Re-doing Dodgy Cowboy Work

[macten]

Ray - Apparently the previous owner was a 'builder', he got his eleven brothers (supposedly in the building game too) from Ireland to come down and do it with him.

 

[macten]

So today was spent first fix piping for a couple of new rads. As expected was a right pain - and yes I'm not the greatest fan of polypipe but sometimes needs must. Hidden door behind the stud wall meant it was a life saver.

 

[Italy]

So today was spent first fix piping for a couple of new rads. As expected was a right pain - and yes I'm not the greatest fan of polypipe but sometimes needs must. Hidden door behind the stud wall meant it was a life saver.

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@macten , throw stabila ahah

 

[macten]

Never! that's my plumbing level!

 

[lmkitchens]

If they are on a combi or pressurised system This is where I would use 10mm polypipe. If using a standard rad I use a 35mm deep galv box and have the pipes come out from that.

If a towel rad I pop out in 15mm chrome after filing the chrome off the end.

Works a treat!

 

[macten]

Ready for grout and final fix Monday.
Only 7 full tiles in the room!!

 

[p4ulo]

Looks lovely mate.
Beautiful lines around that window!
Strange place for a light switch??? Surely better to move to outside the door, or install a PIR switched light?

 

[macten]

Looks lovely mate.
Beautiful lines around that window!
Strange place for a light switch??? Surely better to move to outside the door, or install a PIR switched light?

Everything about this house is strange! I can't get on personally with PIR lights in bathrooms/toilets. I spend a good half hour taking a dump (a bit of me time) and I have to wave my arms about every 5 mins when it goes dark!

 

[White Room]

Everything about this house is strange! I can't get on personally with PIR lights in bathrooms/toilets. I spend a good half hour taking a dump (a bit of me time) and I have to wave my arms about every 5 mins when it goes dark!

To much information

 

[macten]

Popped in today to tile the utility room splash back and found the obligatory boxes of toilet roll holder, towel holder and mirror so fitted them and took some final pics.

Found some mint angled valves for the posh rad that show no pipes when fitted.

 

[White Room]

Don't know about the floor tiles though but ha ho not our choice...

 

[Old Mod]

Looks really nice Nick!

 

[jobdone]

What are the tiles? have seen so that are similar in porcelanosa but they are a bit steep.

 

[macten]

Yeah they're from porcelanosa, she said she spent the best part of a grand and that's with 40% off.
Walls were 9mm ceramics 31x90 and floor were 10mm porcs 60x60 - can't remember the names though.
Worse thing is Tile Giant do the same window wall tiles but at 31x60 and the porcelanosa ones are 31x90 but because the window wall was 97cm I had to cut them down so lots of money must have been wasted there.