Onoff
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What is the best pipework system for a life inside the wall?
Onoff replied to MikeSharp01's topic in General Plumbing
I wanted to run to my towel rad with no joints in the 16mm pex-al-pex. Coukdnt get 'em tight enough! -
Then flexi ply: http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=182543296033&category=180971&pm=1&ds=0&t=1541417134000&ver=0&cspheader=1 If things get damp up there you'll get blown plaster too.
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I don't like the gap between the red of the boards and grey of the hex frame. You'd only see it from above....paint the frame black?
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Do the flexible 1/4" mdf in two layers. First one goes on and yes, the joint might appear as a bit of a "V" on plan. Second layer goes on with the joint offset to thd first as it'll be sitting on pure "curve". Would be perfect. Then x2 1/4" layers of flexi pb. The spread would love it...and probably get dizzy doing it!
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4"x2" for the hex bits, some ply sheets to space nom 600 apart, then whatever bends around the inside. Screw sheet material to (green) boards:
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Out of interest I had a random water jetter near the OP price this up. To supply x2 8'x4' sheets of MDF/ply and cut into 24 identical ribs.....around £300+VAT. Customer collects. So...I reckon this can be done out of "planks" cut and screwed to form the octagon.
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@PeterW put @zoothorn onto some for his kitchen a while back.
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Are you fussed what it looks like from above? Looking through the roof light from above you'll see all the timber supports that are supporting the tube. What you want is a nice, neat, octagonal board to infill the hole! How deep is it btw, roughly?
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Bath pocket...mulled over a few designs for fitting the 2m LED strip. Settled on one now...I think! Decided I just want the "glow" when lying in the bath rather than to see the strip. First stage then, I Gorilla glued a couple of 12.5mm marine ply strips on to give a 1" deep lip: The aluminium track will sit up behind this. Tonight to form the horizontal "lip" maybe and start the tanking on this area. I can see that replacing this strip might be a pain! Should have used 25mm conduit! Tbh I could do with removing the light strip & cable whilst I do this. All a bit tight as the 25mm lip half covers the conduit now. Poor planning as usual!
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Have a phone around and see who'll cut MDF/ply. Just a quick Google near you and there's London Water Jet, Rapid Laser, Middlesex Laser and so on. Engraving type places might not be able to cope with an 8'x4" sheet btw. Out of interest if you cut MDF with a water jet the edges swell a tad then shrink back! We can easily knock up something on CAD if you want and I'm sure the collective will have plenty of input. HTF will you get it up? Scaffold tower and assemble in situ? I'd likely Sikaflx and pin the MDF to the 25mm edges. Bendy pb to that with pb screws and let the spread do his magic after.
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Tiling! Ply as drawn is 25mm as in each "eigth" is 12.5mm ply. Work in progress this but I can CAD it up. Well worth thinking about asking a local water jet cutter to you. You'd get a super accurate kit of parts to just assemble. I could do a DXF file the water jetters could put straight on their machine.
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Say 3 "support" rings, each made from 8 identical bits of "mdf or ply. 12 bits per sheet so two sheets gives 24 pieces - enough for 3 rings: Little wastage. Could clamp two sheets together and jigsaw but cries out for laser or water jet imo: Orientate: Clamp/glue/screw. They're 1830 across flats. Inner circle to suit:
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Make accurate 4-piece sandwiches for each "ring"? Then all bolts & glues together. Circle here is 1830mm dia but can change easily
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1830mm to the internal plastered faces?
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Just playing. Connect the red bits of wood with long studding? Green is the flexi layers Gotta love spending other people's money!
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Crossed post on the V-Cut, I was still typing my post! For a perfect circle you could get ply or MDF sheets water jet cut then space them up the hole then just "line" with the flexible sheets.
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Flexible plasterboard in two 6mm layers. Gyproc do one. V-Cut is another make. There's a thread somewhere where @jamiehamy did a curved wall. Maybe flexible MDF underneath for strength.
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Well impressed with my lad and his 3 mates the way they're keeping their house rented for uni.
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Erm...keep up! Fair play to the lad combining business & hobby.
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Erm...no, I just know you can get them...
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You can get alarms to fit on a tundish...
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Soakaway?
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Bfo thermal store?
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We still need to talk about me getting my deposit back?
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Fair enough. I was reading about the Larsen system where he would wrap the whole building in plastic then fit his system over the top.
