in replying. we have both been full of cold so not doing a lot at all. I am not sure what measurments you would want @bassanclan. But the kitchen idea seems the best and as mentioned above, it means we can build in an access to it. so thats the way we plan to go. today is all about getting the old shower stuff taken to the tip and getting the shower tray out - its pretty heavy. then we can clear the whole area ready for new plasterboard/new downlighters and I think the OH wants to plaster the ceiling. All the ceilings in the house are artexed and while it doesnt bother me at all, apparently the OH hates it! and i still have to plan the new tiles. I havent decided on a look yet. Thanks for all the help!
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    There is a drain pipe for the rain coming off the roof to the left of the kitchen window and that runs somewhere under the house towards the front, we think. we ran water through it and we could hear it in when we lifted that drain cover, but it didnt come through there. So I not sure if connecting to it would be a good idea. it would help fill the waterbutt in the summer!
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    This is the outside and as you can see - no SVP. there is a drain cover outside the kitchen window and both soil pipes run into it from the ensuite (left hand window) and the bathroom, the middle window in the above photo. But both svp's arer boxed into the corners of rooms so going outside isnt really an option either. However, directly belwo the ensuite is the kitchen and now we are thinking about bringing the drain straight down through the kitchen ceiling and run it along the top of the units to the svp in the corner. you can see the boxed section on the right. Maybe not ideal but we can box it in there and it wouldnt really be seen much.
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    No, the soil vent pipe runs inside the house down through the bedroom and lounge (boxed in) but we could look at possibly taking the pipe outside and into the drain. Its raining and is almost at freezing point outside so I'm not looking till tomorrow?
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    We have decided its time to update our en-suite and change the quadrant shower for one across the whole of the back wall. when we did the quadrant, you can see that we stood the shower tray on thick ply, sitting on wooden blocks. this was to give sufficient room for the drain, which runs left under the vanity units and into the large pipe which runs down the corner of the bedroom, the other side of the left hand wall. We would like to have the new shower tray on or nearer the floor so there isnt a step. The floor joists run at 90 degrees to to direction the waste would need to go meaning drilling each one with min 32mm hole for the waste, until it gets to the main soil downpipe, having dropped it accordingly. This will also mean having half the floor up. As far as regs go the joists are deep enough (min 0.25 of joist depth) but we would need to come out to 0.25 to 0.4 of the span too which would be awkward Are there any techniques or methods these days which might be easier? this shows the shower drainpipe running into the soil pipe. the large grey one is the soil pipe from the loo. The white drain pipe running from under the shower tray. The plasterboard and tiles removed. they were ordinary plasterboards but we shall do it with proper aquaboards this time. (any recommendations for those too would be appreciated)? You may notice that the vanilty units also sit on 10cm blocks of wood - we like to have a higher than usual sink; is much nicer than the usual height. So - any good ideas that we can try?? thanks, in anticipation.?
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    Poor you! hope you are up and better soon - good advice - I need to remove some ivy from the garden and I keep thinking that I aught to do it before they start nesting. Will try to get on with it soon.?
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    Good luck! sounds very excited and dont worry - we all ask 'silly questions' and no one minds in the least! Its how we all learn. Maybe a blog cou0ld be started so we can follow the build as it progresses - please. and lots of photo's.?
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    That all sounds excellent - I shall do exactly that - thank you. More questions will be coming on the central heating and wet room extension....... But we have something taking up all our time at the moment - I just had to share! She's called Tegan and is 8 weeks old. we are going to socialise her for Dogs for Good, a local charity.
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    Just a quick question regarding a new suppy of gas. We are planning to change the central heating of our bungalow (which elderly parents are living in) from electricity (economy 7 and night storage heaters) to radiators and a gas combi boiler in the summer when parents will not miss the heating. we are also planning a wet room extension which hopefully will start at the end of this month when planning comes through. My thought is to get the gas brought to the property at the same time as the building work is going on, with any trenches dug at the same time as the foundations. the neighbours gas supply comes from the road to the front of the property and so I would expect ours to do the same. If we organise the gas pipes to be brought to the bungalow and a meter installed, is it okay to then leave it for a few month till we do the rest of the work? What exactly should I sort out now and to what point so that we can then leave it till summer? thanks.
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    Good luck with the renovation - you have come to the right place for advice.?
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    I agree with OnOff's key features above. We renovated an end terrace house and it had several of those issues. Damp was certainly a problem as previous owners had used cement render over the lime mortared walls. so where the render had cracked or was damaged, water was getting in but could not get back out again. Not sure if it will help but our blog will give you some ideas of what to expect.
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    Wow - over £18,400! Thats a lot of money for fees before anything even starts but I guess it is best to be aware of these fees; better aware than surprised when they appear. Thanks Grant.
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