Re-doing Dodgy Cowboy Work

[macten]

Serious botch job like the rest of the house - Couple moved in last year and having to put right each room. I was there in the summer putting them a boarding the loft out and putting in a bigger loft hatch and boarding, old hatch wasn't braced in any way - just nailed to the totally unsupported cut joists causing the landing ceiling to sag and crack.
So now I'm back to do their downstairs loo - can't quite understand why anyone would spend a grand on tiles for a downstairs loo but I suppose it will look nice.

Started the rip out and the rogueness has made me giggle:

 

[White Room]

He had bent trims

 

[macten]

LOL check out the iso valve for the bog!

I asked if the same toilet was going back in and he said 'yes if I think it's okay - but this one takes ages to fill'

Haha

 

[macten]

Wondered why there was a toe stubbing step into the room. (lovely set out too)

Tile on tile

.... on tile

 

[White Room]

I take it the old quarry's are staying...

 

[Chalker]

That window would have worked with a grout joint either side of the window. ( with a little packing out.)
Quality!

 

[Unused Account 1]

Your dust sheet look a better job ,lol

 

[macten]

The window wall was out by 80mm top to bottom - got it down to 40mm after taking out a huge bulge under the sill but still no good to tile on even after stripping the wallpaper off (yes it was tiled onto wall paper). Decided best way forward was to stud it out. That would also help with the toilet feed that comes through from utility room in a way that it can't be chased in unless I remove worktops and units and re-pipe from there and I wasn't going to do that.

Not much window frame on show on the sill. It had an offcut of gloss kitchen unit, plasterboard, tiles and then more tiles

 

[macten]

I take it the old quarry's are staying...

Yeah - can of worms spring to mind.
Nice and solid and reasonably level but going to slc them to get floor perfect.

 

[macten]

The gaps between pb and reveals was intentional Need to clad the timber and cove the voids from packing out around window with cement board and all should be good.

Question - would you guys centre the wall or window? (normally I'd centre the window as it's a feature) but I'm thinking wall in this case as the window isn't central and nor is the toilet and the tiles are 30x900s and the wall s about 970mm.

 

[Chalker]

Depends on tile size, but personally would centre with the window.

Would rather see a soldered fitting in behind the boarding . Compression is looking fir future probs!

 

[p4ulo]

Nice job so far, what a joy that will be to chuck some tile onto.

 

[macten]

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[macten]

Would rather see a soldered fitting in behind the boarding . Compression is looking fir future probs!

Me too.
State and position of pipe and constant water weeping meant only way to avoid comp fitting was to rip out units and worktops that had been put in a fortnight ago next door in the utility room.
So although I agree it's better to solder a joint or have no joint at all I don't subscribe to the idea that all comp fittings are a ticking time bomb. If there is to be no movement in the pipe, you use a good make, jointing compound on the bevels and fit and tighten correctly then a comp fittings won't suddenly develop a leak.
Iso valves on the other hand are a real no no because they have an O ring that WILL perish one day.

 

[Unused Account 1]

Worth all the work to have a nice flat surface to tile on ,nice one

 

[Italy]

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The gaps between pb and reveals was intentional Need to clad the timber and cove the voids from packing out around window with cement board and all should be good.

Question - would you guys centre the wall or window? (normally I'd centre the window as it's a feature) but I'm thinking wall in this case as the window isn't central and nor is the toilet and the tiles are 30x900s and the wall s about 970mm.

put vertically

 

[macten]

Sorted the wood and gaps in the reveals and boarded sill.
Levelled and tiled the floor.

Got to add pipe feeds for a couple of radiators on Monday. One in WC and the other in the utility room, got to bring the pipes down from upstairs behind the stud walls. Should be fun - not!

 

[Old Mod]

Must admit, I prefer the finish of the SLC!

 

[Italy]

slc......... not remember.....silicon?

 

[Italy]

slc......... not remember.....silicon?

I remembered .......
marc take me off from the T.F.
disappointed !!!!! ahahahh
crazy @macten
a floor bathroom can be done !!! what memories

 

[macten]

Must admit, I prefer the finish of the SLC!

Lol Marc, you can chuck as many hooks in as much as you like - I'm not biting

 

[Old Mod]

Lol Marc, you can chuck your hook in as much as you like - I'm not biting

No idea what u mean Nick!

 

[macten]

I remembered .......
marc take me off from the T.F.
disappointed !!!!! ahahahh
crazy @macten
a floor bathroom can be done !!! what memories

Non so mai cosa diavolo sei su di Antonio , ma tu mi fanno ridere!

 

[Italy]

Non so mai cosa diavolo sei su di Antonio , ma tu mi fanno ridere!

laugh and stop.
best not to understand what I write .ahah

 

[Just Rizzle]

you said cowboy my bet is the previous owner was a tight arse and did it himself. seen so many over the years. they think there the bees knees but really are the worst cause there afraid of paying for experts to do it.

 

[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!