What we all working on this week ?

[king of pipes]

I have a insurance job to try and rescue a poorly installed quad shower the customer wants to save the tiling if possible and has a few spare so fingers crossed it may work , the loss adjuster allowed em £1500 that will just about cover materials. Kop

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Just finished last bathroom job of year 11 bathrooms this year

 

[king of pipes]

Just finished last bathroom job of year 11 bathrooms this year

Very nice mate

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Been on wood butchery duties this week framing out this new shower in the ensuite, carrying on in this property from last week getting the low level tray fitted was a challenge had to cut out more than I liked but it's coming on now . Kop

I wouldn't worry about it, sometimes it has to be done I've seen much worse in the building trade than notched joists - found a floating cavity wall once

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Anyone’s arse start twitching when you have to cut holes in this stuff can never double check too much

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Anyone’s arse start twitching when you have to cut holes in this stuff can never double check too much

Yes. It's also annoying now, none of our suppliers store them right so they're all bowed to f*** Have a right nightmare fitting them sometimes. I'll also refuse to fit the MDF ones, but now multipanel have started using MDF. Managed to get a different brand at our local builders merchants.

 

[king of pipes]

Anyone’s arse start twitching when you have to cut holes in this stuff can never double check too much

Expensive if you get it wrong now

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yes. It's also annoying now, none of our suppliers store them right so they're all bowed to f*** Have a right nightmare fitting them sometimes. I'll also refuse to fit the MDF ones, but now multipanel have started using MDF. Managed to get a different brand at our local builders merchants.

Yep these ones were the “new” mdf ones which came with smiles luckily the mp addy is good and strong using 3 tubes per full board

 

[SimonG]

I won't use mdf, local merchants uses Perform Panels which are still ply.

Need to get the current wetroom finished. Then a four day new bath, basin and a bit of tiling to round off another busy year.

Been slowed down as Mother in Law passed on Friday, not unexpected at 95 but still heartbreaking for the wife and kids. Last couple of days were rough as she'd had no fluids for 10 days and heavily sedated.

 

[Ben-gee]

EvilDrPorkChop, nice one.
Can you tell me where that basin/wc unit is from and how wide it is, cheers.

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

EvilDrPorkChop, nice one.
Can you tell me where that basin/wc unit is from and how wide it is, cheers.

It’s Tavistock and it was 1000mm wide (I’m pretty sure)

We got it from James Hargreaves, so I’m not sure if they badge it up as one of their own. It was really good quality though have been impressed with the Tavistock furniture of recent.

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Fitted this whole house water filter today, supplied by customer. Wondering if it’s worth having one at home

 

[SimonG]

Fitted this whole house water filter today, supplied by customer. Wondering if it’s worth having one at home

What's the flow rate through it?

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

What's the flow rate through it?

16lpm.

 

[Scott_D]

Just waiting on a fused spur and a tundish for the PRV

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Finished this one off handed over to the painter and sparky now

Wish the sink silicone came out better but had to hide a few holes from the old inset sink etc

 

[Scott_D]

Fitted this whole house water filter today, supplied by customer. Wondering if it’s worth having one at home

Is this filtering mains water?

 

[Scott_D]

Boiler and cylinder in progress.
The boiler is in the corner

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Press elbow on d2 ?

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Is this filtering mains water?

Yeah.

 

[Scott_D]

Press elbow on d2 ?

Yeah I didn’t have enough room to pull a bend and didn’t want the restriction of an endfeed

 

[SimonG]

Will it ever end

Couldn't get the mosaics so thought it would be a good idea to cut them down. Need the extra grout lines for grip.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

And another one done replaced a 30kw bg 330 and installed a 19kw baxi and the frozen condys are starting

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Had 3 frozen ones so far, annoying thing is two of them weren't ones we've fitted!

One that was ours was about 15 year old and before the time you knew they all froze up. Overflow going into 3" cast stack - will have to do something with it come new boiler time.

 

[SimonG]

Getting frozen oil lines. Nothing a few kettles of water won't fix.

 

[king of pipes]

Will it ever end

Couldn't get the mosaics so thought it would be a good idea to cut them down. Need the extra grout lines for grip.

That made alot of work for yourself

 

[king of pipes]

And another one done replaced a 30kw bg 330 and installed a 19kw baxi and the frozen condys are starting

Blimey that's a tight fit Shaunie

 

[king of pipes]

Been back on this ensuite shower room this week unfortunately won't be done before crimbo as I'm visiting my son and little granddaughter before Christmas for a few days then I'm committed elsewhere but their ok with it as they have 2 other bathrooms . Regards Kop

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

What a day Everyone else's phones been ringing non stop?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep and being offered time and a half on contract work for Sunday I declined

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Yep and being offered time and a half on contract work for Sunday I declined

Don't blame you. It'd have to be much more than time and half on Sunday for me