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    Bathroom suite arrived.






    From here, next job was to lay some flooring, as I wanted it to be 100% waterproof, so wanted to lay flooring first and the suite on top of that. I left cut outs for access to waste traps etc.





    Once the floor was down, I then fitted the bath, it was so tight, that once it was in, it was in, I couldn't get it out at all! So had to be right from there.

    I started the tiling. I've never tiled before, but with a few forums and youtube videos. I set about. I purposely chose large tiles to cover as much as possible around the bath area.




    Once the tiling was done, I then installed the shower, screen, levelled and secured the bath with some batons in each corner, siliconed up and fitted the sink (nightmare with a none standard bottle trap size!) and also the toilet.

    The toilet was touch, as it was a sealed unit and the previous soil pipe was a little high, just under 8" to centre. So I used an offset expandable soil pipe. The cistern water feed was a bitch too, as it's up inside the block and the flexipipe I had from the ground up was quite rigid. Anyway, all fitted and secured after some swearing and cramp.

    I wish I had done it properly and made a wooden frame for the bath, but as the bath was now in, I can't get to the back end. So had to settle for some wooden batons in the four corners and down the two sides. It's all screwed down and is pretty solid.



    One element that fustrated me is that I lost a bespoke plastic insert which goes inside the shower rise pipe to secure it into the tile. I fabricated something made from some left over baton, it's snug, but just not the same as the plastic one would be. It's OK so far, but will look to try replace that in the future. I contacted the shop I bought the suite from, to be told they don't sell the bits on their own. I've asked about going into store to look through some boxes see if I can find a spare or something. Don't hold out much hope.

    Any ideas?





    I've still to fit a new light fitting yet, and instead of tiling the window sill, I went for a UPV sill instead, with some edging. I've fitted a new extractor fan, but due to the size it the socket needs moving up around half an inch to allow the cover to fit properly. Also it needs re plastering, which I'll get done when I get some other bits done in the kitchen.

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    This takes me up until last week, when we had the glorious weather. I wanted to start attacking the rear yard.

    Both from and read needs new fence panels all the way around. The rear garden has two large rubble mounds with grown over soil and grass. I think one may have been an old pond filled in with rubble.

    It has two old sheds which will be replaced soon with a new one.


    Here is the garden originally: As you can see, very uneven and needs some work.









    I've only spend two days working on it so far, but manged to clear the bushes and roots out, remove all the rockery from one of the mounds and level out the mound also. But still uneven and in need of some TLC.

    I can't afford to do the garden this year properly, so I'm debating just painting up the fences, removing the sheds and replacing with a storage bunker for the moment.

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    Also, surprised how much shite I've taken out the house.

    Filled a couple of skips and also made a few dozen trips to the local tip as well!

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    Of course, it's not without mishaps. I was securing floorboards down that were squeaking outside the bathroom. I thought I had marked where the pipes came into the bathroom, turns out I was on the wrong board.

    Screw goes nicely through a 15mm cold feed. Ran down to turn off the stop clock, luckily it wasn't that bad, and the rubble and bits underneath it soaked up the water so no damage to the ceiling below in the hallway.

    However, the pipe went right over the joist, so to get access to the other side, was a pig as the board went into the bathroom flooring which was all glued down. With some effort I did get enough room to cut the pipe out and replace with a couple of compression fittings with brass olives.

    I'd never done any of this before really, so the bathroom and this work was the first time. Not sure if plastic compression would suffice, but given it was copper, I just wanted to keep it copper throughout.


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    So day I got started on the kitchen. I've ran hot and cold down from the boiler under the floor and up into the kitchen area. I then used some copper for the uprights and into the base unit. I also drilled and installed the waste pipe.




    What I'm fucking fuming about it, when I had the kitchen designed, the side worktop, for over the hob, was measured at 1860mm (which allowed 10mm either side of the washer, which is full 600mm and not integrated). I gave them that, they said they can get a curbed worktop, that I wanted on that side, great.

    Only for it to arrive, and it be 1800mm, their own fucking diagram shows 1821mm.

    They don't do more than 1800mm in the curved edge, so I now have to return this, and buy 3m, and get a joiner in to curve it and fit the trim professionally. I'm going to fucking give it to them over the phone tomorrow.





    I'm fucking sick of microwave meals now, can't wait till I get this in.

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    Sink fitted and plumbed in. I also ran a socket under the sink for the dishwasher. It's fed from a fused 32a RCD which used to be a feed for outside on some SWA cable but is no longer conducted.

    Doors and handles fitted. Oven also fitted, yet to be wired in.

    Waste traps all fitted and sink is good to go. I did get a joiner in to fit the worktop for me and to use his jig to router the end curve, as much too specialised job that for me to do.




    I then was able to take out the old sink and units and remove the plumbing. there was a hot and cold feed coming down from above in boxing, which fed the washing, sink and outside tap. I've taken those pipes right back now.

    they''ll be cut back into the ceiling, is it better to use brass stop ends rather than flo fit plastic for longevity? As they'll be there for some time. I cannot access from above any more due to carpet and bedroom fitting.

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    Don't like that electrical plug under the sink dude (3rd Pic) :-S

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    Quote Originally Posted by akimba View Post
    Don't like that electrical plug under the sink dude (3rd Pic) :-S
    Didn't used to like that but the whole world is rcd protected these days so makes no real life difference. Also not against any regulations...even before we were using rcd's.
    Funny enough go anywhere in europe and beyond and you will see bathrooms with washing machines in as a "standard" thing and they do not suffer any more electrical fatalities from mixing water and electric to us who go mad over it lol. But these days with so many gadgets then sometimes we have to fit power outlets in strange places including bathrooms for fancy baths and electric toilets ect ect.

    Edit to add - Having said all that im grassing him in anyway only a registered electrician (me) can notify building control about the notifiable work that has been done here - Now im a reasonable kind of blackmailer though so im sure we can agree a price for silence lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by akimba View Post
    Don't like that electrical plug under the sink dude (3rd Pic) :-S
    Regs wise it's fine to install one there, it's actually an on a fused spur, which in turn is RCD protected. I get what you saying, it's a logical thing, water, electricity, if it goes wrong it's going to pop. Then what? Not a lot


    Quote Originally Posted by DavidF View Post
    Didn't used to like that but the whole world is rcd protected these days so makes no real life difference. Also not against any regulations...even before we were using rcd's.
    Funny enough go anywhere in europe and beyond and you will see bathrooms with washing machines in as a "standard" thing and they do not suffer any more electrical fatalities from mixing water and electric to us who go mad over it lol. But these days with so many gadgets then sometimes we have to fit power outlets in strange places including bathrooms for fancy baths and electric toilets ect ect.

    Edit to add - Having said all that im grassing him in anyway only a registered electrician (me) can notify building control about the notifiable work that has been done here - Now im a reasonable kind of blackmailer though so im sure we can agree a price for silence lol.
    My take it, no more at risk that a plug socket next to a rad, or sockets below the bathroom. Same risk factor, yuo do some some crazy shit in Europe though.

    Snitches get stitches where I come from, however, you sir have a PM on way with a brown envelope

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    So kitchen is installed now, just plastering, tiling, paining and flooring to go!

    I have a predicament.

    There isn't that much storage in this kitchen, due to the utilities, however, we do have this old pantry looking thing. It contains the water pipe and meter, and a vent to the outside I want to utilise this, but not sure of the best way.

    I'm wanting the frame plastered and then painted, and then some shelves built in at the top for tins , with perhaps a rolling upwards door. With perhaps some hanging hooks for pans and such in the middle with maybe some room at the bottom for a drinks rack of some kind.

    What are your thoughts on the best use?




    Terrible drawing but you get the idea.


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    Default Re: Big Brand's House Build

    Ikea sells a non-polished chrome rack with hooks for that very job. You can then add other hooks for whatever you are hanging like cups and the like.

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    Second half of the kitchen emptied out today for a full re-plaster.

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    Been really busy to post an update, but had the walls plastered and skimmed, I've then whitewashed it, and painted.



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    I also last week put in some metro tiles around the kitchen.

    Simple enough job.


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    Default Re: Big Brand's House Build

    Kitchen before and almost after.



    Just need to do flooring and skirts, window sill for second window and some new table & chairs etc.

    Going to chance the lights too to a bar LED Spotlights too.

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