What we all working on this week ?

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Well smart that one bud looking forward to the finished pictures. Regards kop

Was hoping to be finished Monday, but towel rail is damaged and his mirror over the sink won't land till mid Feb apparently! But will be nearly there.

 

[king of pipes]

Bit of a mixed bag for me over the last couple of weeks I took on a kitchen refit me and a couple of chippies got it nearly done in 7 days decorators are now in , got the heating and hot water upgrade done few more jobs to kitchen and utility first fix , shower doors replaced .
Today's was a insurance Job replacing some pipes in a floor they had a oil leak under the floor and it's made a right old mess so we replaced what we could but the downstairs pipework is all in the screed with little or no protection .

 

[Scott_D]

Boilers and Water heaters in nursing/care homes for next few week.
With all due respect to these places, I hope i'm not seeing a glimpse into my own future.

I imagine myself old, frustrated and trying to gain access to a plant room.


Hang on.............!

Horrible places to be

 

[SimonG]

****, well maybe it's not the stop tap but the steel incoming main.

 

[SimonG]

****, well maybe it's not the stop tap but the steel incoming main.

Wasn't the stop tap, they're going to need a new incoming supply. Luckily they have a cellar.

 

[Last Plumber]

Horrible places to be

They can be. Fortunately these aren't too bad and I'm away from folk mostly.

 

[SimonG]

Bit different today. 3 curtain poles and a shower pole.

 

[cjg]

going dancing now are we?

 

[king of pipes]

Got the kitchen finished off moving on to a fancy bathroom upgrade Monday have a restful weekend chaps . Kop

 

[SimonG]

End of life Camray. Farewell old girl.

 

[SimonG]

And whilst I'm on, is everybody else run ragged with work?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep put a few prices in recently and thought they might get one done all three have come back go ahead

 

[Deleted member 120897]

And whilst I'm on, is everybody else run ragged with work?

Nope, paye and social housing

 

[king of pipes]

End of life Camray. Farewell old girl.

What you replacing it with Simon ?

 

[SimonG]

What you replacing it with Simon ?

A nice new slimline firebird combi.

 

[SimonG]

the walls are a nightmare, 1/2 a shift just to get the flue through.

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Fit a MegaFlo (Which leaked on the probe pocket from factory) sorry for poor pics, was a really tight squeeze! Bit of servicing, back to finish off that big bathroom on Monday (Mirror, Towel Rail) then start another bathroom Tuesday.

 

[SimonG]

Nearly done, but pub was calling.

Builders in at a later date to sort walls out.

 

[Keefy]

Just been to unblock a WC for a friend of the missus. She's flushed down one of those plastic fresheners that clip over the rim of the pan.

I undo the cold feed round the back, take out the screw from one side of the pan and realise the other one is hidden by tiles/boxing-in. Tell her I'll have to remove the obstruction to get access. After she makes a quick call to someone she says she doesn't want me to do that so I put everything back as it was and charge her £30.

She's still got a blocked WC and it's the only one in the house. She seems to think she can get someone else who can do it without breaking her precious tile which, by the way, she has spares of.

All I needed to do was remove the other fixing screw, pull the pan out and reach in to remove the obstruction. As I was leaving she had a plunger in her hand.

Sunday night favours eh?

Edit: £30 has just landed in my account.

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Just been to unblock a WC for a friend of the missus. She's flushed down one of those plastic fresheners that clip over the rim of the pan.

I undo the cold feed round the back, take out the screw from one side of the pan and realise the other one is hidden by tiles/boxing-in. Tell her I'll have to remove the obstruction to get access. After she makes a quick call to someone she says she doesn't want me to do that so I put everything back as it was and charge her £30.

She's still got a blocked WC and it's the only one in the house. She seems to think she can get someone else who can do it without breaking her precious tile which, by the way, she has spares of.

All I needed to do was remove the other fixing screw, pull the pan out and reach in to remove the obstruction. As I was leaving she had a plunger in her hand.

Sunday night favours eh?

Edit: £30 has just landed in my account.

At least you got the £30 though.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Nothing weirder than folk

 

[king of pipes]

Another bathroom job started all the old stuff is out the damaged walls and ceiling have been reboarded and skimmed, now putting it back together a split stone wall and floating furniture was a challenge on a metal stud plaster board wall . Kop

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Not doing much this week as it’s my time for coronavirus . Not a great experience, wife seems worse than me with it.

 

[SimonG]

Not doing much this week as it’s my time for coronavirus . Not a great experience, wife seems worse than me with it.

Take it easy, hope you both recover quickly.

 

[SimonG]

Quiet one today. Thankful for it, last week was heavy with that install.

Control box and magic eye on a mectron burner. Look at a job to install 6 designer rads, want pipes out of wall. Wayrock floors.
And.
Swap out knackered trv on a sealed system.

Then van turned poorly, rear pads, couldn't get it in till next week so managed to pick up a set and swapped them over. Real value for money on the old ones and lucky not to mess the discs up.

 

[king of pipes]

Not doing much this week as it’s my time for coronavirus . Not a great experience, wife seems worse than me with it.

Get well soon Chris

 

[king of pipes]

Got the lights and fan done a absolute mare with blown in insulation I had to remove it all fit hoods over the new lights to keep it away I'll lay more insulation over the flex to help avoid condensation kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Busy few weeks doing and old farm house up new rads, kitchen and bathroom also f the last installer who installs drain offs in a floor void I’m guessing someone ran out of caps

Also running a new 35,22,22 supplies as the old ones burst in the cold spell found out why someone’s cut the insulation to fit the timbers and 4 main cables in there 4x70mm 3 phase and two 3x25mm and a 25mm earth spent a week cable managing them as there like waves and in the way

 

[king of pipes]

Bit more done I got the boxing in completed first fixed the bath shower mixer, tanking and tiling well on the way the niche took a bit of time . Kop

 

[Scott_D]

Extending prvs for external wall insulation

 

[king of pipes]

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Extending prvs for external wall insulation

What they using on the outside Scott I'm toying with the idea of doing some on my place ? Kop

 

[Scott_D]

What they using on the outside Scott I'm toying with the idea of doing some on my place ? Kop

Rockwall insulation slabs that are stuck with adhesive and plastic pins then mesh and render.

 

[king of pipes]

Grouting up today before fitting the bath tomorrow , a shower door to swap over pm today . Kop

 

[king of pipes]

Getting there on this one but over commited so means not there today I am fitting a Home boost pump and Saturday is now another work day fitting a brushed brass fancy shower door that's taken 6 week to arrive kop

 

[king of pipes]

Finally done this one took 6 weeks for shower doors to arrive have a restful weekend chaps .
Kop