eandg Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Any reason I shouldn't use the following: 25*50 for counterbattening for timber cladding 25*50 for battening service void for electrics (backing boxes) 35*50 for battening service void for plumbing (22mm pipework) Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 16 minutes ago, eandg said: Any reason I shouldn't use the following: 25*50 for counterbattening for timber cladding 25*50 for battening service void for electrics (backing boxes) 35*50 for battening service void for plumbing (22mm pipework) Cheers. Only consideration I can think of is if you need to insulate the pipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eandg Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: Only consideration I can think of is if you need to insulate the pipes? Spoke with plumber about this and he doesn't seem to think we will unless we're particularly anal about having very cold water instantaneously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc89 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 6 hours ago, eandg said: Spoke with plumber about this and he doesn't seem to think we will unless we're particularly anal about having very cold water instantaneously. Depends on your runs. Ours takes a good 30 seconds to run cold. Might not feel like a lot of time but it soon gets frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, jayc89 said: Depends on your runs. Ours takes a good 30 seconds to run cold. Might not feel like a lot of time but it soon gets frustrating. Yup. I always spec a rising cold main at the kitchen sink, if the primary one rises in the plant room, so there’s no wait for raw, cold water. My main concern was, if there were to be any hot returns they’d need insulating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Only thing I would say about 35mm battens, with plumbing is there may not be enough room for pipe clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Don't use 35mm battens, just double up 25mm ones so you have 50mm. Also cheaper as you can order a big job lot of 25x50 and not risk running out and have less wastage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc89 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 35 minutes ago, Conor said: Don't use 35mm battens, just double up 25mm ones so you have 50mm. Also cheaper as you can order a big job lot of 25x50 and not risk running out and have less wastage. This. We had to do the same around our water mains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 36 minutes ago, Conor said: Don't use 35mm battens, just double up 25mm ones so you have 50mm. Also cheaper as you can order a big job lot of 25x50 and not risk running out and have less wastage. +1 also doubling makes getting the wall flat much easier when you overlap the joints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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