Onoff Posted November 10, 2017 Author Posted November 10, 2017 On 10/11/2017 at 17:33, ProDave said: That looks like the typical "help me out, it has to be finished by Christmas" jobs that pour in at this time of year. Expand If you remember, Christmas 2016 came and went without divorce so I reckon I'm good! Lot of other stuff going on (ill health mainly, amongst family & friends) so the bathroom seemed like a good place to hide at the mo!
CC45 Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 Its great to see this starting again - its the best soap opera that I know of..... My money is on this one getting to 100 pages. I do enjoy the banter to be honest
ProDave Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 My money is on one of our bathrooms being finished first. I haven't bought anything yet, well apart from a bath.
CC45 Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 Im thinking we may be able to finish our build before THE project is done - and we havent first fixed yet!
Onoff Posted November 10, 2017 Author Posted November 10, 2017 On 10/11/2017 at 22:11, CC45 said: Im thinking we may be able to finish our build before THE project is done - and we havent first fixed yet! Expand There are people yet to find plots who will finish before I do... 1 1
Onoff Posted November 20, 2017 Author Posted November 20, 2017 I think one thing holding me up is "regret" that I didn't bring the vertical stack inside, up the corner where it currently exits through the wall. Then down and under the floor. Could have got a totally clean, external wall, easier for future EWI.
jamiehamy Posted November 20, 2017 Posted November 20, 2017 On 20/11/2017 at 21:15, ProDave said: Not too late to change it? Expand No, but maybe too early? Don't want to do it all at once now. That could be a 218 task?
Onoff Posted November 20, 2017 Author Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) On 20/11/2017 at 21:15, ProDave said: Not too late to change it? Expand Never too late...but... Mod the stud wall - easy 'ish Dig out the foam & introduce a slip coupling to the horizontal (brown) waste from the wc - easy. Then worry for ever more? Excavate that corner with restricted access, OK the 100mm slab isn't there. It'll mean digging (coring? ), down through the Polypipe panel, PIR, EPS, the concrete to square off footings then through the footings themselves: Breaking out the concrete I introduced in that corner will be tight - where the green rake handle is: Mod the soil pipe in the loft Introduce a swept bend and bring out under the footings - All to get rid of all this. The further over, black soil from the d'stairs cloak would also need to be changed to down thru the floor and out under the footings. If I later change to a gable end even the drain pipe could go. Then blast all that paint off, render and EWI! Edited November 21, 2017 by Onoff
Gone West Posted November 21, 2017 Posted November 21, 2017 Bull by the horns, and do it. You'll regret it later if you don't, but then I'm not the one having to do it. Plus it'll extend the thread to a definite record. 1
Russell griffiths Posted November 21, 2017 Posted November 21, 2017 If you put 200mm of ewi on the outside you could go straight over the soil pipe and never know it's there. Winner. ????????? on a serious note is it a possibility to make boxing out of Ewi and hide the soil pipe. ? 1
Onoff Posted November 21, 2017 Author Posted November 21, 2017 On 21/11/2017 at 18:55, Russell griffiths said: If you put 200mm of ewi on the outside you could go straight over the soil pipe and never know it's there. Winner. ????????? on a serious note is it a possibility to make boxing out of Ewi and hide the soil pipe. ? Expand Is that a serious option? A boxed in soil pipe would still be an ugly feature on the wall.
Russell griffiths Posted November 21, 2017 Posted November 21, 2017 Would it? What if the boxing was quite wide like a chimney breast on an outside wall 900wide 150deep could it look like it was always there ? i made some very nice window details out of poly covered in fibreglass mesh and render. Every body who came around had to give them a tap as they couldn't believe it was polystyrene.
Onoff Posted November 21, 2017 Author Posted November 21, 2017 On 21/11/2017 at 19:08, Russell griffiths said: Would it? What if the boxing was quite wide like a chimney breast on an outside wall 900wide 150deep could it look like it was always there ? i made some very nice window details out of poly covered in fibreglass mesh and render. Every body who came around had to give them a tap as they couldn't believe it was polystyrene. Expand The missus isn't mad keen on deep window reveals tbh!
Onoff Posted November 25, 2017 Author Posted November 25, 2017 How reliable are 110mm (brown) slip couplings? Do they do then with a rubber double seal each end rather than just one? Or...is there such a thing as a solvent weld slip coupling though I can't see how that'd work! Ta.
Nickfromwales Posted November 26, 2017 Posted November 26, 2017 On 25/11/2017 at 21:56, Onoff said: How reliable are 110mm (brown) slip couplings? Do they do then with a rubber double seal each end rather than just one? Or...is there such a thing as a solvent weld slip coupling though I can't see how that'd work! Ta. Expand They have to be double socket ( double seal ) to slip, and they're as reliable as a Volkswagen .
Onoff Posted November 28, 2017 Author Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Can't see these alterations to lose the external soil pipes going down too well...where I brought the new incoming water main in is a pita! Edited November 28, 2017 by Onoff
Nickfromwales Posted November 29, 2017 Posted November 29, 2017 Just extend them for now and EWI the walls. Then cut them back so they can be clipped onto the EWI and move on with the bathroom.
Onoff Posted November 29, 2017 Author Posted November 29, 2017 On 29/11/2017 at 12:21, Nickfromwales said: Just extend them for now and EWI the walls. Then cut them back so they can be clipped onto the EWI and move on with the bathroom. Expand I thought soil pipes penetrating the EWI sort of defeated the object and created a cold spot? Plus after a smooth exterior wall.
Nickfromwales Posted November 29, 2017 Posted November 29, 2017 On 29/11/2017 at 13:44, Onoff said: I thought soil pipes penetrating the EWI sort of defeated the object and created a cold spot? Plus after a smooth exterior wall. Expand It's the real world which means two tiny cold bridges on an otherwise thermally efficient existing dwelling = infinitely better . Sometimes you've got to accept a little compromise. Calculate the additinal energy loss from those two insignificant bridges, and then work out the cost of re-doing all the good work so far and you'll have your answer. Just simply not worth it imo. Is the elevation in question at the side / rear ?
Onoff Posted November 29, 2017 Author Posted November 29, 2017 On 29/11/2017 at 13:52, Nickfromwales said: It's the real world which means two tiny cold bridges on an otherwise thermally efficient existing dwelling = infinitely better . Sometimes you've got to accept a little compromise. Calculate the additinal energy loss from those two insignificant bridges, and then work out the cost of re-doing all the good work so far and you'll have your answer. Just simply not worth it imo. Is the elevation in question at the side / rear ? Expand Calculate? That'll be a first! It's all plagiarism and gut feel in this house! NNW facing elevation hence takes the brunt of the wind coming up the valley and always in shade. 50% of the elevation is solid brick nom 300 thick. Then the later bathroom extension that's a cavity wall (pick a brick/block type and it's probably been used from what I can tell). All covered externally in bullet proof render made with God knows what.
Onoff Posted November 30, 2017 Author Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) I'm may regret this but sticking with what I've got and living with external soils. So....moving on. I need to source a 3 way thermostatic, shower mixer valve that is at least sympathetic to the Bristan bath and basin tap style. Need rainfall overhead and riser/hand spray. Not my first choice (that was a Vado Summit, so cool looking it would pain me to post again). SWMBO said niet but I'm working on it and can maybe change later). So....need a shower valve, concealed ideally with twiddly bits to match the above. ??? Edited November 30, 2017 by Onoff
Onoff Posted November 30, 2017 Author Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) SCORE! Client wanted this 200mm fan replaced as it was "noisy". All it was was a piece of errant plastic trapped inside and rattling around. Nobody's interested in repairing nowadays! Not sure on the spec but thinking it'd make an extract off the back of the cistern / pan. Shove it up in the loft proximity det. next to / above the pan. A big job for big jobs! Overkill? Edited November 30, 2017 by Onoff
PeterW Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 Switch that thing on and it will be like a bog on the space station ...!!! You’ll get vacuumed to the seat....! 1
Barney12 Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 There are so many potential replies. Alas its a public forum so I'll resist!!
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